Category: Casserole

Baked Spaghetti by Paula Deen

This Baked Spaghetti recipe is one of the best spaghetti recipes I’ve tried. You can always count on a Paula Deen recipe to be great and this one is no exception.

 

I think you could easily shortcut with prepared sauce and such, but you must use angel hair pasta and Jack cheese. It makes this Paul Deen dish!

This is the way spaghetti should taste, in my humble opinion.

Do not try to increase the pasta amount in the recipe unless you increase the sauce. It does not work! You come out with dry pasta!

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Baked Spaghetti
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Baked Spaghetti by Paula Deen
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 55 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 25 mins
 

This is the way spaghetti should taste, in my humble opinion.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Baked Spaghetti by Paula Deen
Servings: 6
Calories: 325 kcal
Ingredients
  • 2 cups canned diced tomatoes
  • 2 cups tomato sauce
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup diced onion
  • 1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
  • 2 garlic cloves chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoning salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 small bay leaves
  • 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
  • 8 ounces uncooked angel hair pasta
  • 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup grated monterey jack cheese
House Seasoning (use 1 1/2 tsp)
  • 1 cup salt
  • 1/4 cup black pepper
  • 1/4 cup garlic powder
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a stockpot, combine the tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, onions, peppers, garlic, parsley, seasoning mixtures, sugar, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil over high heat, and then reduce the heat and let simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
  3. Crumble the ground beef in a large skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until fully cooked, with no pink color remaining. Drain the fat from the meat, and then add the ground beef to the stockpot.
  4. Simmer for 20 more minutes.
  5. Cook the pasta according to the package directions.
  6. Cover the bottom of a 13 by 9 by 2-inch pan with sauce. Add a layer of pasta and then a little less than 1/2 of each cheese; repeat the layers, ending with the sauce. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
  7. Top the casserole with the remaining cheese, return it to the oven, and continue to cook until the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 5 more minutes.
  8. Cut into squares before serving.
  9. House Seasoning: Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

 

Enjoy!

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Rotel Chicken Spaghetti – Quick and Easy

Rotel Chicken Spaghetti is easy, easy, easy, fast and everyone loves it! A marvelous dish to feed a crowd. The flavors are wonderful together.

 

The casserole has a real down-home feel.

I got this recipe from a friend who makes it for her large family on a regular basis.

It has a great flavor and makes a lot. Very Good! Does not include cooking time for the chicken.

Sometimes I use a rotisserie chicken from the grocery!

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Rotel Chicken Spaghetti
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Rotel Chicken Spaghetti
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr
 

A great dish for the family that guests would enjoy also!

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Rotel Chicken Spaghetti
Servings: 6
Calories: 395 kcal
Ingredients
  • 4 -6 chicken breasts cooked & chopped
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 can chicken broth
  • 1 can Rotel tomatoes
  • 1 lb Velveeta cheese cubed
  • 12 ounces spaghetti cooked & drained
Instructions

  1. In a bowl mix together the soup, broth, and Rotel tomatoes.

  2. In a 13x9 greased casserole dish layer as follows: Spaghetti, Chicken, Soup mix, Cheese.

  3. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven until heated through and cheese melts about 30-45 minutes.

  4. As soon as you remove from the oven stir to mix well, adding salt and pepper to taste.

 

Enjoy!

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Cheap and Cheesy Hamburger Casserole

This Cheap and Cheesy Hamburger Casserole is a great comforting, home-style dish. I make it over and over again because it really is cheap eating at its best.

The recipe is adapted from the More with Less cookbook and it can also be made with other meats/cheeses.

The cheese sauce is the same one I use for mac and cheese. I use it for other things too but it fits this recipe perfectly.

