Thursday, September 30, 2021

Colleen's Invent Your Own Casserole

1 c. rice/macaroni, or 2 c. noodles

water

1 t. salt

1/3 c. of one or more: chopped onion, celery, green pepper

16 oz. can drained or 10 1/2 oz. box frozen, cooked: green beans, lima beans, corn, carrots, broccoli, or mixed vegetables

cracker crumbs, toast crumbs, or unsweetened cereal

12 oz. can tuna, 2 c. leftovers/canned meat, or 1 lb. ground meat, browned, crumbled, drained

1 t. margarine or oil

pepper to taste

10 oz. can soup (tomato, chicken, celery, or mushroom) + 1/3 c. milk, or 2 c. canned tomatoes, or 6 oz. can tomato paste + 1 1/2 cans of water, or 2 c. tomato juice, or 1 c. catsup, chili sauce, taco sauce, or BBQ sauce + 1/2 c. water or 2 c. Magic Mix*

Cook rice, noodles, or macaroni as directed. Add seasoning and desired sauce to meat. Grease a baking dish. Male layers, starting with rice or noodles, then add vegetables, end with meat mixture. Top with crumbs or cereal. Bake at 350 until bubbly, about 20 minutes. Serve.

*Magic Mix:

4 c. instant dry milk

1 c. butter or margarine (2 sticks)

1 c. flour or 1/2 c. cornstarch 

Combine milk, flour, and butter in a large bowl. Use two knives to cut the butter in to the dry ingredients. Mix until it looks like cornmeal. Keep tightly covered in the refrigerator. It will keep for several months. Magic Mix can be used in many recipes to make food prep easy and economical. (makes 5 c.)

*Colleen is a nutritionist friend of mine, this is her recipe.

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