Looking for Casserole Recipies

Hi K.!
CHICKEN BRUSCHETTA:
1LB.CHICKEN-CUT AND CUBED
1BOX STOVE TOP-prepare as follows on the box
2CUPS MOZZ. CHEESE
1CAN OF DICED TOMATOES
2CLOVES OF GARLIC
HANDFUL OF BASIL

Place cubed chicken on the bottom of shallow baking dish.
sprinkle chopped garlic and basil over the chicken.
with stuffing mixture already prepared add can of tom-mix together.
sprinkle the mozz. cheese over the chicken and last, spread the stuffing/tom. over the top.
bake at 350 for about 45 minutes
OPPTIONAL:drizzle olive oil over casserole before baking

D....lish!

K.,
I usually go to www.allrecipes.com ~ they have a GREAT site and they allow you to have an online recipe box which I have found helpful. I also write my own recipes and am thinking of posting some of them on that site.

Have you tried a chicken cheddar rice broccoli caserole? Poor man's stroganof?

Bettycrocker.com also has some really great easy casseroles like taco bakes, chicken pot pie (with bisquick topping), and various quiche dishes.

I'd type of up some of my recipes here but I don't know how large your family is to give you proportions but here is the general idea of the chicken cheddar rice broccoli casserole

I make the rice according to instructions (I use 4 cups water 2 cups rice)
I bake chicken thighs or breast (or use leftover chicken from another meal since the pieces are cut into bite size peices)
I then take 2 cans of soup (1 cream of broccoli & 1 broccoli cheddar) and heat them up WITH HALF THE AMT OF MILK so it is a very thick mixture.
Once the soup mixture is hot I stir in sharp cheddar cheese (approx 1 lb)
Once the cheese has melted I stir in the rice, chicken and last I add the broccoli (I either cook fresh broccoli, or heat up frozen broccoli).
Season to taste. My husband likes it when I add a bit of onion and garlic to give it a little zest.

For the poor man's stroganof I use
egg noodles
ground beef
cream of mushroom soup
sour cream

I boil the egg noodles and fry up the ground beef. I drain the egg noodles & set aside. If neccessary I drain the ground beef, though I prefer to use lean meat and not drain it. I add 1 can of cream of mushroom soup (WITHOUT MILK OR WATER) to each 1 lb of ground beef, once it is a smooth mixture I add 1 cup of sour cream. Stir in egg noodles.

since you would be using this in the evening you'd want to make it with a bit of extra sauce so that it isn't dry when you heat it up.

We enjoy it with a vegetable as a side dish (and since I usually heat up frozen veggies there isn't any added preparation).

You can also make stews and other dishes in a crock pot. I find it especially helpful when I only have a few minutes here and there to work on the food preparation. It can be cooking all day and I only need to stir it or add ingredients every few hours until dinner is ready.

I often put boneless pork chops or pork loin roast in the crock pot with a few cans of cream of mushroom soup, then in the evening I make some rice and pour it onto the rice. That way in the evening I only need to make the rice (20 minutes and mostly cooks itself) and heat up my vegetables. The mixtures just needs to be stirred a few times throughout the day.

I hope those ideas help! I've got more recipes but my 2.5 year old is getting into something... so I need to go attend to her.

~ A.

K.,
It's easier for me to cook in the morning too, so I got a slow cooker when my daughter was born. Yes, all my friends tease me about it, but it is sooo easy and makes great meals. The Fix It and Forget It cookbook is the best, and they make a low calorie version of the cookbook too.
Good Luck!

my favorite is alfredo. use shredded chicken, a bag of frozen brocolli/cauliflower/carrot mix, jar of alfredo, mix it all up in a greased cassaole dish then top with french fried onions. bake 30 mins at 350 degrees.

How about homemade mac and cheese? All you need is:
1 can cream of celery
1 can cream of cheddar
1 3 cup bag of mozzarella cheese (shredded)
1 3 cup bag of Cheddar cheese (shredded)
box of small shell noodles

Cook noodles drain, stir in cream of celery & cheddar
Then layer in casserole dish with cheese. Add bread crumbs as topping. Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes.

You can also add 2 cans drained tuna for tuna casserole
My family loves it :)

Hey K.,
I'm not huge into casseroles, but the crockpot is a savior sometimes. When I want to make a simple dinner quickly though, I make salsa chicken...nothing could be easier. You take boneless skinless breasts, pour your favorite salso over them,and cook. Rice can always be reheated or made while the chicken is cooking. Frozen vegies work quickly too. It's a family favorite of ours.

But again...the crockpot is a wonder!
K.

