Words for Wednesday

Today's "words" will just be more recipes because someone asked for them.

CHICKEN LICKIN’ CASSEROLE
(from Mrs. Cubbison's stuffing box/website)

Serves 6 to 8

1 package (10-oz.) Herb Seasoned Cube Stuffing
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 - 3/4 cup chicken broth, heated
2 lbs. skinless and boneless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch cubes
2 cans (10-3/4 oz ea.) condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 package (9-oz.) frozen cut green beans, thawed
8 oz. sharp cheddar cheese, grated

In a bowl, mix stuffing, butter and broth. Pour mixture into a greased 9x13x2-inch baking pan; spread evenly. In a bowl, mix chicken, soup and green beans. Spread mixture evenly over stuffing. Cover and bake mixture in a preheated moderate oven (350 degrees F.) for 1 hour. Remove from oven, uncover and sprinkle with cheese. Place back in oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes.

The roll recipe I use most is this one.

I often just wing it on the chicken noodle soup, but here's basically what I do.

1 lb. chicken, cooked and cubed

1 lb. baby carrots

2 stalks celery, chopped

6 oz. uncooked egg noodles

1 Tbsp. chicken base (you could substitute broth or bouillion cubes)

1 quart water

1 tsp. italian seasoning

salt and pepper to taste

You just throw it all together and let it simmer for at least 15 minutes (so the noodles cook) and as long as you want. It works well in a crock pot too.

The pasta casserole is also just thrown together, but it always tastes good to me.

Pasta casserole

8 oz. uncooked pasta, whatever shape you like

8 oz. shredded mozerella cheese

1/2-1 lb. ground beef or turkey, or italian sausage

1 jar spaghetti sauce, or homemade if you like it that way

Cook pasta according to package directions. While that's boiling, brown meat and then drain. Return to pan and add spaghetti sauce. Heat until warm.

In greased casserole dish (8x8), pour just enough sauce to cover bottom. Then layer 1/2 of pasta, 1/3 cheese, and 1/2 sauce. Then repeat layers again. Top with last 1/3 cheese. Cover and heat in 350 oven 30 minutes or until heated through.