Mix and Match Casserole Recipe | CDKitchen.com (2024)

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Mix and match with your favorite ingredients. Choose a sauce base, a vegetable, pasta or rice, a protein, add-ins, and one or more toppings to customize this casserole.

serves/makes:

ready in:

1-2 hrs

3 reviews

ingredients

8 ounces sour cream
1 cup milk
1 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

Choose One Sauce Base
1 can (10.75 ounce size) cream of mushroom soup
1 can (10.75 ounce size) cream of celery soup
1 can (10.75 ounce size) cream of chicken soup
1 can (10.75 ounce size) cheddar cheese soup
1 can (29 ounce size) diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano, undrained

Choose One Vegetable
1 can (15 ounce size) cut Italian green beans, drained
1 can (15 ounce size) sweet peas, drained
1 can (10 ounce size) asparagus cuts and tips, drained
1 can (15 ounce size) whole kernel corn, drained
1 can (15 ounce size) chopped spinach, drained

Choose One Pasta or Rice
2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
1 cup uncooked regular white rice
4 cups uncooked wide egg noodles
3 cups uncooked small pasta shells

Choose One Protein
1 can (12 ounce size) solid white tuna in water, drained and flaked
2 cups chopped, cooked chicken
2 cups chopped, cooked ham
2 cups chopped, cooked turkey
1 pound ground beef, browned and drained

Choose One or More Extras (optional)
1 can (4 ounce size) canned mushroom slices, drained
1/4 cup sliced black olives
1/4 cup chopped bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped celery
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 can (4.5 ounce size) chopped green chiles
1 envelope (1.25 ounce size) taco seasoning mix

Choose One or Two Toppings
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1/2 cup fine, dry breadcrumbs
1 cup crushed round buttery crackers
1 cup herb-seasoned stuffing mix

directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x13 baking dish.

Combine the sour cream, milk, water, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Mix well. Add desired sauce base.

Stir in your choice of vegetable, pasta/rice, protein, and extras, if using.

Transfer the mixture to the greased baking dish and cover with foil.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 60-70 minutes.

Remove the foil and add one or two of the toppings, if desired. Return to the oven and bake, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Serve hot.

Some of our favorite combinations are as follows:

Chicken Casserole: cream of chicken soup, asparagus, rice, chicken, Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs

Ham Casserole: cream of celery soup, green beans, wide egg noodles, ham, garlic, 2 portions Swiss cheese

Turkey Casserole: 3 cans diced tomatoes, sweet peas, small pasta shells, turkey, onion, garlic, 2 portions mozzarella cheese, herb-seasoned stuffing mix or round buttery crackers

Ground Beef Casserole: Cheddar cheese soup, corn, elbow macaroni, ground beef, sliced mushrooms, green chiles, taco seasoning mix, 2 portions mozzarella cheese

Meatless Casserole: diced tomatoes, corn, rice, ripe olives, 4 portions bell pepper, 4 portions celery, garlic, Parmesan cheese

Tuna Casserole: cream of mushroom soup, sweet peas, elbow macaroni, tuna, sliced mushrooms, mozzarella cheese, breadcrumbs

nutrition data

358 calories, 15 grams fat, 32 grams carbohydrates, 24 grams protein per serving.

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reviews & comments

Guest Foodie REVIEW:
July 16, 2020

You just made "Casserole Night" a whole lot easier at our house. So many options in only one email to refer to! I keep a pretty well stocked pantry, so these can be whipped-up at the drop of a hat. Thank you very much :-).
Ashley S REVIEW:
September 18, 2008

I love this concept! I have always tried to put together a casserole but it never came out right...it was either too dry, too wet, or not seasoned enough. I followed the amounts on this recipe to the letter and it came out perfectly! I have used this recipe over and over again, each time using different ingredients and each one turns out well. Thanks for breaking down the mix and match casserole concept into easy to follow amounts and instructions!
jamileena REVIEW:
January 1, 2007

This is a great concept! I made minor substitutions-like instead of elbow mac. or shells, I used penne for my dish.The use of pepper is a bit heavy and I like spicy. Id take it down to just above a 1/2 tsp rather than the suggested 1 tsp for the general public.It came out a bit liquidy at the bottom, like i could have baked it for a few more minutes, or I could have used a little more pasta to absorb that liquid, or I may not have drained the tuna well enough. I also used frozen peas, so those may have left some moisture behind...so Im going to play with this again, using different ingredients and see how it goes.Side Note: I also used lite, low fat and fat free when I could to make it Weight Watcher's friendly. It serves 6 big portions, at only 5 pts each. All in all, very good, very easy to prepare, great for cleaning out the pantry, fridge, freezer. Saved to my favorites!

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