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Cheap and Cheesy Hamburger Casserole
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Cheap and Cheesy Hamburger Casserole
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 15 mins
 

A really inexpensive hamburger casserole that will most definitely be a family favorite.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cheap and Cheesy Hamburger Casserole
Servings: 6
Calories: 405 kcal
Ingredients
  • 5 large russet potatoes peeled and sliced about 1/4-1/2 inch thick
  • 2 -3 tablespoons chopped onions
  • 1 lb ground beef really lean is preferable
  • salt and pepper
Cheese sauce
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 8 ounces shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • ketchup optional condiment
Instructions
  1. I use a 2 1/2 quart covered casserole dish for this. This will stick unless you have a great non-stick baking dish - I never grease the pan though because of all the fat that's already in this.
  2. Preheat your oven to 350.
  3. Brown hamburger and onion.
  4. Place a layer of sliced potatoes in the casserole dish, top with half of the hamburger/onion mixture. Salt and pepper to taste (kind of depends on how salty your cheese sauce is - you can always salt it later if it needs it).
  5. Repeat layering of potato slices and hamburger mixture (and salt and pepper if desired).
Make Cheese sauce:
  1. Melt 3 T butter in saucepan over med-high heat. Add 3 T flour, and the salt and pepper. Stir quickly to blend. Add 2 cups milk; stir with whisk to incorporate butter/flour mixture. Reduce heat, stir till thickened and bubbly.
  2. Remove from the heat and add the shredded cheddar. Stir until the cheese melts.
  3. Pour the cheese sauce over the hamburger and potatoes in the baking dish. Push the potatoes around to let cheese sauce into all of the crevices so it's well coated.
  4. Cover and place in the oven. Bake for about 1 1/2 hours, till the potatoes are tender and the top is browned. I like to take off the cover for the last 20 minutes or so to brown the top a bit.
  5. Even with the leanest ground beef, this can get little pools of grease on top - I just spoon these off. It doesn't mean the whole thing is greasy - just cheesy.

Enjoy!

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Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Casserole

This Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Casserole is awesome comfort food. This chicken pot pie recipe takes a little time, but it is well worth it!!! This is an all-time favorite at my house. Great on a cold winter day.

Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Casserole

This is without a doubt the best chicken pot pie I’ve ever made or eaten in my life!!!

You can cook and brown the chicken with some olive oil, salt and pepper and prep the filling the night before. Just put it in the frig. Then the next night all you have to do is heat up the mixture, fill the pies, and put them in the oven to cook.

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Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Casserole
Ingredients
  • 1 cup potato diced
  • 1 cup onion diced
  • 1 cup celery diced
  • 1 cup carrot diced
  • 1 ⁄3 cup melted margarine
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup half-and-half
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 4 cups chicken cooked and chopped
  • 2 pie crusts either store bought or your own recipe
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 400°F.
  2. Saute the onion, celery, carrots and potatoes in margarine for 10 minutes. Add the flour to the sauteed mixture, stirring well, cook one minute stirring constantly.
  3. Combine the broth and half and half. Gradually stir into the vegetable mixture. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until thickened and bubbly.
  4. Stir in the salt and pepper; add the chicken and stir well. Pour into shallow 2 quart casserole dish and top with pie shells.
  5. Cut slits to allow steam to escape.
  6. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown and the filling is bubbly and cooked through.

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Roasted Kielbasa and Potatoes

This Roasted Kielbasa and Potatoes recipe is very good and so easy to throw together. Simple, quick, and definitely exceeds expectations. You can’t beat that!

 

I make this dish a lot and even though it’s great as is I do alter it sometimes.

Sliced onion and green pepper add flavor and texture when I’m in the mood and have those items.

A few cloves of crushed garlic also adds to the dish.

Leftovers are great mixed with eggs and made into a breakfast casserole with some cheese on top!

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Roasted Kielbasa and Potatoes
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Roasted Kielbasa and Potatoes
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
 

This Roasted Kielbasa and Potatoes recipe is delicious and quick enough for a weeknight supper.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Roasted Kielbasa and Potatoes
Servings: 6
Calories: 345 kcal
Ingredients
  • 5 -7 potatoes washed and cut up into bite-size chunks (skin on)
  • 1 package kielbasa cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 package dry onion soup mix
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Pour into a 9x13" baking pan. Roast in the oven, covered with foil for approximately 1 hour. Stir after 1/2 hour.

