Casserole recipe can get quite creative and we have a yummy garden supper casserole that you're sure to enjoy. This is a great dinner option or can be served as a side dish as well. Check it out below!
Garden Supper Casserole
Makes 4 servings
Ingredients
2 cups soft bread, cubed
½ cup shredded cheese
5 tablespoons margarine or butter, melted
1 cup cooked canned peas
2 tablespoons onion, chopped
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon pepper
½ cup instant non-fat dry milk + 1½
cups water (or 1½ cups non-fat milk)
1 cup meat (beef, chicken, or pork),
cut up, cooked
1 large tomato, sliced
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. Mix bread cubes, cheese, and 2 tablespoons melted margarine.
3. Spread half the mixture in greased 1 quart casserole dish and top with peas.
4. Cook onion in 3 tablespoons margarine until onion is tender. Blend in flour and seasonings.
5. Cook over low heat, stirring until mixture is bubbly.
6. Remove from heat, add milk and return to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil and stir for 1 minute.
7. Stir in meat and pour over peas.
8. Arrange tomato slices on top and sprinkle with remaining bread mixture.
9. Bake, uncovered, at 350ºF for 25 minutes.
Variation:
To lower the fat content: Use 2 tablespoon margarine instead of 5 tablespoons; use low-fat cheese. Add more types of vegetables such as carrots, broccoli, lima beans; use tomato sauce instead of cream sauce in step 4.
Nutrition Information for each serving:
Calories 550 Kcal Cholesterol 70 mg Sugar 9 g Calcium 240 mg
Calories from fat 380 Kcal Sodium 1330 mg Protein 19 g Iron 8 mg
Total fat 42 g Total Carbohydrate 25 g Vitamin A 300 RE
Saturated fat 15 g Dietary Fiber 3 g Vitamin C 15 mg
Recipe provided by Winnie Day, Nez Perce, Reubens, ID
This recipe has not been tested or standardized by the USDA.
