Cheesy Chicken & Broccoli Bake

ingredients

1 pkg Stove Top

1 can cream of chicken

1.5 lbs cubed chicken, cooked

1/2 to 1 bag frozen broccoli florets, thawed

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup shredded cheese

instructions

Preheat oven to 400. Prepare Stove Top according to package. Whisk soup, cheese, and milk in a 9x13 baking dish. Add broccoli and chicken. Top with cooked stuffing. Bake for 30 minutes without tinfoil.

Easy Mexican Casserole

My family loves this dish. It's basically everything Mexican tossed in a dish and baked to perfection. I can even see adding Spanish rice to this dish. MMmmm.

ingredients:
1lb ground beef
2 cups salsa
1 (16 oz) can chili beans, drained
3 cups crushed tortilla chips
2 cups sour cream
1 (2 oz) can sliced black olives, drained
1/2 cup chopped green onion
1/2 cup chopped fresh tomato
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (or the Mexican Blend)

instructions:
1. preheat oven to 350
2. in a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook ground beef until no longer pink. stir in salsa, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed. stir beans, and heat through.
3. spray 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. spread crushed chips in dish, and then spoon beef mixture over chips. spread sour cream over beef, and sprinkle olives, green onions, and tomato over the sour cream. top with cheese.
4. bake in preheated oven or 30min or until hot and bubbly.

Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

4 boneless chicken breasts
Swiss cheese slices
Ham slices
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup sour cream
Saltine crackers
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp parsley

Place chicken in a skillet and cook for 4 minutes on each side. (You can cook the chicken with Red Flame Seasoning Salt) Cut into bite-size pieces and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.

Layer Swiss cheese on top of chicken followed by a layer of ham.

Mix soup and sour cream together and spread on top of ham.

Crush saltine crackers and add the spices. Sprinkle on top of soup mixture.

Bake at 350* for 45 minutes.

Tatertot Casserole {+ Red Flame Seasoning}

I revamped a recipe from a Foxboro Ward cookbook and made it my own. This casserole is super easy to make, and a good stand-alone meal with a piece of bread to dab it up with. I think this is a good husband dish for all those meat-and-potato] fellas out there.

ingredients
tatertots (how much is up to you)
red potatoes, quartered (how much is up to you)
can of green beans
1 lb ground beef, seasoned (I suggest Red Flame Seasoning Salt)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
minced onion (I use the dry minced onion - how much is up to you)
1.5 cups cheddar cheese

instructions
Brown ground beef in a large skillet with onions, add desired seasonings. Combine the rest of the ingredients in with the browned beef. Stir to mix, then heat. Spoon entire heated mixture into a 9x13 pan. Top with cheddar cheese. Cook for 45 minutes at 375 degrees.

{Red Flame Seasoning Salt}
I got this new seasoning salt by Red Flame that is my new favorite thing, so I have to share. I loooove this seasoning. I just barely got it but have used it on three dinners already. I mixed it in with my spaghetti sauce a few nights ago (it did wonders for it), used about 1 Tbsp on my Goulash last night . . . Y-U-M-M-Y, then of course, used it with my tasty Tatertot Casserole. You can purchase this amazing seasoning salt through Staci Jackson (one of our cooks!) for cheap cheap. Everyone needs this in their spice cupboard. Love it. Thanks Staci!!

(I'll have Staci post more about it just in case you're interested.)

Easy Mexican Casserole

Sorry, no picture here. We gobbled this down before I could take one, but I really wanted to post it. So here it is. It's super yummy and easy!

ingredients
1 pound lean ground beef
2 cups salsa
1 (16 oz) can chili beans, drained
3 cups crushed tortilla chips
2 cups sour cream
1 (2 oz) can sliced black olives, drained
1/2 cup chopped green onion
1/2 cup chopped fresh tomato
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. In a large skillet over med-high heat, cook beef until no longer pink. Stir in salsa, reduce heat, simmer 20 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed. Stir in beans, and heat through.

3. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with no-stick spray. Spread crushed tortilla chips in dish, and then spoon beef mixture over chips. Spread sour cream over beef, and sprinkle olives, green onions and tomato over sour cream. Top with cheddar cheese.

4. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

Thursday at Cindy's

Mom's Green Chili Enchiladas Casserole

Unfortunately, I do not have the recipe for this yummy dinner. I'll get it as soon as I can, and post it then. It really is delicious!

Shortly after having our baby girl six weeks ago, my mom came into town and while she was here, she made us a few freezer meals to enjoy at a later time. We decided to have the enchiladas last night when we were in need of a dinner, but didn't have the time to throw anything together.

Paired with salsa, sour cream and tortilla chips, this was a perfect dinner for us on Thursday night!

tamale pie.

this was one of my favorite meals growing up... and i still love it! basically it's a mexican shepherds pie.

ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
1 cup chopped onion
1 green pepper, chopped
2 8oz cans tomato sauce
1 can corn, drained
1-2 ripe olives, sliced {optional}
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
2-3 tsp chili powder
dash pepper
6 oz cheese
3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups cold water
1 tbsp butter

directions:
cook meat, onion, and green pepper in a large skillet until meat is brown and vegetables are tender. stir in tomato sauce, corn, olives, garlic, sugar, salt, chili powder and pepper. simmer 20-25 minutes, until thick. add cheese. remove from heat and stir until cheese is melted. put into a square, glass baking dish.

on stovetop, stir cornmeal & salt into cold water in a saucepan. cook, stirring constantly, until thick. add butter. mix well. spoon over meat mixture and spread evenly. bake at 375 for 40 minutes. {this usually boils over, so you might want to put a sheet of tin foil under it.} serve with sour cream and cheese.