Potato Casserole

I don't know that I've ever done this as written.  Always a variation, like ham or lunch meat instead of bolongna; never measured the peas, potatoes, or cheese.  Today, I didn't use the can of soup at all--just the milk and about a tbsp. of flour and some garlic salt and adobo powder and no sage.  But here's the recipe anyway, in all it's unvaried glory:

3 cups bologna, cubed
4 medium potatoes, sliced
10 oz. frozen peas
1 can cream of (mushroom, celery, or cheddar cheese)
3/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon grated onion
1/2 tsp. sage
1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Combine potatoes and meat in a 6 cup casserole dish.  Cook frozen peas, add soup, milk, onion and sage.  Bring to boil; stir in cheese.  Pour over meat & potatoes.  Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until bubbly.


Pretty easy!

Carolyn's Chicken and Rice Casserole

My husband's mom had some recipes in a family cookbook.  This one is one I've altered a bit, so I'll post my version and then this original.
 
1 can cream mushroom soup (or whatever cream soup on hand)
1 can celery soup (or whatever...)
1 cup raw rice
2 cups milk
1 tsp. parsley flakes (or Italian herbs, or whatever you've got)
1 tsp. or so garlic powder
Salt and pepper to taste
1 chicken cut up into pieces (or chicken breasts)
Top with 1 package dry onion  soup mix, or Italian dressing mix, or whatever herbs you've got on hand, or those little crunchy onions, cheese...you get the picture--just make it yummy on the top. =)

Mix in 13X9 or larger casserole dish: soups, rice, parsley, and milk, garlic, salt, pepper.  Put chicken on top of mixture and top with topping.  Cover with aluminum foil if it might burn, but otherwise, I don't.  Bake at 350 for 1 to 2 hours, until chicken is completely done.

Carolyn's:
1 can cream mushroom soup

1 can celery soup

1 1/4 cup raw rice
1 1/4 cups water

1 tsp. parsley flakes (or Italian herbs, or whatever you've got)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 chicken cut up into pieces
Top with 1 package dry onion  soup mix.th

Then put it together and bake like above.

Somehow, no matter what topping I've put on, my husband gets in at the last minute and adds something else.  Today it was cheese.  Should I be offended?  Well, whatever...it always tastes great.