Amish Shipwreck Casserole Recipe: A Hall of Fame Budget Recipe by Tiffany Zook

Take a step back in time this week and serve your family an old-fashioned meal. This vintage Amish recipe for shipwreck casserole is from Mrs. Martha Hoover on page 124 of the Weavertown School Family Cooking: A Collection of Amish and Mennonite Recipes. It's also one of the popular recipes at 30Seconds.

To make this Amish shipwreck casserole you will need onions, potatoes, ground beef, white rice, celery, carrots, a can of tomato soup and ground paprika. The ground beef casserole is made by layering onions and potatoes in a casserole dish. The vegetables are topped with uncooked (yes, don't cook it first!) ground beef, uncooked rice then celery and carrots. The tomato soup is combined with a can of water and poured over the top. Bake the layered casserole in the oven for about two hours. 

Serve this ground beef budget recipe with a salad and fresh vegetable. The leftovers reheat well for dinner the next day.

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Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours and 10 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 2 onions, sliced
• 2 medium potatoes, sliced
• 1 pound ground beef, uncooked
• 1/2 cup uncooked white rice
• 1 cup celery, diced 
• 1 cup carrots, chopped
• 10 ounces (1 can) condensed tomato soup (plus a can filled with water) 
• ground paprika, to taste

Helpful Products

• Weavertown School Family Cooking
• Amish Cookbooks
• Recipe Box
• Cutting Board
• Chef Knife
• Measuring Cups
• Measuring Spoons
• Salt and Pepper
• Baking Dishes
• 13x9-inch Baking Pan

Recipe Notes

• You could use ground turkey instead of the ground beef in this Amish recipe.

• Use whatever potatoes you like best. Russet or Yukon gold are good choices. 

Here's how to make it:

1. Butter a casserole dish and layer with sliced onions. 
2. Add thinly sliced potatoes. 
3. Over potatoes spread the ground beef. 
4. Layer with uncooked rice and top with a layer of chopped celery and carrots. As each layer is added, season with salt and pepper and paprika, to taste. 
5. Combine the soup with an equal amount of water and pour over all. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F for 2 hours. 

Nutrition Facts Per Serving

Calories: 518

Total Fat: 16g

Saturated Fat: 7.1g

Cholesterol: 178mg

Sodium: 880mg

Total Carbohydrate: 29.6g

Dietary Fiber: 3.2g

Total Sugars: 12.3g

Protein: 61.7g

Vitamin D: 0mcg

Calcium: 53mg

Iron: 8mg

Potassium: 1422mg

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