Category Archive:Casseroles and/or Hotdish

submitted by the Plunketts

Chicken Casserole

Crust:

  • 1 8oz pkg seasoned Bread Stuffing Mix
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs   and  1 1/2 cup milk — in separate bowl

Filling:

  • 2 1/2 cups cooked chicken, diced
  • 1/4 cup onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup celery, chopped
  • 1/4 cup lite salad dressing

Topping:

  • 1 can cream of celery soup
  • 1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated

Okay, here we go…….The day before, combine crust ingredients; mix lightly, spread half of crust mixture in buttered 9×13 pan.  In bowl, combine chicken, onion, celery, salad dressing and salt.  Spread chicken mixture over bottom crust.  Top with reserved crust mixture.  Beat eggs and milk together.  Pour over all.  Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.  (May be placed in freezer for future use.)  An hour before cooking, remove from fridge (or let thaw if frozen).  Spread cream of celery soup over top.  Bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes.  Sprinkle with cheese, bake 10 minutes more.  Good and freezes well.

submitted by the Plunketts

Hungry Man’s Lasagna

  • 1 1/2 lbs Hamburger
  • 1 lg jar Spaghetti Sauce
  • 2 cans Cheddar Cheese Soup
  • 12 pkg Wide Noodles
  • 1 16oz pkg Mozzaarella Cheese

Brown up your hamburger and drain off excess grease.  Boil and drain off your noodles.  Add the cheddar cheese soup, spaghetti sauce and hamburger to your noodles.  Mix well.  Place noodle mixture in a deep 9 x 13 inch greased baking pan.  sprinkle cheese on top.  Bake at 350 degrees for 1/2 hour.  Makes a lot.  Good.

submitted by the Plunketts

Chicken Spaghetti

  • 4 cups uncoooked Spaghetti noodles
  • 1/4 cup Onion, chopped
  • 1/4 cup Green Pepper, chopped
  • 2 cans Creamof Mushroom Soup (Cream of Celery)
  • 2 cups Cheddar Cheese, grated
  • 1 Fryer Chicken (about 3 pounds)

Boil up the fryer chicken with pieces of celery, green pepper and salt.  Reserve the broth.   Cook up the spaghetti noodles; cut up the cooked chicken.  Saute your onions and green pepper in about 1 tblsp butter.  Add mushroom soup and about 1 cup of the chicken broth.  Add in your cheese and chicken.  You may also add frech mushrooms, if you like.  Place in a covered casserole and cook for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.  Remove lid and cook an additional 15 minutes longer.  Sprinkle with Parmesean Cheese.  Good.

  • 4 cups cubed Chicken Breast, cooked
  • 3 cups cubed Ham, cooked
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese
  • 1 cup chopped Onion
  • 1/4 cup Butter or Margarine
  • 1/3 cup All Purpose Flour
  • 2 cups light Cream
  • 1 tsp Dill Weed
  • 1/8 tsp Dry Mustard
  • 1/8 tsp Dry Nutmeg
    Topping Mixture:

  • 1 cup dry Bread Crumbs
  • 2 tbls Butter or Margarine, melted
  • ¼ tsp Dill Weed
  • ¼ cup shredded Cheddar Cheese
  • ¼ cup chopped Walnuts (optional)

In a large bowl, combine chicken, ham and cheese, and set aside. In a saucepan, sauté onion in butter until tender. Add flour and stir to form a paste. Gradually add cream, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil for 1 minute or until thick. Add dill, mustard and nutmeg, mix well. Remove from the heat and pour over meat mixture. Spoon into a greased 13x9x2 baking dish. Toss bread crumbs, butter and dill. Stir in cheese. Sprinkle over the casserole. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until heated throughout. Yields 8-10 servings.