Aunt Ellas Casserole Recipes

AUNT MILLIE'S BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook broccoli in the boiling water for 1 minute. Drain, and set aside.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, mix the cheese, cream of mushroom soup, salt, and pepper. Stir until cheese is melted. Add the broccoli, stirring to coat. Transfer the mixture to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a separate saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Mix in the croutons, and sprinkle over the broccoli mixture.
• Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the topping is browned and broccoli is tender.

AUNT JEWEL'S CHICKEN DRESSING CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place chicken in a large saucepan full of lightly salted water. Bring to a boil; boil for about 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through (juices run clear). Remove chicken from pan, reserving broth. Cut chicken into bite size pieces and place in bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl mix together cream of chicken soup and cream of celery soup. Fill one empty soup can with milk, and mix milk with soups. Pour mixture over chicken. In a small bowl combine stuffing and broth; mix together and spoon mixture over casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.

AUNT MILLIE'S BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Grease 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.
• Line baking dish with grated potatoes, pressing potatoes up the sides, into the corners, and no more than 1/4" thickness covering the bottom. You may salt and pepper the potatoes lightly if you wish, to taste.
• Drain spinach in paper towel lined collander. Be sure to press as much of the water out as possible. Best way is to quarter-fold about three to four additional paper towels and press down onto the spinach in the collander. Replace the paper towel in the collander as needed until the spinach appears to be nearly "dry". Set aside.
• Mix thoroughly together the eggs, milk, 1/2 cup shredded cheese, and all the vegetables including the well-drained spinach; Salt and pepper, to taste.
• Pour egg mixture into potato-lined baking dish. Top with remaining shredded cheese. If not baking right away, cover dish with plastic wrap or lid; Refrigerate up to 24 hours.
• When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees, remove cover and put dish in oven 30-45 minutes or until inserted knife comes out clean.
• NOTE: If you're watching your figure, you may substitute 6 eggs with three 2-serving containers of Egg Beaters or use 1 carton Egg Beaters for all 12 eggs.

AUNT BETTE'S CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Using a 9"x14" pan, spray bottom and sides lightly with cooking spray.
• Spread corn and beans on the bottom of the pan.
• In a medium sauce pan melt one stick of butter and add onion, cans of soup, sour cream, and cheese. Mix well while stirring frequently over medium heat until thoroughly blended.
• Pour the hot mixture over the layered corn and beans.
• In a small fry pan melt the last stick of butter and carefully brown the Ritz cracker crumbs. Spread them over top of the casserole and sprinkle the almonds over the top.
• Bake uncovered for 45 - 60 minutes in a 350 degree oven until bubbling nicely around the edges. Place in oven on a foil covered cookie sheet to catch any dripping.

AUNT MABEL'S CARROT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, add carrots and enough water to cover.
• Bring to a boil and cook until carrots are tender.
• Drain and mash carrots.
• In a large bowl, beat eggs.
• Add next 5 ingredients.
• Stir into carrots.
• Add bread cubes and mix well.
• Pour into a greased 2-quart casserole dish.
• At 350 degrees, bake, uncovered for 30-40 minutes or until set.

AUNT GRACE'S TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Combine the soup, sour cream, cheese, onion and butter and mix well.
• Arrange the tator tots in a lasagne size pan and pour the soup mixture on top.
• Top the mixture with the chips.
• Bake for 1 hour.

AUNT ELLA'S CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef. Drain.
• Add soup, beans, corn, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Top with mashed potatoes.
• Bake at 350 degrees.