McCormick makes a few really awesome bag & season varieties that are super fast and easy to put together. Our favorite is the beef stew. You get some stew beef, whatever veggies you like (carrots, celery, potatoes etc.) toss it in the oven bag with water and the seasoning packet and bake it. Should be in the aisle with the gravy and marinade powder mixes.

Good luck

You can make easy casseroles from anything! Just keep several different flavors of condensed soup in your pantry. Pick one, add your choice of cooked meats and vegetables, top it with bread or saltine cracker crumbs and you have tasty casseroles anytime. One of the best I have made is using 3 C. cooked chicken, about 2 C. cooked noodles, cheddar cheese soup, cream of chicken soup, 1/4 tsp. garlic powder. Mix together, pour into baking dish, top with bread crumbs and bake 35-40 minutes until bubbly hot. Serve with crusty bread. ( you can also make this in the crock pot using raw chicken, and cook for 6-8 hrs on low and serve over cooked noodles.)

Here is a really easy chicken casserole recipe

I boil about 3 or 4 chicken breasts, cut it up and place it in a casserole dish. Add one can of cream of chicken of mushroom (whatever you prefer) and about 1/2 - 3/4 cup of milk and mix it in with the chicken. (i add enough milk to make it creamy enough to mix well). I sometimes will cook up frozen peas, corns, or even mixed vegetables and mix them in with the chicken. Then cook Stove Top Stuffing (or whatever you prefer) and layer it on top of the chicken dish and sprinkle with shredded cheddar. Bake covered at 350 degrees for about 20-25 minutes. I usually uncover it for about 5 minutes at the end.

My favorite is crockpot cooking. You throw it in the morning and let it cook all day. It's so much easier for me after working all day and as you mentioned the craziness in the evening.

This is a super easy chicken dish, sounds strange but it is very good:

chicken breasts
1 package of Lipton onion soup mix
1 8 oz. jar of apricot preserves
1 bottle of Russian dressing
combine the three in a casserole dish, pour over the chicken and bake for 30 minutes. Serve over white rice. SO SIMPLE!

K.
I buy a bag of mixed casserole veg which there is a wide variety some stewing meat and put it in my slow cooker put it on about 8.30 am and by 3.30 it is cooked. I reheat the left overs next day with mashed potatoes.put the left overs in fridge over night when it is cooled down

I agree with Trish and Koren. Kraft foods is awesome and their recipes are SO easy! I made 3 new dishes last week in no time. Sign up for the magazine, it is free and and has so many great ideas.

Hi K...
How about trying meals in the crock Pot.. try crockpot.com.. great recipes!

I use my crockpot constantly for that reason. I make chili, soups, beef stew, beef stroganoff, pot roast, etc. At dinnertime, all I do is serve and clean up is easy.

Hi K.,
I work or Campbell's Soup & they have a ton o casserole recipes on their website. When you get a chance, check out their site at:
http://www.campbellkitchen.com/RecipeSearch.aspx?searchText=
Enjoy,
R.

you can do an american chop suey. brown ground beef or ground turkey. while it is browning add chopped onions and cut up carrots(if desired). add tomato sauce and simmer. at the same time cook up some pasta(elbows or whatever medium size pasta you like). if this is to be made in the morning or the night before,just refrigerate pasta after it is cooked(slightly underdone),. when you are ready to eat,reheat meat mixture and add pasta and heat until warm. this can be served with a salad for extra nutrition.

Here are a few of my favorites that I make all the time. I too am a SAHM and I have 5 children ranging from 7 1/2 months to 16 years old. I am usually really pressed for time and find these recipes to be life savers on my really hectic days!

Broccoli Rice Casserole

INGREDIENTS:
• ½ cup Chopped Onion
• 2 tablespoons margarine or butter, divided
• 2 cups hot, cooked Minute Rice
• 1 can (10 ¾ ounces) Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup
• 1 package (10 ounce) Frozen Chopped Broccoli, thawed and well drained
• 1 jar (8 ounce) Cheez Whiz Sauce
• ½ sleeve Ritz Crackers, crushed
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DIRECTIONS:
1. Cook and stir in onion in 1 tablespoon margarine in large skillet on medium heat until tender.

2. Add rice, soup, broccoli and cheese sauce, mix lightly.

3. Spoon into a 1 ½ quart casserole dish.

4. Toss together cracker crumbs and remaining melted margarine, sprinkle over casserole.

5. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes, or until thoroughly heated.
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Savory Chicken and Broccoli Casserole

INGREDIENTS:
• 6 ounces Egg Noodles
• 3 tablespoons Butter
• 1 Yellow Onion, chopped
• ¼ cup All-Purpose Flour
• 1 ½ cups Chicken Broth
• ¾ cup Milk
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 5 cups cooked, shredded Chicken Breast Meat
• 1 (10 ounce) package chopped Frozen Broccoli, thawed
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese
• 1 cup shredded Provolone Cheese
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DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 9x13 casserole dish.

2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook 6-8 minutes or until al dente.

3. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion until tender, about 3 minutes. Mix in flour. Gradually stir in chicken broth. Slowly stir in milk and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce begins to thicken. Season with salt and pepper.

4. Place cooked noodles on the bottom of the casserole dish. Arrange chicken in an even layer over noodles. Place broccoli over chicken. Pour sauce evenly over broccoli. Combine cheeses and sprinkle half over the casserole.

5. Bake in pre-heated oven for approximately 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
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Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

INGREDIENTS:
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into chunks
Bread Crumbs
1 Egg mixed with 1/2 cup Milk
8 oz Swiss cheese, cubed
8 oz ham, diced
1 can (10oz) cream of chicken soup
1 cup milk
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DIRECTIONS:
1. Dip chunks of chicken in egg and milk mixture, then into bread crumbs, coating well. Brown in a little oil until golden brown.
2. Place chunks in baking dish, add cubes of swiss cheese and small pieces of ham. Mix cream of chicken soup with 1 cup of milk; mix well and pour over all.
3. Bake about 30 minutes at 350° F. or until tender and bubbly.
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Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast

INGREDIENTS:
• 4 pounds Chuck Roast
• 3 Carrots, chopped
• 1 Onion, chopped
• 3 Potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 stalk Celery, chopped
• 1 packet Dry Onion Soup Mix
• 1 cup Water
• Salt and Pepper to taste
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DIRECTIONS:
1. Take the chuck roast and season with salt and pepper to taste, brown on all sides in a large skillet over high heat.

2. Place in the slow cooker and add the soup mix, water, carrots, potatoes, onion and celery.

3. Cover and cook on low setting for 8 to 10 hours.
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BBQ Pork

INGREDIENTS:

3 pound Pork Picnic Shoulder
¾ cup Water
3 tablespoon Brown Sugar
2 tablespoon Liquid Smoke
1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
1 teaspoon Onion Powder
2 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce

DIRECTIONS:

1. Mix all ingredients, except Pork, in a medium bowl or large measuring cup.

2. Place pork shoulder picnic in crock pot.

3. Pour mixed ingredients over pork.

4. Cook in crock pot on low setting for 12 hours.

5. Serve on bulky rolls topped with barbecue sauce or hot sauce, cheese is optional.

Have you ever considered using a crock pot? You can have dinner cooking all day and eat in the evening. Crock pot cooking is very forgiving and most recipes you just have to "throw" in the contents, set it and forget it. Try the website www.allrecipes.com. you can search for just about anything there.

Hi there,

A great website to check out for recipes is Kraftfoods.com. There is also a free magazine you can sign up for, you'll receive a new magazine up to 4 times a year. There are great recipes in every issue, alot of them have become family favorites.

Hope you find the websight helpful.

I have found a website that I love. It's cafemom.com, and they have every group available and the crockpot group is just awesome. It's free to join and it's a lot of fun!

Here is one of my all-time favorites, K..
Chicken Noodle Casserole
Ingredients: boneless chicken (you can buy 2 whole chicken breasts, cook them & pick off the meat; buy boneless chicken breasts, strips, fingers fresh or frozen & boil or steam for about 15 minutes); one box/bag of noodles (thin or wide - you choose); 2-3 cans of either cream of chicken soup or chicken gravy; (I usually stock up on the soup when they are on sale); 3/4-1 cup milk; couple of tablespoons of margarine; 2 tablespoons flour; cracker crumbs; grated cheese
Boil noodles as directed on box, rinse & drain. Cook chicken as mentioned above & cut into small chunks. In a large pan, melt margarine & stir in flour - it will mix into a ball - immediately add milk and stir until smooth, creating a white sauce. Add 2 cans of soup or gravy and mix well. Take off heat. Add chicken & mix well. Add noodles (if they have dried off, rinse again before adding them) & mix. You may want that 3rd can of soup/gravy - you decide what consistency you want. Put in a large casserole or lasagna pan. Sprinkle top with bread crumbs and grated cheese. Bake in 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes. Enjoy! E. Taft

I make Chicken Parm. as a casserole, my family loves it. I use one package of chicken breasts cut up into chunks breaded and fried, which makes it really inexpensive. Put all the cooked ingredients in a casserole dish with lots of cheese on top and bake. You can do the same with Chicken broccoli and ziti and Lazy man's lasagna. I also make chicken quesedillas and freeze them, cheap and easy, just pop them in the oven.

