CASSEROLES
Casseroles are a meal by itself,or you could add a salad!
Casseroles,a very convenient and popular way to prepare one dish meals!
If you are busy and don`t have a lot of time on your hands then casseroles are very easy to make and do not need a lot of time to prepare!
You can also make a couple of casseroles on the weekend and just pop them in your freezer.
Take them out before you leave in the morning and just pop them in the oven when you get home at night.
And voila,dinner is served without a lot of fuss,which will leave you more time for other important things in your life!
This page is divided into two different casserole recipes.
The first is low-fat casseroles for the health minded person and the second is regular casseroles.
Whichever casserole dish you prefer,it is sure to be a hit!
If you are busy and don`t have a lot of time on your hands then casseroles are very easy to make and do not need a lot of time to prepare!
You can also make a couple of casseroles on the weekend and just pop them in your freezer.
Take them out before you leave in the morning and just pop them in the oven when you get home at night.
And voila,dinner is served without a lot of fuss,which will leave you more time for other important things in your life!
This page is divided into two different casserole recipes.
The first is low-fat casseroles for the health minded person and the second is regular casseroles.
Whichever casserole dish you prefer,it is sure to be a hit!
Green Pepper Steak
1 1/2 lbs lean boneless round steak(cut in thin strips)
1 10oz can of condensed onion soup
1 14 oz can of diced tomatoes
1/2 cup onion chopped
1 green pepper(seeded and cut in thin strips)
2 cups sliced mushrooms
1 tbs. light soy sauce
Put steak strips in a fry pan,cook until browned.
Put into a 2 quart casserole dish.
Mix the remaining ingredients and pour over meat, stir.
Cover.
Bake at 350F for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until meat is tender.
Makes 5 cups
Burger Sprout Casserole
1 lb lean ground beef
2 cups celery,sliced
1/2 cup long grain rice,uncooked
2 cups fresh bean sprouts,packed
2 10 oz cans of cream of mushroom soup
1 1/2 cups of water
4 tbs light soy sauce
Put ground beef into a fry pan and cook till brown.
Put into a 3 quart casserole dish
Combine all ingredients and stir.
Pour over ground beef and mix.
Cover.
Bake at 350F for 1 1/4 hours,remove cover and bake for 15 minutes more.
Makes 7 1/2 cups
Ground Beef Patties with Gravy
1/3 cup bread crumbs
2 tbs flour
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup skim milk
1 lb ground beef
Combine all together and make 8 patties.
Brown patties in fry pan then put into a 2 quart casserole dish.
Gravy:
1 10oz can of tomato soup
2 tsps beef bouillion powder
2 tbs onion flakes
1 1/4 cups of water
Mix all together and pour over patties.
Cover
Bake at 350 F for 1 hour.
Macaroni and beef casserole
Cook 1 cup of raw macaroni,drain
Saute 1/2 cup chopped celery and 1 cup chopped onion until soft.
Mix in 1 tbs flour then stir in 1 cup of skim milk.Let boil and thicken,remove from heat.
Add 1 10 oz can of tomato soup,1 3/4 cups sliced cooked carrots,1 cup of cooked peas and 2 cups chopped cooked roast beef.
Stir in macaroni.
Put into a 2 quart casserole dish.
Do not cover!
Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes.
Sprinkle top with cheese and bake 5 minutes longer.
Makes 6 1/2 cups
Oven Stew (Beef)
1 lb of stewing meat or round steak cut in small pieces
1 onion chopped
3 medium potatoes peeled and diced about 1 inch
3/4 cup turnip diced about 1 inch
4 medium carrots sliced about 1/2 inch
1 5 1/2 oz can of tomato paste
6 tbs light soy sauce
2 cups water
Salt and pepper to taste
Put meat in fry pan with onions and cook until brown.
Add remaining ingredients and pour into a small roasting pan.
Cover
Bake at 300 F for 3 to 4 hours or until meat is tender.
Serves 4
Chicken Macaroni Casserole
1 12/ cups macaroni
3 quarts of boiling water.
Cook macaroni and drain.
Then mix together:
1 1/2 cups sliced carrots cooked
3/4 cup peas cooked
1 1/2 cups cooked diced chicken
1 10 oz can of cream of mushroom soup
1 cup of skim milk
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Add macaroni and mix well.
Put into a 2 quart casserole dish.Cover.
Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes
Makes 8 cups
Macaroni Tuna Casserole
1 1/2 cups macaroni raw
3 quarts of boiling water.
Cook macaroni and drain.
In sauce pan mix:
3 tbs flour
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup skim milk
Whisk all together until no lumps remain.
Heat and stir until mixture thickens and boils.
Stir in 10 ozs of chopped spinach cooked and drained.
1 6 1/2 oz can of tuna drained and flaked.
1/2 lb of ricotta cheese broken up into pieces.
Add cooked macaroni.
Put into a 2 quart casserole dish.
Sprinkle with paprika.
Cover.
Bake at 350F for 25 to 30 minutes
Makes 6 servings.
Seafood Casserole
1 cup long grain rice
1 3/4 cups of boiling water.
Cook rice in boiling water until tender and water is absorbed.
Put 2 cups sliced mushrooms,1 cup diced celery and 1/2 cup diced green pepper in a fry pan.Saute until soft.
