Chinese Beef Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup low sodium beef broth
• 1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1 teaspoon pepper, to taste
• 2 lbs 90% lean ground beef
• 1 cup sweet onion, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1 cup fresh bean sprout, rinsed & dried
• 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 1 cup long grain rice, uncooked
• 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, sliced & drained
• 2 cups frozen peas, thawed
• 1 (5 ounce) can chow mein noodles

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, melt butter over medium low heat. stir in flour a little at a time until smooth and then remove pan from heat. stir in salt and pepper.
• 2 using a whisk, add broth, milk, a little at a time, stirring to keep mixture smooth then return to heat and bring sauce to a gentle boil; stir constantly until sauce thickens.
• 3 in a large skillet, cook the beef, onion and celery over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain and return to skillet.
• 4 add the roux mixture you made in the small saucepan to the beef mixture along with the bean sprouts and soy sauce; bring to a boil.
• 5 pour into a greased 3 quart baking dish and then stir in rice and water chestnuts.
• 6 cover baking dish and bake at 350f for 30 minutes. uncover, stir in peas and sprinkle with chow mein noodles. bake another 15-20 minutes or until heated through.