Chinese Rice Casserole

Mom called me today to see if I had an old recipe that she had been thinking about. And, guess what!? I did! She said that we had this casserole often when we were growning up but stopped making it because it was too salty for Dad's high blood pressure. When I read that the recipe calls for 2 teaspoons of soy sauce, I really don't think that it would effect his blood pressure that much. But, maybe it was the extra soy sauce that Dad would add to it during dinner!

Chinese Rice Casserole

1 pound of hamburger
1 cup diced onions
1 cup diced celery (Does this seem excessive to you, too?)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup (Cream of celery would be good, too.)
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1/2 cup water
3 c. cooked rice

1 small can of chow mein noodles

Brown the hamburger. Add the other ingredients, EXCEPT the chow mein noodles. Place in a 9x13 casserole dish and top with the chow mein noodles. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Serves 6-8.

I found the recipe on allrecipes.com, if you want a little bit different version.

Recipe shared by Robin.