Johnny Mussetti

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 onion, minced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• salt and black pepper, to taste
• 2 (10 ounce) cans condensed tomato soup
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon tabasco sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried basil or 1 teaspoon dried italian seasoning
• 1 (6 ounce) can large olives, cut into halves
• 1 (15 ounce) can creamed corn
• 32 ounces cooked egg noodles (any noodles will work)
• 8 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 350f and then spray a 9x13 inch pan with cooking spray. set aside.
• 2 in a large frying pan, brown the ground beef, onion, garlic and salt and pepper. the ground beef should be fully cooked. drain the grease.
• 3 add the soup, tomato sauce, tabasco and seasoning along with 1 tomato soup can full of water (after you have emptied the soup) to the ground beef mixture. mix well.
• 4 add the olives, corn and noodles to the ground beef mixture and stir well to mix.
• 5 add the mixture to the 9x13 pan and pack down lightly. coat the surface of the mixture with the cheese. cover the pan with aluminum foil.
• 6 bake for 1 1/4-1 1/2 hour. if you want a golden cheese crust, take the foil off when the casserole is done and stick it under a broiler til it turns golden. serve immediately.