Create Your Own Casserole
Why I Love This Recipe
Ingredients You'll Need
Choose one of the following Soups, undiluted:
1 cn (10 3/4-oz) cream of mushroom soup
1 cn (10 3/4-oz) cream of celery soup
1 cn (10 3/4-oz) cream of chicken soup
1 cn (10 3/4-oz) cheddar cheese soup
Choose one of the following veggies:
2 cn (14 1/2-oz) diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano, undrained
1 cn (14 1/2-oz) cut green italian beans, drained
1 cn (15 1/4-oz) sweet peas, drained
1 cn (10 1/2-oz) asparagus cuts and tips, drained
1 cn (15 1/4-oz) whole kernel corn, drained
1 cn (13 1/2-oz) chopped spinach
Choose one of the following Pastas/Rice/Dried Potatoes:
2 c Uncooked elbow macaroni
1 c Uncooked regular rice
4 c Uncooked wide egg noodles
3 c Uncooked small pasta shells
1 1/2 c Dried Potatoes, your choice
1 box Stuffing Mix
Choose one Meat/Fish/Poultry:
2 cn (6-oz) solid white tuna in spring water, drained and flaked
2 c Chopped cooked chicken
2 c Chopped cooked ham
2 c Chopped cooked turkey
1 lb Ground beef, browned and drained
1 cn Corned beef
Choose one or more extras as Mix-Ins (optional):
1 cn (3-oz) sliced mushrooms, drained
1/4 c Sliced ripe olives, drained
1/4 c Chopped red or green bell pepper
1/4 c Chopped onion
1/4 c Chopped celery
2 Garlic cloves, minced
1 cn (4.5-oz) chopped green chiles
1 cn (1 1/4-oz) envelope taco seasoning mix
Toppers:
1/2 c (2-oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 c Grated parmesan cheese
1/2 c (2-oz) shredded swiss cheese
1/2 c shredded cheddar cheese (mild sharp, xtra sharp, your choice)
1/2 c Fine, dry breadcrumbs/crackercrumbs
1 c Round buttery crackers, crushed
1 c Herb-seasoned stuffing mix
1 c Fried Chow-Mein Noodles
1 c Fried Onions
1 c dried Salad Toppers (McCormick's OR make your own)
Basic sauce:
1 (8-oz) container sour cream OR yogurt*
1 cup milk*
1 cup water
1 teaspoon salt (less to taste)
1 teaspoon pepper (less to taste)
1 can Cream of Soup, undiluted (OR make your own
Directions
Combine and mix well.
*Note: omit sour cream and milk when using tomatoes.
Stir in one of each of Veggies, Pasta/Rice/Dried Potatoes, Meat/Fish/Poultry, and, if desired, one of the Mix-Ins.
Spoon into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Bake, covered, at 350F for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with one of the Toppers; bake 10 more minutes.