Mix in 3 tbs flour,2 1,2 cups skim milk and 3 tbs chicken bouillion powder,2 tbs seafood bouillion powder.
Cook until mixture boils and thickens.
Add 1/4 lb of shrimp,1/4 lb scallops,1/4 lb of imitation crab.
Add rice.
Put into a 2 quart casserole dish.
Melt 1 tbs margarine or butter and mix in 1/3 cup dry bread crumbs.
Sprinkle over casserole.
Do not cover!
Bake at 350 F for 45 minutes.
Makes 6 1/2 cups.
1 1/2 lbs lean boneless round steak(cut in thin strips)
1 10oz can of condensed onion soup
1 14 oz can of diced tomatoes
1/2 cup onion chopped
1 green pepper(seeded and cut in thin strips)
2 cups sliced mushrooms
1 tbs. light soy sauce
Put steak strips in a fry pan,cook until browned.
Put into a 2 quart casserole dish.
Mix the remaining ingredients and pour over meat, stir.
Cover.
Bake at 350F for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until meat is tender.
Makes 5 cups
Burger Sprout Casserole
1 lb lean ground beef
2 cups celery,sliced
1/2 cup long grain rice,uncooked
2 cups fresh bean sprouts,packed
2 10 oz cans of cream of mushroom soup
1 1/2 cups of water
4 tbs light soy sauce
Put ground beef into a fry pan and cook till brown.
Put into a 3 quart casserole dish
Combine all ingredients and stir.
Pour over ground beef and mix.
Cover.
Bake at 350F for 1 1/4 hours,remove cover and bake for 15 minutes more.
Makes 7 1/2 cups
Ground Beef Patties with Gravy
1/3 cup bread crumbs
2 tbs flour
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup skim milk
1 lb ground beef
Combine all together and make 8 patties.
Brown patties in fry pan then put into a 2 quart casserole dish.
Gravy:
1 10oz can of tomato soup
2 tsps beef bouillion powder
2 tbs onion flakes
1 1/4 cups of water
Mix all together and pour over patties.
Cover
Bake at 350 F for 1 hour.
Macaroni and beef casserole
Cook 1 cup of raw macaroni,drain
Saute 1/2 cup chopped celery and 1 cup chopped onion until soft.
Mix in 1 tbs flour then stir in 1 cup of skim milk.Let boil and thicken,remove from heat.
Add 1 10 oz can of tomato soup,1 3/4 cups sliced cooked carrots,1 cup of cooked peas and 2 cups chopped cooked roast beef.
Stir in macaroni.
Put into a 2 quart casserole dish.
Do not cover!
Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes.
Sprinkle top with cheese and bake 5 minutes longer.
Makes 6 1/2 cups
Oven Stew (Beef)
1 lb of stewing meat or round steak cut in small pieces
1 onion chopped
3 medium potatoes peeled and diced about 1 inch
3/4 cup turnip diced about 1 inch
4 medium carrots sliced about 1/2 inch
1 5 1/2 oz can of tomato paste
6 tbs light soy sauce
2 cups water
Salt and pepper to taste
Put meat in fry pan with onions and cook until brown.
Add remaining ingredients and pour into a small roasting pan.
Cover
Bake at 300 F for 3 to 4 hours or until meat is tender.
Serves 4
Chicken Macaroni Casserole
1 12/ cups macaroni
3 quarts of boiling water.
Cook macaroni and drain.
Then mix together:
1 1/2 cups sliced carrots cooked
3/4 cup peas cooked
1 1/2 cups cooked diced chicken
1 10 oz can of cream of mushroom soup
1 cup of skim milk
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Add macaroni and mix well.
Put into a 2 quart casserole dish.Cover.
Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes
Makes 8 cups
Macaroni Tuna Casserole
1 1/2 cups macaroni raw
3 quarts of boiling water.
Cook macaroni and drain.
In sauce pan mix:
3 tbs flour
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup skim milk
Whisk all together until no lumps remain.
Heat and stir until mixture thickens and boils.
Stir in 10 ozs of chopped spinach cooked and drained.
1 6 1/2 oz can of tuna drained and flaked.
1/2 lb of ricotta cheese broken up into pieces.
Add cooked macaroni.
Put into a 2 quart casserole dish.
Sprinkle with paprika.
Cover.
Bake at 350F for 25 to 30 minutes
Makes 6 servings.
Seafood Casserole
1 cup long grain rice
1 3/4 cups of boiling water.
Cook rice in boiling water until tender and water is absorbed.
Put 2 cups sliced mushrooms,1 cup diced celery and 1/2 cup diced green pepper in a fry pan.Saute until soft.
Mix in 3 tbs flour,2 1,2 cups skim milk and 3 tbs chicken bouillion powder,2 tbs seafood bouillion powder.
Cook until mixture boils and thickens.
Add 1/4 lb of shrimp,1/4 lb scallops,1/4 lb of imitation crab.
Add rice.
Put into a 2 quart casserole dish.
Melt 1 tbs margarine or butter and mix in 1/3 cup dry bread crumbs.
Sprinkle over casserole.
Do not cover!
Bake at 350 F for 45 minutes.
Makes 6 1/2 cups.