Mix And Match Casseroles

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups meat (see description)
• 2 cups cream soup, sauce (or alternative, see description)
• 1 (3 ounce) can mushrooms (or alternative, see description)
• 2 cups vegetables (see description)
• 2 cups uncooked rice or 2 cups pasta
• 1 cup cheese (see description) or 1 cup bread or 1 cup cracker crumb
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 the meat can be: 2 cans tuna, shrimp or crab, or 2 cups chopped cooked chicken or turkey, or 2 cups chopped ham, or 1 lb. ground beef, cooked crumbled and drained.
• 2 the sauce can be: 1 can of cream of "your favorite, i like onion" soup or 2 cans (14 1/2 oz) tomatoes or 2 cups of your own sauce (barbecue, sweet and sour, teriyaki, curry, marinara, gravy, cheese sauce, use your imagination).
• 3 the extra can be: 1 small can mushrooms, 1 small can sliced olives, 1/4 cup chopped red or green bell pepper, 1/4 cup chopped onion, 1/4 cup chopped celery, 2 minced garlic cloves, 1 can chopped green chilies, 1 package taco seasoning etc etc.
• 4 the vegetable can be: 1 14-1/2 ounce can vegetable of your choice (peas, green beans, spinach, corn, asparagus) or 2 cups frozen or fresh.
• 5 the starch can be: uncooked small pasta shells, egg noodles, uncooked rice, etc etc.
• 6 you can use one or two toppings: 1/2 cup cheese of any kind, or 1 cup bread/cracker crumbs mixed with melted butter and sprinkled on top, or stuffing mix. could be crushed taco or potato chips. or french fried onions. just think of something crunchy ;).
• 7 once you have chosen your diabolical combination, combine 1 8-ounce container sour cream, 1 cup milk, 1 cup water, 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper with sauce (omit sour cream and milk if using tomatoes).
• 8 stir in vegetable, pasta/rice, meat/fish/poultry, and, if desired, extras. spoon into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. bake, covered, at 350? for 1 hour and 10 minutes. uncover and sprinkle with toppings; bake 10 more minutes.
• 9 i know i may get some flak for this recipe, as there is so much room for variable, and therefore margin for error, so i hope readers will be open-minded when rating this recipe, it is a general guideline for what amounts of each ingredient - i can't take responsibility for your choice of ingredients! :).