 

Enjoy!

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Cheesy Beef Pasta

This Cheesy Beef Pasta is just as easy to make as Hamburger Helper mix, but yummier! Great taste and easy to prepare. Can’t beat that!

Cheesy Beef Pasta

Who needs Hamburger Helper when you can prepare something much more tasty from scratch?

Great for kids and adults alike. You might want to adjust the garlic and maybe add some oregano to adjust for your family’s taste. But it’s great just like it is!

Make it once and I’m sure you’ll never buy Hamburger Helper again!

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Cheesy Beef Pasta
Ingredients
  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 green bell pepper chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 cups rotini pasta
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
Instructions
  1. In a large nonstick skillet, cook the beef over high heat, stirring, for 3 to 5 minutes or until no longer pink. Pour off all but 1 tablespoons of fat.
  2. Add the onion, garlic, green pepper, basil and thyme and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and water and bring to a boil.
  3. Add the pasta and reduce the heat to simmer.

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One Pot Homemade Creamy Mac and Cheese

If you hate washing a bunch of dishes and like your Mac and Cheese with plenty of cheesy, creamy sauce then this One Pot Homemade Creamy Mac and Cheese is the recipe for you.

One Pot Homemade Creamy Mac and Cheese

All made in one pot in less than 30 minutes.

And one more thing…no cream in the recipe! Check out the recipe to see how to make the cream (without the cream!)

It only takes about 25 total minutes from start to finish, not much longer than the boxed mac-n-cheese…but it’s homemade..and better!

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One Pot Homemade Creamy Mac and Cheese
Ingredients
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 6 tbsp flour
  • 3 cups of milk
  • 2 cups of water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Black pepper
  • 1/2 lb of dried macaroni elbow pasta
  • 2 cups grated tasty or cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup grated provolone cheese
Topping
  • 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs or ordinary breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese grated
  • 1/2 tbsp fresh parsley finely chopped (optional)
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
  1. Melt the butter in a deep fry pan or skillet over medium heat. Add the flour and stir until combined so a thick paste forms (“roux”). Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
  2. Add half the milk and use a whisk to dissolve the roux into the milk. It will thicken quickly, then add the remaining milk. Whisk in small circles, rotating around the pan, to dissolve all the roux into the milk.
  3. Add the water, salt and 5 grinds of pepper, then turn the heat up to medium high. Whisk leisurely so the bottom doesn’t stick to the pan. When the white sauce starts to steam and thickens such that you can see it coating the edges of the pan (around 2 to 3 minutes), add the macaroni.
  4. Turn the heat down to medium and stir gently with a wooden spoon to mix the macaroni through and ensure the bottom doesn’t stick. Cook it for 1 minute. Be sure not to cook it for longer than this after adding the macaroni – this really impacts the “sauciness” of the dish and ensuring the macaroni isn’t overcooked.
  5. Cover the fry pan, then transfer it immediately to the oven on the middle shelf.
  6. Bake for 12 minutes, then remove from the oven. It will seem like there is too much sauce but it reduces and thickens in the next steps. The pasta should be just cooked (al dente). It will continue cooking from the residual heat.
  7. Turn the oven off and turn the broiler on high.
  8. Stir through the cheese, just enough to disperse it through the macaroni. As you stir, this will melt the cheese and thicken the sauce. Don’t stir too much because otherwise the sauce will thicken too much due to the evaporation.
  9. Sprinkle over the panko and parmesan cheese, then place under the grill/broiler for a few minutes to brown.
  10. Remove from the broiler and let it rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Great dish. There’s one more thing with this One Pot Homemade Creamy Mac and Cheese: Only one pot to wash!

Enjoy!

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Taco Cornbread Casserole – Delicious Tex Mex

This Taco Cornbread Casserole is an easy and popular casserole with our family. If you like cornbread and you like tacos then this recipe will satisfy those desires.

