Build your own casserole

[leeleeaub]

Build Your Own Casserole
1 cup sour cream
1 cup milk
1 cup water
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Choose one sauce maker:

10-1/2 oz Cream of Celery soup
10-1/2 oz Cream of Chicken soup
10-1/2 oz Cream of Mushroom soup
29 oz Italian-style diced tomatoes

Choose one frozen vegetable:

10 oz broccoli
10 oz corn
10 oz peas
10 oz spinach
16 oz yellow squash

Choose one pasta/rice:

4 cups egg noodles, uncooked
2 cups elbow macaroni, uncooked
3 cups shells, uncooked
1 cup rice, uncooked

Choose one fish/meat/poultry:

12 oz tuna, drained & flaked
1 lb ground beef, browned & drained
2 cups ham, cooked & chopped

2 cups chicken, cooked & chopped
2 cups turkey, cooked & chopped


Choose one or more extras:
1/4 cup bell pepper, chopped
1/4 cup black olives, sliced & drained
1/2 cup celery, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
4-1/2 oz green chilies, chopped
3 oz mushrooms, drained
1/4 cup onion, minced
1 pkg taco seasoning mix or homemade version

Choose one or more toppings:
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup cheddar, shredded
1/2 cup mozzarella, shredded
1/2 cup parmesan, grated
1/2 cup Swiss, shredded

Direction:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 13x9 baking dish.
Combine sour cream, milk, water, salt, and pepper with sauce maker
(omit sour cream and milk when using tomatoes); stir in frozen
vegetable, pasta/rice, fish/meat/poultry, and extra(s). Spoon into
prepared baking dish and sprinkle with topping(s). Bake, covered,
for
70 minutes; uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes.

[frugalaussie]

Thank you so much, I'm going to print this out and keep it for when I'm preparing meals.

frugal aussie

[emily_hope]

I'm copying this, also. Thanks.

[FrugalMomof3]

I'm copying too!

[inneedofhope]

Yeah! This is my basic cooking aproach when we have leftovers to use or i don't have anything else in mind. Comfort food to me, my mom cooked this way! I've never added the sour cream before though, that might be a nice addition next time.

[AmyBoz]

Great idea! Thanks!