Karens Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In large pan, brown onion, celery, mushrooms, and chicken in the butter.
• Remove from heat and add all other ingredients except paprika, mix well.
• Place in a greased 2-quart casserole dish. May seem a bit watery, this will go away after it's baked.
• Top with paprika, to taste. I do a solid coating so the top is entirely red.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes. Top should be slightly browned and casserole a bit bubbly.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 180C/350°F.
• Cook the potatoes with the carrots and onion with salt to taste in a little boiling water for five minutes, drain.
• Mix meat lightly with the egg, crumbs, milk, herbs, and salt to taste.
• Form meat mixture into balls and gently brown all over in oil, remove from pan.
• Pour off fat from pan, stir in soup, sour cream and paprika, stir over moderate heat for a minute or two.
• Spread vegetables over the base of an ovenproof dish, spoon the sauce over.
• Scatter meatballs over the top, cover and bake in a moderate oven for about 40 minutes.
• Optional:.
• Scatter 1 cup grated cheese over the top for the last 20 minutes baking time.

Steps:

• Set oven temperature to 350 degrees.
• In a medium saucepan, saute onion in oil until tender. Add the ground beef, cooking until well browned and crumbly.
• Add the enchilada sauce and green chilies. Continue cooking over medium heat until sauce is heated through.
• In the meantime, tear or cut tortillas into large bite-sized pieces.
• Begin layering by adding a few tablespoons of sauce to the bottom of a 13x9in baking pan.
• Dividing everything in thirds, layer the casserole in three layers as follows: tortillas, meat sauce, cheese, olives.
• Place in the oven until cheese is melted thoroughly, usually about 15 minutes. After the cheese melts, you can place the casserole under the broiler for a few minutes to get a nice crusty cheese layer on top. Yum!
• Let cool for 5 minutes before cutting. Add a dollop of sour cream to each piece, if desired, and serve!