Chicken Stuffing Casserole

My favorite ever comfort food casserole recipe from my very own mama!

Chicken Stuffing Casserole

4 cups chicken cooked and cubed (can also use turkey)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
16 oz. sour cream
2 cups water
1 boxes chicken stove top stuffing

Mix sour cream, soup and water. Prepare stuffing according to directions. Mix chicken, soup/sour cream
mixture, and stuffing. Pour into freezer bag and freeze. When thawed, bake in greased 9x13 , at 350
for 40 minutes.

Classic Meatloaf

Ingredients
1 pound ground beef
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 egg, lightly beaten
8 ounces canned diced tomatoes with juice
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats

Topping:
1/3 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Mix all meatloaf ingredients well and place in a baking dish. Shape into a loaf.

Topping:
Mix ingredients for topping and spread on loaf. Bake for 1 hour.

AMAZING! And super moist, not even a little dry

*Paula Deen*

Paula Deen's Broccoli Casserole

Ingredients
•2 (10-ounce) packages frozen chopped broccoli, cooked and drained
•1 cup mayonnaise
•1 cup grated sharp cheddar
•1 (10 3/4-ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
•2 eggs, lightly beaten
•2 cups crushed crackers
•2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 13 by 9-inch baking dish with vegetable oil cooking spray.
In a large mixing bowl, combine broccoli, mayonnaise, cheese, soup and eggs. Mix well with a metal spoon. Place the mixture in the prepared baking dish. Top with the crushed crackers and pour the melted butter evenly over the crackers. Bake for 35 minutes or until set and browned.

Cheesy Bread Bowl Dip

I have more requests for this recipe than anything else I make, and people are always surprised what is in it and how easy it is... And of course I got it from my mom!

Ingredients:
8 oz. Cream Cheese or Neufchatel cheese
1/4 cup green onions
16 oz. Sour Cream
1 bottle Dried Beef chopped (in the canned meats aisle)
1 french bread loaf cut into cubes
1 round bread loaf (boule, or 4 small bread bowls if you can't find the large ones works too)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 200-350 degrees depending how much time you have. Combine all ingredients and mix until well blended. Cut out the top of the bread bowl(s) and remove the inside bread but SAVE it. Fill the bread bowl with the mixture and replace the top so it stays enclosed. Wrap in foil and place in the oven for the time and temperature specified below:
If you have 2 hours or more: 200 degrees works great
If you have less than that crank the temperature up between 200 and 350 degrees to heat it through faster.
Serve with Bread for dipping. I promise, they'll keep coming back for more. You can make this dip and freeze it for future parties!

Stromboli

Yep, I got it from my mama! This recipe is great because its inspiration for so much more! You can stuff these suckers with whatever you would like!

Ingredients:
3 cups sausage, breakfast or Italian, cooked and crumbled
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1 can sliced olives
1 8 oz cream cheese
¼ c. green onion
1 loaf frozen dough, or pizza dough

Directions:
Combine first 5 ingredients. Divide doup in half. Roll out doughs to form long rectangles (like for cinnamon rolls). Lay filling down the middle. Seal all edges. Lay seam down on cookie sheet. Pre-freeze before putting them in the bags so they don’t stick together.
Thaw on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes. Can be served hot or cold.

Another option: fill with pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, or whatever pizza toppings you like, and serve with marinara dipping sauce.

Chicken Enchilada Suiza

I got this one from my mama =)

Ingredients:
2 cans cream of chicken soup
16 oz. Sour cream
Mix and set aside
3-4 cups chicken breast, cooked and cubed ( 1 breast =about a cup)
2, 4 oz. Cans sliced olives
1 4 oz. Can green chilis, chopped and drained
1 cup onion chopped
1 Tbls. Chili powder
½ tsp. Salt
½ tsp. Garlic powder
8 Tortillas
1 ½ -2 cups cheddar cheese grated

Directions:
Mix ¾ cup sour cream/soup mixture together with chicken, olives, chilis, onion, chili powder, salt, garlic powder, and ½ cup cheese. Divide evenly onto 8 tortillas. Roll and place in gallon Ziploc freezer bag. Cover with remaining sour cream/soup sauce. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top. Freeze. To thaw, spray 9x13 pan with Pam or the like, and cut frozen bag open. Let enchiladas thaw in pan, in the fridge. Bake at 400 for 15-25 minutes. Serve with salsa.

Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole

Again, Alicia gave me this recipe. I make it a lot, its fast and easy and out of this world good.

INGREDIENTS:
4 chicken breasts
8 oz sour cream
1/3 C margarine or butter
1 can cream of chicken or mushroom

Toppings:
1 roll crushed Ritz crackers
¼ C margarine or butter, melted
1 Tbsp poppy seeds

DIRECTIONS:Preheat oven to 350°F. Boil chicken in water with a bouillon cube. Salt and pepper chicken and shred it once cooked and put in an 8x8 casserole dish. Mix soup, sour cream, and margarine and pour over the chicken. Mix the topping ingredients together and pour them over the chicken mixture. Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes. Serve over rice.

Can be frozen without topping

Yummy Yummy Meatballs!

If you've never had homemade meatballs these are just the ones to start with (If I do say so myself). mmmmm....

Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
1/2-2/3 cup dry breadcrumbs (seasoned are fine too)
1/4 cup milk
1/4-3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 small onion, chopped (or about1/4 tsp or 1/2 tsp onion powder)
1 egg
**Spaghetti or noodles of choice
**Your choice of spaghetti sauce

Combine all ingredients and shape into 20-24 meatballs (1 to 1-1/2 inches each). Line a 9x13 pan with foil for easy clean-up. Bake at 425 for about 25 min or until light brown and cooked through; turn meatballs halfway through, if desired, to help maintain a round shape. Serve over spaghetti and sauce; I prefer just a traditional sauce since the meatballs have so much flavor but choose your favorite, and of course sprinkle with Parmesan cheese if you like!

**I have also added other spices, anything you want is fine... (thyme, oregano, basil, etc)
**These make great meatball sandwiches the next day, just add some mozzarella cheese and broil for a few minutes.