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Create Your Own Casserole<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mix and match your favorite ingredients to bring new ideas to dinnertime while saving time and planning ahead. <\/p>\n\n\n

Casserole Ingredients<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr>

Protein<\/strong>

1 1\/2 - 2 cups
cooked or canned



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

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Sauce<\/strong>

1 can condensed soup +
1\/3 cup liquid





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• Cheddar cheese soup + vegetable juice
• 1 1\/2 cups CNP Magic Mix<\/a> + 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

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Flavoring<\/strong>

Choose 1 or more

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Vegetables<\/strong>

2 cups cooked,
fresh, frozen, or canned







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• Asparagus
• Broccoli
• Carrots
• Corn
• CNP Vegetable Mix<\/a>
• Green beans
• Mixed vegetables
• Peas
• Summer squash
• Sweet Potatoes
• Tomatoes
• Zucchini

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Grain<\/strong>

1 1\/2 - 2 cups cooked

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

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Topping<\/strong>

2 - 4 Tablespoons





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• 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

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Baking Instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  1. Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F.<\/li>
  2. If baking the casserole right away, spray a 9×13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray.<\/li>
  3. Choose at least one item from each row on the chart below. Prepare ingredients.<\/li>
  4. Arrange ingredients in a 9×13-inch baking pan.<\/li>
  5. Bake at 375\u00b0F for 30 minutes, or until bubbly.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Freezing Instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n