Spanish Noodle Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (6 ounce) package wide egg noodles
• 1 1/2 lbs ground chuck
• 1/2 medium spanish onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon red chili powder (to taste)
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies (to taste)
• 1 lb longhorn cheese, grated
• 1 (14 ounce) can corn, drained

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. grease a 9- x 13-inch baking pan or 3 quart casseiole.
• 2 cook the noodles according to package directions in boiling salted water. drain and reserve.
• 3 brown meat and onion in a skillet until meat loses pink color and onions are tender. salt to taste and add red chilli powder. reserve.
• 4 while meat is cooking, mix tomatoes and chilies in a blender and set aside.
• 5 mix noodles, meat mixture and tomato mixture together in a large bowl with the corn and half the grated cheese. mix well and spoon into a greased 3-quart casserole. or you can mix the ingredients right in the casserole. sprinkle remaining cheese on top.
• 6 bake in preheated oven until hot and bubbly, approximately 45 minutes.