Mixed together as one dish. yum!

Very easy to make in under 45 minutes total time. Try this for your next casserole.

We know that as it starts to get warmer out most people will slow down on the casseroles but this one is a great dish for dinner when there is still that chill in the air.

Have a look at the ingredients and then check out how easy it is to make.

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Taco Cornbread Casserole
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Taco Cornbread Casserole
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
55 mins
 

Try this Taco Cornbread Casserole for your next week night dish.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Taco Cornbread Casserole
Servings: 4
Calories: 370 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1 package corn bread/muffin mix
  • 3 cups cooked taco seasoned meat
  • 1 cup sour cream, light
  • 1 cup colby jack cheddar or mexican cheese, shredded and divided
  • 1/2 cup onion chopped
  • 1 medium tomato chopped
  • 1 cup shredded lettuce
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, prepare cornbread mix based on instructions on the box.
  2. Spread into an 8 x 8 pan sprayed with cooking spray.
  3. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
  4. Remove cornbread from oven and spread meat over corn bread.
  5. Combine sour cream, 3/4 cup cheese and onion. Spread over meat mixture.
  6. Bake for 15 minutes longer or until heated through and cheese is melted.
  7. Sprinkle with tomato, lettuce and remaining 1/4 cup of cheese.

Enjoy Taco Cornbread Casserole!

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Spicy Beef Szechuan Noodles

Sometimes the same old ground beef dishes get a little boring so I throw in something different like Spicy Beef Szechuan Noodles.

 

An easy recipe that’s also delicious! It doesn’t get any better than that!

Ground beef is relatively economical as far as beef is concerned. I eat a lot of it.

I double up the sauce sometimes because I like it saucy. Hoisin is very sweet so if you try the recipe I recommend adding a little and working your way up.

Give this spicy dish a try!

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Spicy Beef Szechuan Noodles
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Spicy Beef Szechuan Noodles
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
 

Sometimes the same old ground beef dishes get a little boring so I throw in something different like Spicy Beef Szechuan Noodles.



Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: Spicy Beef Szechuan Noodles
Servings: 6
Calories: 295 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
  • 1 or 2 teaspoons dry crushed red pepper start off with just a little and work your way up
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 3/4 cup beef broth
  • 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 8 ounces vermicelli cooked
  • 1/2 cup sliced green onion
Instructions
  1. Brown the ground beef in a large skillet, stirring until it crumbles; drain and keep warm.
  2. Pour the sesame oil in pan and heat till hot. Saute the onion and the next 4 ingredients hot in the sesame oil until tender.
  3. Combine the cornstarch and beef broth, whisking until smooth. Stir the broth mixture, hoisin sauce, and soy sauce into onion mixture. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; boil, stirring constantly, 1 minute.
  4. Stir in the ground beef.
  5. Toss with the hot cooked pasta, and sprinkle with sliced green onions.

 

Enjoy!

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Mac and Cheese With Fontina and Gorgonzola

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I enjoy this more sophisticated mac and cheese once in a while! In my opinion you can never have too many mac and cheese recipes. I love the flavors of the two cheeses used in this one. Another great thing is that this one is very quick to make.

In fact it’s much quicker than any other homemade Mac-n-cheese I’ve made. Just cook the noodles and stir everything together, all on the stove top.

Don’t worry, the kids will still love it.

Macaroni with Fontina and Gorgonzola Cheese

Ingredients

1 lb elbow macaroni, uncooked
1/4 lb Fontina cheese, shredded
1/4 lb gorgonzola, crumbled
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup half-and-half
fresh ground black pepper
1/2 cup fresh chives, Chopped

Directions

In a medium pot, bring 4 quarts of water to a boil. Add a pinch of salt and the macaroni. Cook until tender, about 8 to 10 minutes.

In a colander, drain the macaroni and return it to the pot.

Fold in the cheese, butter and half-and-half. Season with the pepper. Warm through.

Garnish with chopped chives.

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