Hamburger Mix Skillet Macaroni Lasagna

Here’s another good, easy casserole to make with your home canned or frozen hamburger mix.  If you can your own tomatoes and tomato sauce, you can use those too.  Similar to a lazy lasagna, it shows just how versatile the hamburger mix is; and it cuts off the time needed to thaw ground beef, chop vegetables, and cook them before getting started on the casserole.  If you are not fond of cottage cheese, or don’t have any on hand, it’s good without too.

I like top-of-the-stove dishes like this because they are quick and you don’t need to heat your oven.  We served ours with home-canned green beans and a nice crisp salad. 

                        Skillet Macaroni Lasagna

  1          Pint  Hamburger Mix

  1          Pint  Tomatoes -- cut up

  8          Ounces  Tomato Sauce

  1 ½      Cups  Water

  1          Teaspoon  Salt

  2          Teaspoons  Garlic -- minced

  1          Teaspoon  Dried Oregano -- crushed

  8          Ounces  Macaroni -- uncooked

  1          Cup  Cottage Cheese

              Parmesan Cheese -- for topping

Combine hamburger mix, tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, salt, garlic and oregano in a 12" skillet.  Bring to a boil.

Add macaroni; cover and simmer about 30 minutes, until macaroni is tender, stirring occasionally.

Stir in cottage cheese but do not let boil.

Serve sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.

6-8 servings
**If you don’t have hamburger mix, brown together ½ pound ground beef, 1/4 cup onion and 1/4 cup celery, chopped.  Continue with recipe at step 1.

Adapted from “Farm Journal Thrifty Cook"                                   

Per Serving: 323 Calories; 12g Fat (32.3% calories from fat); 18g Protein; 37g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 35mg Cholesterol; 1201mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 2 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat.