Pork and Ground Beef Casserole

Hearty Casserole Makes the Most of Leftovers and Pantry Staples

© Holly Beth Anderle

Oct 11, 2009

Everyone runs into nights with too many leftovers to throw away, but not enough to make a meal. The same thing often happens with ground beef. This casserole is an excellent way to use up all the leftover meat in your refrigerator while making a creamy and nutritious one-dish meal for your family.

Pork and Ground Beef Casserole

• 2 or 3 grilled pork chops, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 2 or 3 large red potatoes, diced
• 1 yellow pepper, diced
• 1 can green beans, drained
• ½ large red onion
• 1 pound ground beef, browned, not drained
• ¾ cup red wine
• ½ cup mayo
• ½ cup sour cream
• ¼ cup yellow mustard
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp cracked black pepper
• ½ tsp paprika
• 3-4 tbsp flour
• 2 cups shredded cheese

Directions

1. Butter a 9x13 inch casserole dish.
2. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
3. Remove any bones from 2-3 leftover pork chops and cut into 1 ½ inch pieces. Place in casserole dish.
4. Wash red potatoes and cut into 1 ½ inch pieces. Add to casserole dish, spreading evenly.
5. Drain can of green beans and add to casserole dish.
6. Wash and cut yellow pepper into 1 inch pieces.
7. Dice ½ large red onion.
8. Crumble ground beef into a large skillet. Add onion and yellow pepper, and cook until burger is browned and onion and pepper are soft. Add to casserole dish.
9. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of flour over meat and vegetables. Stir to coat and then spread out in casserole dish.
10. Deglaze skillet with ¾ cup red wine, and add to casserole.
11. In a bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, and mustard. Mix well and pour over casserole.
12. Sprinkle casserole with salt, pepper, paprika.
13. Top casserole with shredded cheddar cheese.
14. Bake, covered, on 350 degrees F for 1 hour.
15. Lower oven temperature to 300 degrees F and bake for another 2-3 hours.
16. Remove from oven, and stir in remaining flour, one tbsp at a time.
17. Let set up for 15 mins, uncovered, before serving.

Recipe Variations

There are many ways to make this casserole even more nutritious. You can add a drained can of corn or carrots to the casserole. You can also add fresh mushrooms, diced and sauteed zucchini, and/or yellow summer squash to the mix. If you are concerned about fat and cholesterol, make sure you trim off any excess fat off the pork chops and drain the ground beef mixture before adding to the casserole. You should also use low-fat sour cream, substitute low-fat cream of mushroom soup instead of the mayonnaise, and use either low-fat cheddar cheese or substitute low-fat mozzarella cheese instead.

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