16757 casserole that foodies love Recipes

frozen southern style hash brown potatoes, onion, chopped fine, aunt jane s krazy mixed up salt, to taste (avail. at janeskrazy.com ) or mccormick s season-all salt, melted butter (or margarine), colby cheese (i love cheese-but in this case, more is not necessarily better) or 1 1/2-2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded (i love cheese-but in this case, more is not necessarily better), cream of chicken soup (sometimes i substitute cream of mushroom or cream of celery soups)

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

butter, russet potatoes, peeled and cut into slices about 1/8 inch thick (about 6 medium), garlic, minced (in my house that means smashed with a large chef s knife), salt, chopped fresh thyme leaves (optional), grated sharp cheddar cheese, fresh ground black pepper, heavy cream, broth (i use a veggie )

cooked rice (cook 1 cup dry rice with 2 cup water for a 2 cup rice yield), salsa, taco seasoning (about 1/2 packet of commercially prepared s, or the whole packet if you want extra tac), sour cream, cheese, shredded, cheese, shredded, diced veggies such as carrot , bell peppers, olives, mushrooms, onions (whatever you add to tacos), beans (red, black , pinto, etc or use salsa that is corn and bean based)

onions, thinly sliced, all-purpose flour, breadcrumbs , i use the ones that have italian seasoning mixed in, salt, salt, divided, salt, divided, fresh green beans, rinsed trimmed and cut in half, unsalted butter, white mushrooms, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, fresh ground black pepper, garlic cloves, minced, freshly ground nutmeg, all-purpose flour, chicken broth, half-and-half

celery, thinly sliced, butter, garlic, chopped, frozen peas, water chestnuts, sliced, fresh mushrooms, sliced, cream of celery soup (i use my own version--see my recipe list for that recipe, milk or half and half, french fried onions, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper

carrots, peeled and chunked (i usually buy the peeled baby carrots for convenience, and you could do that, but, i wanted large chunks), rigs celery , chunked, yellow onion, large diced, tub fresh mushrooms, quartered (i actually bought the larger mushrooms that you indivdually bag, and eyeballed it to match the amount in the tubs), red pepper, chopped large, margarine, chicken or veg stock, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, veg-it seasoning (i think ms. dash would work, too), worcestershire, lea & perrins chicken marinade, splash or two of dry white wine, cream of selery soup, handful grated parmesan, pepperidge farm stuffing mix

yeast, warm skim milk (or any other milks really), water , that is warm, sugar, egg, melted butter, flour (or more or less as needed), salt, extra melted butter, cinnamon, sugar, nutmeg

boneless chicken breasts, cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, salt and pepper, garlic powder, fresh broccoli florets, shredded cheddar cheese, to taste (enough to cover top of casserole), grated parmesan cheese, to taste (enough to cover top of casserole), ritz cracker crumbs (our preference) or breadcrumbs, to taste (enough to cover top of casserole)

potatoes, peeled and diced, celery ribs, chopped, carrots , sliced o.r diced, onions , sliced o.r diced, green beans, ends removed and roughly chopped into smaller lengths (approx.7oz), garlic cloves, crushed, dried basil or 2 tsp dried herbs, smoked paprika, salt, pepper, beef stock (can substitute in up to 1 cup of red wine) or 2 cups water (can substitute in up to 1 cup of red wine), peeled tomatoes (14 oz) or 400 g crushed tomatoes (14 oz) or 400 g diced tomatoes (14 oz), diced casserole beef (roughly 2 1/2 lb) or 1 1/4 kg diced lamb (roughly 2 1/2 lb), plain all-purpose flour or 5 tbsp gluten-free flour

wide egg noodles (any kind of noodles that you prefer will work fine), tuna in water , drained. (i sometimes use 2, but that depends on how strong you like your tuna), sweet peas, drained, shredded cheddar cheese or 1 cup colby-monterey jack cheese, cream of mushroom soup, cream of celery soup, milk, salt and pepper, sliced velveeta cheese, enough to cover a casserole dish (american cheese works good to), butter

rice (that you previously cooked for example minute or from another meal that is leftover), onion soup, cooked crumbled lean hamburger, chopped fresh onions or chopped dehydrated onion, tomato sauce (leftovers if possible) or spaghetti sauce (leftovers if possible) or taco sauce (leftovers if possible), canned corn or frozen corn, drained, canned mushroom, drained, fresh cooked drained bacon (save the drippings), shredded cheese

i love fresh sweet potatoes but for this i use bruces canned., this is all by how you like it, big can or cans of sweet potatoes (how much you need), several small cans of apple pie filling or large jar of apple pie filling

italian sausage or 1/2 lb smoked sausage (2-3 links), onion, green pepper, garlic, chili powder, oregano, cumin (optional), hot pepper flakes (optional), whole tomatoes, drained, rotini pasta (2 cups uncooked that is), frozen, canned or cooked corn, cheddar cheese, kidney beans, fresh parsley, chopped

boneless chicken breast, cream of chicken soup, carton sour cream, butter, ritz cracker

onion (diced ), cumin (coarsely grounded ), rotel tomatoes & chilies (mild works best), black beans, garlic cloves (grated or minced ), salsa, pickled jalapeno peppers, oil (i prefer corn or vegetable), sazon goya with coriander and annatto, soft tortillas (small size), shredded mexican blend cheese (2 packs if you love cheese)

boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 4), swiss cheese (i like to have a little more on hand though since i love to use extra cheese), cream of chicken soup, white wine, pimiento, chopped, melted unsalted butter, pepperidge farm herb stuffing

sourdough bread (thinely slice enough bread to cover top of casserole), butter (or enough to cover bread), prepared mustard, monterey jack cheese (slice 1/4-inch thick , just enough to cover top of casserole), ortega green chilies, cut into strips (again , just enough to cover casserole), bacon, crumbled (or to taste), eggs, milk