Create Your Own Casserole

Mix and match your favorite ingredients to bring new ideas to dinnertime while saving time and planning ahead.

Casserole Ingredients

Protein

1 1/2 - 2 cups
cooked or canned



• Beans or lentils
• Beef, chicken, game, ham, lamb, pork, turkey, or veal, ground or cubed
CNP Meat Sauce
• Firm tofu, cubed
Hard-boiled eggs, chopped
• Tuna, salmon, or other fish

Sauce

1 can condensed soup +
1/3 cup liquid





• Cheddar cheese soup + vegetable juice
• 1 1/2 cups CNP Magic Mix + 1 cup water or broth
• Cream of celery soup + low-fat milk
• Cream of chicken soup + buttermilk
• Cream of mushroom soup + low-fat milk
• Cream of potato soup + low-fat sour cream
• Green pea soup + tomato juice
• 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce + water

Flavoring

Choose 1 or more

• 2 teaspoons any CNP Seasoning
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped (1/2 teaspoon powder, 1 teaspoon minced)
• Green pepper, celery, and onion, browned
• 1/2 cup Homemade Salsa

Vegetables

2 cups cooked,
fresh, frozen, or canned







• Asparagus
• Broccoli
• Carrots
• Corn
CNP Vegetable Mix
• Green beans
• Mixed vegetables
• Peas
• Summer squash
• Sweet Potatoes
• Tomatoes
• Zucchini

Grain

1 1/2 - 2 cups cooked

• Brown rice
• Whole-wheat pasta
• 6-8 whole-wheat or corn tortillas, cut into wedges

Topping

2 - 4 Tablespoons





• Bread crumbs
• Cornflakes or corn chips, crushed
• Onion rings, crushed
• Cracker crumbs
• Potato sticks
• Shredded cheese (added near the end of baking time)
• Stuffing mix

Baking Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. If baking the casserole right away, spray a 9×13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
  3. Choose at least one item from each row on the chart below. Prepare ingredients.
  4. Arrange ingredients in a 9×13-inch baking pan.
  5. Bake at 375°F for 30 minutes, or until bubbly.

Freezing Instructions

  • Line the casserole dish with freezer paper.
  • Put together the casserole following the steps above.
  • Wrap the freezer paper around the casserole, covering the top. Freeze solid.
  • To use the dish for other meals, remove the casserole from the baking dish and place it in a resealable plastic bag. Place in the freezer.
  • When ready to heat, remove the freezer paper and place the frozen casserole in the baking dish. Bake at 375°F for 1 hour.

Casserole Combinations

Makes 6-7 cups | 6 servings

Tuna Casserole

  • 2 5-ounce cans tuna, drained
  • 1 can cream of celery soup
  • 1/3 cup low-fat milk
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped (1/2 teaspoon powder, 1 teaspoon minced)
  • 1 cup cooked shelled peas, fresh, frozen, or canned
  • 1 cup cooked corn, fresh, frozen, or canned
  • 1 1/2-2 cups cooked whole-wheat pasta
  • 2-4 Tablespoons crushed cracker crumbs

Potluck Casserole

  • 1 1/2-2 cups cooked beef, chicken, game, ham, lamb, pork, turkey, or veal. Ground or cubed
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1/3 cup low-fat milk
  • 1-2 teaspoons dried herbs
  • 1 cup cooked broccoli, fresh or frozen
  • 1 cup cooked carrots, fresh, frozen, or canned
  • 11/2-2 cups cooked brown rice
  • 2-4 Tablespoons low-fat cheese, shredded

Thanksgiving Casserole

  • 1 1/2-2 cups cooked turkey, shredded or ground
  • 1 1/2 cups CNP Magic Mix
  • 1 cup water or broth
  • 1-2 teaspoons CNP Herb Ranch Seasoning
  • 1 cup sweet potatoes, fresh cooked or canned
  • 1 cup cooked mixed vegetables, fresh, frozen, or canned
  • 6-8 corn tortillas
  • 2-4 Tablespoons stuffing mix

Bean & Rice Casserole

  • 1 1/2-2 cups or 1 15-ounce can cooked beans, any kind
  • 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
  • 1/3 cup low-fat milk
  • 1-2 teaspoons CNP Mexican Seasoning
  • 1 cup CNP Vegetable Mix
  • 1 cup tomatoes or 1 8-ounce can, drained
  • 1 1/2-2 cups cooked brown rice
  • 2-4 Tablespoons crushed corn tortilla chips

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