Description

You may remember that Richard Gilmore made his grandmother's casserole one Friday night for his wife Emily, daughter Lorelai and granddaughter Rory. It's actually called Johnny Marzetti, a casserole well-known to Ohioans, invented at a restaurant called

Ingredients

• 16 oz. package egg noodles
• 1 T. olive or canola oil
• 1 T. butter
• 5 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 lb. lean ground beef
• 1/2 medium onion, diced
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 1 small green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 10 oz. can condensed tomato soup
• 1 10 oz. can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 t. dried or fresh dill
• 3/4 c. Cheddar cheese, shredded
• 3/4 c. mozzarella cheese, shredded

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Bring a large pot of well salted water to a boil; cook noodles just under 8 minutes, or until al dente.
3. In a medium saucepan, heat butter and oil over medium heat. When butter is melted, add mushrooms; stir once to coat them; let cook for about 5 minutes, stirring only once halfway through, so they cook through and get a little bit browned. Remove from saucepan; set aside.