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If you are looking for a little “comfort food”, a new recipe for your dinner table, or an economical meal, here are a couple of recipes for you!  These casserole recipes will remind you of those delicious hot meals from grandma’s or mom’s oven.  For most of us, that is “comfort” enough.   Colorful Chicken Rice Casserole is a type of Tex-Mex food which means a great blending of flavors.   Chicken and Ham Casserole also makes use of rice and blends the flavors of two meats.  Both will no doubt be big hits with your family.

COLORFUL CHICKEN RICE CASSEROLE

1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted

1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup small-curd cottage cheese

1 pkg (3 oz) low-fat cream cheese, cubed

3 cups cubed cooked chicken

3 cups cooked brown rice

1 1/2 cups (6 oz) shredded Monterey Jack cheese

1 can (4 oz) chopped green chilies

1 can (2 1/4 oz) sliced ripe olives, drained

1/8 tsp garlic powder

1/2 to 3/4 cup crushed corn chips

2 cups shredded lettuce

2 medium tomatoes, chopped

In a blender or food processor, combine the soup, sour cream, cottage cheese, and cream cheese; cover and process until smooth.  Transfer to a large mixing bowl.  Stir in the chicken, rice, cheese, chilies, olives, and garlic salt.  Spray a 2-quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.  Transfer mixture into prepared dish.  Bake, uncovered, for 25 to 30 minutes, or until bubbly, at 350 degrees.  Remove from oven and just before serving, sprinkle top with corn chips, lettuce and tomatoes in that order.

Yield 6 to 8 servings.

Note:  I adapted the above recipe from one I found in an old Taste of Home’s Quick Cooking magazine.

CHICKEN AND HAM CASSEROLE

1 pkg (6 oz) long grain and wild rice mix

2 cups cubed cooked chicken

1 cup cubed fully cooked ham

1 can (10 3/4 oz) low-sodium cream of chicken soup, undiluted

1 can (12 oz) evaporated skim milk

1 cup shredded Colby or Cheddar cheese

1/8 tsp pepper

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Cook rice mix according to package directions.  Transfer to a greased 2-quart baking dish.  Top with chicken and ham.  In a bowl, combine the soup, milk, cheese, and pepper; pour over chicken mixture.  Sprinkle with the Parmesan.  Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until bubbly.

Serves 6

Enjoy!

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For something a little different try this easy recipe for tasty Lasagna Roll-ups.  It’s quick and easy and combines many healthy items into one dish.  The lasagna provides grain (even a better grain value if you use whole-wheat lasagna), the ground beef provides the meat, spinach adds a healthy vegetable, of course the tomatoes in the sauce are well known to be excellent in reducing one’s cancer risk, and three kinds of cheeses add dairy to the mix.   This would make a great addition to your recipe file.

LASAGNA ROLL-UPS

4 lasagna noodles

1/2 lb. lean ground beef

1 small onion, chopped

1 box frozen spinach, thawed and drained well

8 oz reduced-fat ricotta cheese

1 egg, beaten

1 tsp low-fat milk

1/2 tsp thyme

1/4 tsp salt, optional

2 cups sugar-free spaghetti sauce without meat, divided

1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Cook noodles according to package directions; rinse and drain.  In a medium  non-stick skillet, cook ground beef and onion until beef is no longer pink.  Drain in a colander and rinse with hot water to remove excess fat.  Rinse pan and wipe with a paper towel.  Add the spinach, ricotta cheese, egg, milk, thyme and salt, if using, to the ground beef.  Mix up well and divide evenly, spreading over the lasagna noodles.  Pour 1/4 cup spaghetti sauce over the meat mixture of each noodle.  Carefully roll up jelly-roll style and place seam side down in an 8-inch square baking dish that has been sprayed with non-stick vegetable oil spray.  Pour the remaining cup of spaghetti sauce over the noodles.  Cover and bake for 45-50 minutes until heated through.  Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.

4 servings:  Each contains approximately 350 calories, 33 g carbs and 23 g protein

Note:  You can use lean ground turkey instead of the beef, if you prefer poultry over red meat.

Originally posted 2010-04-17 21:12:39.