My husband makes one with cooked chicken breast cut up into large pieces. In a large bowl, place chicken and mix in one can of cream of mushroom soup and one container of sour cream. Cook one pound of bow tie pasta. Mix all ingredients in a glass 13x9 dish. Top with ritz cracker crumbs and cook at 350 until heated through (abt 20 mins). Delicious served with cranberry sauce.

Hi K.-
I made these Veggie Enchiladas for dinner tonight, plus a pan for later in the week... a little bit of chopping, but totally worth it! Enjoy!
You need: 8 tortillas
Filling: 1/2 cup sour cream, 1 cup shredded cheddar, 2 Tbs snipped parsley, 1 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, 2 cups bell peppers chopped
Sauce: 1 15oz can tomato sauce, 2/3 cup water, 1/3 cup chopped green pepper, 1 Tbs chili powder, 1/2 tsp oregano, 1/4 tsp cumin, 2 green chiles chopped, 1 clove garlic chopped
1. Heat sauce ingredients to boiling in sauce pan, simmer uncovered for 5 minutes
2. Mix filling ingredients
3. Coat tortillas on both sides with sauce (I use a pie pan), fill tortillas with 1/4 cup with filling, roll, place in 9x13, pour remaining sauce over rolled tortillas, sprinkle with cheese
4. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes
(for extra saucey enchilada, pour one can of Old El Paso Enchilda sauce before you add cheese)
Hope you think it's yummy!! :)
(I made them this morning and then stuck them covered in the fridge until just before dinner- made dinner prep super easy!)

This is so easy and yummy, K..

I call it:

CHOP SUEY LASAGNA

Make up a pan of chop suey as you normally would with noodles, sauce, mushrooms (optional) and ground meat. All should be cooked and ready to use.

Pour half of finished chop suey into a 13 1/3 X 11" pan.
Now, cover this with a layer of richotta cheese, cottage cheese, pkg. of shredded cheese, however you like. Than put the remainder of chop suey on top. Put a layer of shredded mozzorella cheese to top it off.

Since chop suey is already cooked you only have to heat it long enough for richotta to heat up and cook a little.
Enjoy! J. F

K., when I need a recipe for anything I look online. I usually go to recipezaar.com. They have reviews from people who have tried the recipe, too.
You also might want to look into using a crock pot. They have recipes for that on there, too!
Good luck!

1 pkg. cooked egg noodles
2 cans of creamed soup of choice, mushroom, celery, asparagus
1 cup of milk
2 cups of broccolli or peas cooked
strips or cubed raw chicken or ham
bread crumb or dry stuffing for topping

preheat oven to 350.
place chicken in bottom of 9x13 casserole dish

mix soup and milk,
add noodles and vegetables mix well
layer over chicken
sprinkle bread topping over top.
bake until bubbly and brown on top

if using ham mix with noodles and soup at same time,
enjoy

This is a recipe for a Mexican Lasagna that my husband created:

1 lb. ground beef
1 small onion, diced
1 4.25 oz. can chopped green chiles
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1 tsp. cumin
1 16 oz. jar taco sauce (reserve 2 T for dish)
2 cans pinto beans, undrained, or 2 cans refried beans*
2 tsp. canola oil
6 8 in. flour tortillas, cut in half
2 c. pepper jack cheese, grated

Toppings:
lettuce
sour cream
chopped tomatoes
salsa

Brown ground beef in skillet with the onion. Drain off the fat and return meat to the pan. Add chiles, garlic salt, cumin, and taco sauce, and stir to combine.
In separate skillet, heat oil on high heat. When oil is hot, add pinto beans and mash. Reduce heat to low and allow the beans to cook down until slightly thickened, but still easily spreadable. *If using refried beans, heat the beans in a pan or in the microwave to make more spreadable. No oil is necessary.
In 8 1/2 x 11" baking dish, spoon 2 T. taco sauce in bottom of the dish and spread. Layer 2 tortillas across the bottom of the pan, lining up flat sides to the outside and rounded sides to the inside. This should cover the bottom of the dish. Spread 1/3 of the beans, 1/3 of the meat mixture, and 1/4 c. of the cheese on top of the tortillas. Repeat layers twice, ending with all remaining cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until hot. Serve with toppings as desired.

Think about adding a few good cookbooks to your collection:
Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook by Hensperger
Also, check out small cookbooks published by church, school, or social groups -- these often have a collection of people's best recipes, many of them simple and useful for everyday cooking. If you're interested in trying one that I can personally recommend, my mom sells a collection that she's put together over many years for $10. I use it all the time -- lots of casseroles and many other things! Just email me at ____@____.com if you're interested.