In an effort to better prepare for dinner time I stepped outside my comfort zone today and went recipe searching. I have a couple pounds of ground beef in the freezer so that was the protein focus of my searching. I found a nice site with WW focused recipes. One recipe had fresh mushroom in it and since there were some growing old in the bottom drawer of the fridge that one was the lucky winner. So I made a shopping list... Kery helped me clean out a couple cupboards in search of specific ingredients and away we went.
Now... I have to tell you that I am NOT known for cooking and certainly not making things from scratch so this is a bigger deal for me than you might think. There have been times that I've made dinners that no one would touch. Chris is so good and just throwing things together with no recipe that I normally don't attempt to make new dishes. I always stick to the tried and true meals that at least 3 of us like... :) (odd man out get peanut butter sandwich or ramen or whatever they can make themselves).
The website I borrowed the recipe from called it Beef Casserole Supreme, but on my recipe card I called it something else. Oh.... did I say recipe card? Why yes, I did. This means that at least 3 of us liked the finished product. Kyle said he didn't like it, but I didn't have to yell at him to get him to take additional bites. This means it wasn't completely gross. I did a couple of things differently than suggested... like instead of topping the casserole WITH the cheese, I mixed it in... I love gooey cheese! The soup I used wasn't low-fat or light... I couldn't find that at the local store, but when I re-calculated the points it didn't seem to make that much of a difference (if any) I also doubled the rice and added a quarter cup of milk.
The website says... serves 8, but I must say it could serve up to 10 with a side salad and bread. There's no need for a veg on the side... This one's chocked full of them. Oh... and I also used a larger package of broccoli... 16 oz I think. Why not! They are free on the WW plan.
serve 8 - 7 pts
serve 9 - 6 pts
serve 10 - 5.5 pts
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