Create Your Own Casserole
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Ingredients
- Vegetable 10-16 oz
- Starch 2 to 3 cups cooked pasta or rice
- Protein Main Ingredient 2 cups
- Sauce 16 oz diced tomatoes or 1 can of condensed soup
- Topping Cheese, Cracker Crumbs, Corn Flakes
- Celery Topping 1/2 cup chopped
- Onion Topping 1/4 cup chopped
- Dried herbs 1-2 tsp optional
**Tip! – Try it with salad, other vegetables, fruit (fresh when in season and affordable or canned in water or natural juices), low-fat milk
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What To Do
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Choose one ingredient from each column on chart.
Vegetable : 1 (10-ounce) package frozen spinach, broccoli or green beans, thawed and drained 1 (16-ounce) can green beans, peas, corn or carrots, drained 1½ cups sliced zucchini or yellow squash
Protein: 2 cups cooked ground beef or ground turkey 2 cups cooked and diced chicken, turkey, beef or pork 1 (12-15 ounce) can tuna or salmon, drained 2 cups cooked kidney beans or black beans
Topping : Topping 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese ½ cup reduced fat shredded cheese ¼ cup bread crumbs or cracker crumbs ¼ cup crushed cornflakes cereal For extra flavor, add one or more of the following to any casserole mixture:
Mix all ingredients except topping.
Spray casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray and pour mixture into casserole dish.
Cover casserole with oven-safe lid or aluminum foil and bake for about 50 minutes or until bubbly.
Remove casserole from oven. If desired, add topping to casserole and return to oven for 8 to 10 minutes.
Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
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