Casseroles

[Belle]

Post casserole recipes here.

[Animal Lover]

Heat Oven to 400 degrees F.

Chop one large onion and precook in frypan until transparent, salt & pepper
Cook three or four strips of bacon until very crisp
Peel and slice thin several nice potatoes
To one can of creamed soup, add 3/4 can of 1/2 and 1/2
Mix well
Add all ingredients (you can add cooked hamburger or chicken that is leftover cooked too if you want a one dish meal)
Put everything in a large baking dish that has been oiled
bake covered with foil for 1 1/2 hours. Check on it to make sure it isn't overcooking after one hour.

I find different kinds of potatoes cook in a different amount of time. I love the red and yukon but they both will take the full time to be tender.

Enjoy.

[Belle]

I guess you could call this a casserole. I like it because it's very easy to make, versatile, and makes great use of leftovers, although you can certainly make it from scratch, too.

Popover Pie

Crust:

2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup flour (white or whole wheat)
1 T. oil
1/2 t. salt

Beat, with wire whisk or crank-style egg beater, until smooth. Pour over filling in a greased 13"X9" pan. Bake at 425 deg, 25 - 30 minutes, or until lightly browned.

Fillings:

Really, you can use just about anything, but here are a few ideas to get you started.

-Hamburger with pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese.
-Hamburger with taco sauce and cheddar cheese. Add sour cream, too, if you like.
-Hamburger with onion, bell pepper, tomato sauce, and cheddar cheese.
-Hamburger with spaghetti sauce and cheddar or mozzarella cheese
-Seafood with cream sauce or cheese sauce and monterrey jack or pepper cheese
-Chili with cheddar
-Barbecue meat with cheddar.
-Ham with swiss (add some cream of whatever soup, if you like).
-Chicken with cheese
-Turkey, broccoli, swiss or cheddar cheese
-Vegetables with cream or cheese sauce, and cheese.
-Corned beef, potatoes, cabbage, and swiss cheese
-Sauerkraut, sausage or corned beef, swiss cheese

[Animal Lover]

Probably everyone has their version of this one, but it is definitely my family's favorite.

Brown hamburger (I use leanest I can get)
Brown lightly one chopped large onion in tiny bit of butter that has been added to the drippings of your hamburger if needed.
Mix one can of mushroom soup with 3/4 cup of 1/2 & 1/2 and pour into hamburger/onion mixture.
Place in oven proof baking dish
Drain one or two cans of corn (yes canned is better in this than frozen)
Put on top of your hamburger and gravy mixture
Top with lots and lots of buttered mashed potatoes.
Since everything is already cooked, it only takes about 30 plus minutes to heat this through in your oven at about 375 degrees F. until your potato topping is browned.

Make more than you think you need, because they will call come back for seconds. :-) Enjoy

[Animal Lover]

Belle your popover recipe sounds great. I will certainly give it a go in several different versions. Thanks so much. In these times of high prices, one pot meals will give us lots more vitamins and minerals than meals done individually. Because we are using all the juices and I try not to peel the veggies as this does add a lot of vitamins to. These are small differences that will help to keep us healthy when times get very difficult for those of us on small incomes or with lots of children to keep sturdy and healthy. Thanks to you all for your help in this area.

[Belle]

I don't get to make it as often as I'd like because I just can't bring myself to pay $5 a pound, or more, for cheese. Most of the time, I have a choice of a pound of cheese or 2-3 pounds of meat. Meat always wins. I might try it without the cheese and see how it is. I sure miss having cheese, though.

[BeWell]

You live on the opposite coast, but here there are stores that sell 2 pound blocks usually for about $6 to $7. Used to be as low as $4 to $5, but everything has gone up.

I don't know if you have Grocery OUtlet there, but DH got a 5# block of Swiss cheese there for about $1.60 a pound. They often have really good deals on cheese.

[Belle]

BeWell, unless I want to drive 2 hours, round trip, there is only one store by me, an IGA. Their deli cheese is $6 a pound and up. Their Kraft cheese, and the generic brands, are at least $5 a pound. The 2 pound bag of shredded cheddar or mozzarella, is the cheapest they have (not to mention a couple of ounces shy of 2 lbs.) is $9.89.

They thought they'd fool people and put a box of stuff that wouldn't sell in the dairy case and labelled it 'clearance'. I did a little math and found out the cheese in that box was $2 a pound MORE than the cheese on the shelf. The orange juice was $1 more per half gallon, and the yoghurt was 15 cents more, for some really strange flavors. As of last Friday, that stuff has been there for 5 weeks and I suspect it's still there.

[Animal Lover]

Hi Belle, Going to use your popover recipe with saged chicken and gravy tonight. I think it will be yummy. Thanks for sharing with us. Al

[Animal Lover]

Belle, Used your Popover recipe tonight. Wonderful. Thank you so much. AL

[Animal Lover]

I don't get to make it as often as I'd like because I just can't bring myself to pay $5 a pound, or more, for cheese. Most of the time, I have a choice of a pound of cheese or 2-3 pounds of meat. Meat always wins. I might try it without the cheese and see how it is. I sure miss having cheese, though.

