6 living casseroles Recipes

basic grits recipe, stone ground white or yellow grits (if you are not fortunate enough to live in the south, you may mail serving these at anson mills), whole milk (no skim please-it s so not southern), sweet unsalted butter, salt, freshly grated nutmeg, freshly ground pepper to taste, extra sharp white aged cheddar coarsely grated, eggs lightly beaten, tomatoes with green chilies (found in your mexican section of any grocery store)

uncooked long-grain rice, shrimp, raw, peeled and deveined, butter, green bell pepper, chopped, onion, chopped, celery ribs, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, green onions, chopped, cream of shrimp soup, undiluted, salt, fresh ground pepper, cheddar cheese, shredded, fine dry breadcrumb

white corn, drained (preferably shoepeg), diced green chilies (if you live in nm, use a pint of frozen, roasted, chopped green chile s like bueno, i prefer mild), cream cheese, softened, butter

frozen puff pastry shells, milk, butter, divided, flour, grated gruyere cheese, salt, fresh ground black pepper, chopped cooked ham, chopped green onion, eggs, lightly beaten, paprika, chopped green onion