Sausage and Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole

Sausage and Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients:

• 1 lb breakfast sausage
• 2 cups of frozen hashbrowns
• 8 large eggs
• 1 cup of milk
• 1 cup of cheese
• chopped green onion
• oil
• salt
• pepper

Directions:

1. Cook hash browns- Place the hash browns into a baking dish with a little bit of oil  and seasoning salt and broil in the oven until crispy.
2. Brown the sausage until no longer pink and drain.  
3. Mix eggs, milk, cheese and green onion together in a mixing bowl.  Add salt and pepper to taste. 
4. Combine hash browns and sausage in the baking dish.
5. Pour egg mixture evenly over.
6. Bake in oven at 325 for 40-50 minutes  

Italian Crescent Casserole

Italian Crescent Casserole  (adapted due to limited supplies, originally found here)


Ingredients:

• 1 lb hamburger 
• 1 cup garlic pasta sauce (I didn't read the complete directions and used a whole 26 oz can and it was saucy and still yummy but next time i'll try using less)
• 1 can Pillsbury refrigerated crescent dinner rolls  
• 1 1/2 cup of shredded Italian cheese blend (I used about 1 cup of shredded and then supplemented with parmesan cheese from the green can) 
• 1/4 tsp of dried basil 

Directions:

1. Cook hamburger and add sauce.  Heat until warm.  OPTIONAL: I always add a little brown sugar to my tomato based pasta sauce
2. Separate crescent rolls into 8 triangles.  Place in an un-greased 9 in pie pan allowing the thinner edges to hang over about 3 inches.  
3. Press the dough in side and bottom of pan down to form a solid thin crust. 
4. Sprinkle 1 cup of cheese over dough
5. Spoon meat mixture over cheese
6. Bring tips of dough over the filling so they meet in the center, try not to let them overlap.  
7. Sprinkle with remaining cheese (1/2 cup) and top with basil
8. Bake uncovered at 375 for 15 to 20 minutes

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Creamy Italian Chicken with Philly cooking cream

Ingredients:

• 1lb Chicken- I used a canned chicken, but fresh would work too
• 1 tub Philadelphia Italian cheese and herb cooking creme
• 1 can of Cream of Celery or Cream of Chicken
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 1 bag of bow-tie pasta
• 1 sleeve of crushed Ritz crackers 

Directions:

1. Cook chicken if using fresh chicken
2. Add the cooking cream, cream soup, and milk to the chicken. And warm throughly.
3. Cook pasta
4. Mix pasta and sauce/meat together and pour into baking dish.
5. Add crushed Ritz crackers on top of mixture
6. Bake for 10-20 minutes at 350 until warm.   

Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Pot Pie

Quick & Cheesy Chicken Pot Pie

Ingredients:

• 2 cups chopped cooked chicken (or turkey, or ham)
• 2 cups leftover, fresh or frozen vegetables

Cheese Sauce

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup chicken broth
• salt & pepper to taste
• 1 cup shredded cheese

Biscuit Topping

• 1 cup biscuit mix 
• 1/2 cup grated cheese
• 1/3 cup milk

Instructions

1. Place meat and vegetables in a 9 inch round or 8×8 square baking dish.
2. Make the sauce: Melt butter over medium heat, add flour and cook 1 minute to take out the raw flavour. Slowly add chicken broth, whisking constantly to avoid lumps. Bring to a simmer, whisking occasionally. Remove from heat, add salt and pepper to taste and stir in cheese until melted. Pour over meat and vegetables. Mix well.
3. Biscuit topping: Stir together all ingredients with a fork until even moistened. Spread thinly over mixture in casserole dish. (Don’t worry if there are gaps, it does not need to be perfectly covered and it will fill out more as it bakes.)
4. Bake at 400ºF for 25 minutes or until topping is golden and filling is bubbly.

Makes: 4 servings

*if using fresh chicken, simply chop 2 chicken breasts into bite size pieces and saute until cooked through.

Shepherds Pie

Great recipe to use up leftovers.


Ingredients:

• 8 cups of mashed potatoes
• 1-2 cups of cheddar cheese 
• 1-2 tablespoons of sour cream 
• 8-16 ounces of brown gravy 
• 1 pound of ground beef
• 16 ounces of frozen mixed vegetables
• Chopped onion
• Diced Garlic
• Garlic Salt
• Milk

Directions:

1. Start by pre-heating your oven to 375.  
2. Prepare gravy according to the instructions on the package.  
3. Prepare mashed potatoes.  
4. Add the cheddar cheese, sour cream, milk, garlic salt etc. 
5. In a skillet, brown the hamburger and drain any excess fat. Add garlic and onion. 
6. Mix the browned hamburger, gravy, and entire bag of frozen vegetables. 
7. Pour that mixture into the glass baking pan and cover with mashed potatoes. Cover with additional cheese if desired.
8. Bake in the oven for 25-35 minutes, until golden brown.

Enjoy!