Chicken Mozzarella Bake

Chicken Mozzarella Bake


Serves: 4 Prep time: 15 Meal Occasion: Main Dish, Lunch, Dinner Cuisine Type: Italian, American Ingredients

1 cup UNCLE BEN’S® ORIGINAL CONVERTED® Brand Rice

1 whole chicken cut up

2 cups mozzarella cheese

1 can diced tomatoes

2 cups hot water

3 Tbsp. oil

1 envelope onion soup mix

salt and pepper



Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. In a large skillet heat the oil and sear the chicken pieces until brown, remove and set aside.

3. In a 2.2-quart Dutch oven or 9-inch square casserole dish combine the diced tomatoes, water, rice, soup mix and salt and pepper, mixing well.

4. Place chicken pieces into the rice mixture, cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes.

5. After the bake time is over, remove the cover and sprinkle cheese over the top. Return to oven and bake for 15 more minutes.

Shepherd's Pie

30 Minute Shepherd's Pie


Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray


Serves: 4 servings.

Ingredients

•2 pounds potatoes, such as russet, peeled and cubed

•2 tablespoons sour cream or softened cream cheese

•1 large egg yolk

•1/2 cup cream, for a lighter version substitute vegetable or chicken broth

•Salt
•1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan

•1 3/4 pounds ground beef
•1 carrot, peeled and chopped

•onion powder
•2 tablespoons butter

•2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

•1 cup beef stock or broth

•2 teaspoons Worcestershire, eyeball it

•1/2 cup frozen peas, a couple of handfuls

•1 teaspoon sweet paprika

• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain potatoes and pour them into a bowl. Combine sour cream, egg yolk and cream. Add the cream mixture into potatoes and mash until potatoes are almost smooth.

While potatoes boil, preheat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil to hot pan with beef or lamb. Season meat with salt and pepper. Brown and crumble meat for 3 or 4 minutes. If you are using lamb and the pan is fatty, spoon away some of the drippings. Add chopped carrot and onion to the meat. Cook veggies with meat 5 minutes, stirring frequently. In a second small skillet over medium heat cook butter and flour together 2 minutes. Whisk in broth and Worcestershire sauce. Thicken gravy 1 minute. Add gravy to meat and vegetables. Stir in peas.

Preheat broiler to high. Fill a small rectangular casserole with meat and vegetable mixture. Spoon potatoes over meat evenly. Top potatoes with paprika then cheese and bake 350 until cheese is melted.

Cheesy Squash Casserole

Cheesy Squash Casserole

Recipe courtesy Uncle Bubba



.Prep Time:10 minInactive Prep Time:--Cook Time:30 minLevel:

EasyServes:

6 to 8 servings. Ingredients

•1 tablespoon vegetable oil

•6 medium yellow summer squash, thinly sliced

•1 large Vidalia onion, thinly sliced

•1 tablespoon butter

•1/2 cup grated Parmesan

•1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar

•1/2 cup sour cream

•Salt and freshly ground black pepper

•1 sleeve crackers, crushed medium to fine (recommended: Ritz)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.



Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute the squash, onion, and butter until soft. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the Parmesan, Cheddar, and sour cream. Add salt and pepper, to taste.



Place in the prepared casserole dish and sprinkle the cracker crumbs evenly over the top. Bake for 20 minutes or until the top is golden and bubbly.

Mom's Chicken Pot Pie

Ingredients


2 c. Stewed chicken

1 large can Veg-all

1 can Cream of mushroom

1 ½ c. Chicken broth

1 t. Onion powder


Crust-

1 c. Self-rising flour

1 c. Milk

1 stick Butter, melted
 
 
Directions


Combine all ingredients in bowl for mix.

Pour into 9x13 dish.

Mix crust ingredients and pour over pie mix, but do not mix together.

Bake 1 hour at 350.

Ritzy Chicken Casserole

Ingredients


4 Split chicken breasts, boiled, meat chopped

1 c. Sour cream

½ Shredded cheese

1 can Cream of mushroom

1 stick Melted butter

1 sleeve Crushed Ritz crackers
 
 
Directions


Mix sour cream, soup, chicken and cheese together.

Press into a dish.

Mix butter with Ritz.

Pour crackers over chicken mix.

Bake 30 at 350.

Cheesy Broccoli Rice Casserole

Ingredients


1 c. Minute Rice

1 t. Butter

¼ t. Salt

1 ½ c. Water

12-16 oz. Cut Broccoli or Florets

1 c. Velveeta, cubed

½ c. Milk

1 cup shredded sharp cheddar
 
 
Directions


In a microwave 2 qt. dish, pour rice, butter, salt, and water.

Cover and cook 3 minutes on high.

Add broccoli and cover- Cook 10 minutes.

Mix in cheese and milk- Cook 5 minutes until bubbly.

Salt more and stir in 1 c. cheddar until melted
Let set for 10 minutes.
 

Shepherd's Pie

Shepherd's Pie


Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef (cooked and drained)

1 c. mixed veggies (canned or frozen)

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 t. onion powder



Directions:

Mix the first three ingredients together, then mash 6 cooked potatoes (season as usual) and spread on top, then shred sharp cheddar cheese on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. ENJOY!

Mexican Chicken

Mexican Chicken


Ingredients:

1 10 3/4 -ounce can cream of chicken soup

1 10 3/4 -ounce can cheddar cheese soup

1 10 3/4 -ounce can cream of mushroom soup

1 10-ounce can tomatoes

1 whole chicken, cooked, boned, and chopped or 4 cups leftover cooked chicken

11 1/2-ounce package flour tortillas

2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, stir together the three kinds of soup and the tomatoes. Stir in the chicken.

In a greased 13 x 9- inch pan, layer the tortillas and the chicken mixture, beginning and ending with tortillas. Sprinkle the cheese over the casserole and bake for 30 minutes.