Meat-Noodle Casserole, 1980 - I Ate The 80's

Ingredients

• 3 oz medium noodles (2 1/4 cups)
• 1 10 1/4 or 11 ounce can condensed soup
• ½ cup dairy sour cream
• ½ cup milk
• ½ cup thinly sliced celery
• 1 2 1/2 ounce jar sliced mushrooms, drained
• 2 tbsp chopped pimiento
• 1 tbsp snipped parsley
• 1 lb ground meat, cooked and drained
• choice of seasonings
• choice of crumbs
• ¼ tsp paprika (for crumbs)
• 1 tbsp melted butter or margarine (for crumbs
• cream of mushroom, cream of celery, cream of chicken, cheddar cheese
• (cooked and drained) ground beef, ground pork, ground veal, ground lamb, ground turkey, bulk pork sausage
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon chili powder (with beef or pork), 1/4 tsp basil, 1/4 tsp oregano, 1/4 tsp caraway seed
• 3/4 cup soft breadcrumbs, 3/4 cup crushed corn or tortilla chips (omit butter), 1/2 cup finely crushed saltines, 1/2 cup finely crushed Ritz crackers