Belle, I did it without cheese, and my hubby LOVED it. It is printed and on my keeper list. Thanks again. We just used gravy and butter on it second day and it was still great. AL

[Heartofdixie]

I got this recipe from 'Taste Of Home' Mag./website, and made it today.

It's simple, and I thought it was very tasty. :-D


Grandma's Rice Dish

SERVINGS: 4
CATEGORY: Main Dish
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min.

Ingredients:






1 pound ground beef
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
2 cups cooked long grain rice
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (11 ounces) whole kernel corn, drained
1 can (2-1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained
6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
1 tablespoon butter, melted
Directions:


In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the rice, tomatoes, corn, olives, bacon, chili powder, garlic powder and salt. Bring to a boil; remove from the heat. Add 1 cup of cheese; stir until melted.
Transfer to a greased 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Toss bread crumbs with butter; sprinkle over top. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until cheese is melted. Yield: 4 servings.

[kepperea]

I just finished making this ahead for Tday dinner tomorrow--back by popular demand. Very labor intensive,but it goes perfectly with the standard mashed potatoes, turkey, cranberry relish, etc. Everyone looks forward to it. You can find the Nestle Media Crema in the canned milk section, especially in latin shopping neighborhoods:

Curried Onion Casserole--

10 large yellow onions
2 bottles beer
2 sticks butter
1/4 cup curry powder
6 slices of bread
1 small can french fried onions
4 small cans of Nestle's media crema
(serves ten people)

Line a large buttered baking dish with sliced bread.

Slice the onions thin, brown them in butter until translucent. (You may need to divide this project into several stages, since no pan is that big) Add curry powder, then beer to cook them down further. Reduce heat to low, add the media crema. Remove from heat and pour entire mixture over the bread slices. Garnish with french fried onions and bake at 350 for one hour. Sides should be bubbling.

[oldtexan]

We love this casserole around here!


Texas Casserole

1lb ground beef
1 can cream of celery soup
1-10oz can diced tomatoes with green chilies
2-15oz cans Ranch Style beans
1pkg Velveeta Shreds(original)
tortilla chips

Brown beef; drain if there is a lot of grease but otherwise not necessary. Add soup, tomatoes and beans; bring to boil. Crush(just use your hands) enough chips to line the bottom of a casserole dish(mine is about 10 inches square.) Spoon beef mixture on top of chips; top with Velveeta. Bake at 350 degrees for about 5 to 10 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Remove from oven and let stand about 5 minutes before serving. 4 to 6 servings. Enjoy!

[AngelDance]

Very easy and good with a salad for supper. It is a good way to use leftoer ham from the holidays.

2 cups of cubed ham
8 medium potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 cups milk
1 cup Swiss cheese
Buttered bread crumbs

Preheat oven to 350F. In a covered casserole dish, layer half of the ham, half of the potatoes, half of the onion and half of the cheese. Sift half of the flour over this layer. Repeat for second layer. Pour the milk over the casserole and top with buttered bread crumbs. Bake, covered, for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove cover and bake an additional 15 minutes. You may broil for a few seconds more for additional browning, if you like, but WATCH it...

Angel

[AngelDance]

A Reuben sandwich in a casserole!!

(2) 27 ounce cans of sauerkraut (or equivalent of homemade)
1 lb corned beef, thinly sliced
1 cup 1000 Island dressing
2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
5 slices rye bread, lightly buttered on both sides and cubed

Drain the sauerkraut, reserving 3/4 cup of the liquid. Cut the corned beef into bite sized pieces. Combine sauerkraut, reserved liquid, corned beef, 1000 island dressing and Swiss cheese. Pour into a 9x13 baking pan and bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes. Top with buttered rye bread cubes and bake an additional 15 to 20 minutes until bread cubes are golden brown and crispy.

Serve with French Fries or chips and a nice salad for a warm, filling meal.

Angel

[AnnieOakley]

1t. salt
8 medium potatoes, peeled
6 eggs
1/2 sleeve (2oz) soda crackers, crushed
Put salt in large pot of water. Boil potatoes in water until tender. Drain an cool. Boil eggs in water for 10 minutes. Cool and peel. Set aside crackers for topping.

Gravy
3T. butter
3T flour (heaping)
2 cans (12 oz) evaportated milk
2 cans hot water
1t. salt
1/2 t. pepper

Melt butter in skillet. Add flour. Stir and brown lightly. Quickly add evaporated milk and stir. Add water. Stir and cook until bubbly. Add salt and pepper. Butter a large casserole dish. SLice 1/3 potatoes and 1/3 eggs and put in dish. Add 1/3 gravy. Do tow more layers. Top with crushed crackers. Bake at 300 degrees F for 45 minutes. Good served cold or reheated.