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Universal Casserole Recipe

	Magnoliasouth / All my dishes 10 months ago This was a great tip from the Tightwad Gazette and I use it for all kinds of things. It's a do-it-yourself recipe and you can pick and choose what you like. Prep:20m Cook:40m Servings:4	Magnoliasou
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Ingredients

1 c. meat or meat substitute (e.g., cubed chicken, turkey, or ham; ground beef, seafood, tuna, cooked beans, etc.)

1 c. second or vegetable ingredient (e.g., chopped onion, mushrooms, peas, chopped hard-cooked eggs, canned vegetables, etc.)

1-2 c. starchy ingredient (e.g., potatoes, cooked noodles or rice, etc.)

1 1/2 c. binder (e.g., cream sauce, sour cream, can of condensed cream soup, etc.)

1/4 c. extras - optional (e.g., pimiento, olives, almonds, water chestnuts, etc.)

Seasoning (e.g., salt, pepper, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, etc.)

Topping (e.g., french fried onion rings, potato chips, cheese, bread crumbs)

1/4 - 1/2 c. milk OR stock - as needed if too dry.

Directions

Combine all ingredients (except topping) and pour into casserole dish.

Bake 25-40 min.

Add your choice of topping and bake an additional 5 min.

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Comments

mjcmcook 10 months ago said:
~Hello~
Delicious "5"FORK!!!!! recipe~
It is always nice to have a recipe like this one
ready to cook at the 'last minute'~
Thank-you for sharing~
~*~mjcmcook~*~

debbie919 10 months ago said:
Very nice! A most helpful guide..thank you!

softgrey 10 months ago said:
Being italian and growing up with that sort of food...
these typically american 'casseroles' have always been a mystery to me..
so this is REALLY useful as a guideline...
now i can try one of my own!~

very exciting...
thanks for posting!..
x-softie