Amish Beef and Noodle Casserole
I have always enjoyed Amish casseroles. And we ate Amish beef and noodle casserole, or what we called "Dairy Casserole" quite frequently in our home.
Some of my kids don't enjoy casserole dishes as much, but this is one recipe that they all love.
Dairy casserole is made with noodles, ground beef, corn, cream cheese, and mushroom soup. Sounds like a great combination, right?
This Amish ground beef casserole is honestly loaded with carbs, but it is so delicious!
Amish Country Casserole With Beef and Noodles
The Amish eat a lot of hearty food and good home-cooked meals all the time. Since many of them grow their own potatoes and butcher their farm animals, they eat lots of meat and potatoes.
However, when feeding a large crowd of people, a casserole is a quick meal to put together. It's also cheaper because you can feed lots of people using only a few pounds of meat.
I don't often cook for a huge crowd of people, but the Amish ladies are used to cooking for big crowds all the time. Whether they are having a workday, hosting the youth group, a school lunch, or a family gathering, it seems like it's always a large crowd of people.
This is also because most of their families are large. And when you get only a couple of big families together, you've already got a crowd.
Amish Family Gatherings
The Amish put a lot of value on family. It is important to get together and have good times with family. When there's a wedding or a funeral in the family, even extended family, everyone goes no matter how far you have to travel.
I come from a family of ten kids. One of my brothers passed away, and one sister is still single. But the rest of us are married and have kids. My family is the smallest with just four kids :).
So when we get together it is quite a big crowd. The last I counted was several years ago when there were 65 of us. Now I have several nieces and nephews that have a couple of children of their own, so it continues to grow, and I lose track. But I'm sure our number is well over eighty by now.
So you understand why they feed a large crowd of people quite frequently. We often had casserole dishes when we were feeding a big crowd.
As a youth group, sometimes we took meals to a park to eat, or to a widow's home, etc. And casserole dishes such as this Dairy Casserole with beef and noodles, Yumasetti, Easy Macaroni Casserole, or Shipwreck Casserole are easy meals to transport, while they can also be a complete meal in one dish.
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Hamburger and Corn Casserole
This Amish beef and noodle casserole with cream of mushroom soup has corn in for your vegetable.
To make this country casserole, boil the noodles according to the instructions on the package and drain.
Brown the hamburger, using a meat chopper to crumble it, and drain. Then add minced garlic, cream cheese cut into cubes, cream of mushroom soup, milk, butter, and seasonings.
Heat until the cream cheese is melted. If using frozen corn, add the corn to this mixture as well, to thaw it.
Mix everything, and place the beef noodle mixture into a greased casserole dish or small roaster. Bake at 350 degrees F. for approximately 45 minutes or until heated through.
Can I Freeze Dairy Casserole? (Hamburger and Mushroom Soup Casserole)
Yes, you can freeze this Amish casserole. If you are only feeding a couple of people you can divide this casserole into two dishes and only bake one of them.
Make sure it is well covered and in an air-tight container and freeze it for up to a couple of months. This will be a handy Amish beef and noodle meal for another night.
Thaw it in the refrigerator overnight, and bake as normal.
Giant Cheese Stuffed Shells with Spinach is another delicious pasta recipe that freezes well. It's always nice to have handy meals in the freezer for busy nights when there's no time to cook.
What to Serve With Amish Beef and Noodle Dairy Casserole
Serve this Amish Dairy Casserole with a side salad such as layered lettuce salad, spinach salad with hot bacon dressing, or broccoli salad, and you've got a delicious and filling meal that everyone will enjoy.
If you get to try this delicious Amish beef and noodle "Dairy Casserole" recipe, I'd love it if you left a comment and star rating below. Thank you!
Amish Beef and Noodles Dairy Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 oz. noodles
- 1 lb. hamburger fried
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tsp. seasoned salt
- 1/2 tsp. onion salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 8 oz. cream cheese (cut into cubes)
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 1/4 c. milk
- 3 Tbs. butter
- 2 c. sweet corn if using canned, drain; if using frozen, let it thaw or add to the meat mixture and heat
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 1 1/4 tsp. salt. Cook the noodles according to the al dente directions on the package. Rinse and drian.12 oz. noodles
- Brown the hamburger, drain. Add the garlic, seasonings, cream cheese, cream of mushroom, milk, and butter. Heat until butter and cream cheese are melted.1 lb. hamburger, 1 garlic clove, minced, 1 tsp. seasoned salt, 1/2 tsp. onion salt, 1/2 tsp. black pepper, 8 oz. cream cheese (cut into cubes), 1 can cream of mushroom soup, 1 1/4 c. milk, 3 Tbs. butter
- Combine all your ingredients in a large bowl, then transfer to a greased casserole dish.2 c. sweet corn
- Bake, covered, at 350° for 45 minutes or until heated through. Cool and refrigerate leftovers.
Christina M Aust
Absolutely amazing dish!!!
Anna
Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!