Lean But Not Mean Hot Brown Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place bread cubes in the bottom of a 2-quart casserole.
• Top with diced turkey and set aside.
• To make sauce: Melt butter in a large stockpot set over medium-low heat.
• Whisk in the flour, salt and pepper.
• Whisk hard to create a smooth, lump-free paste.
• Continue to cook and stir for about 5 minutes, or until flour barely begins to brown.
• Slowly whisk in half-and-half.
• Slowly whisk in heavy whipping cream.
• Slowly whisk in milk.
• Continue to cook and stir until mixture bubbles.
• Add cheese; remove from heat and stir until cheese is melted and mixture is smooth.
• Pour sauce over bread and turkey.
• Add topping before baking.
• To make topping: Sprinkle bacon and tomatoes on top of sauce.
• Top with shredded Parmesan cheese.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until the casserole is hot and bubbly.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400. While preheating, toast the bread cubes for 10 minutes on a cookie sheet.
• Fry the bacon pieces. Grease a casserole dish.
• Make the sauce - melt the butter, whisk in the flour, add liquid. Once thickening, add cheese, then drained pimentos and Tabasco if using.
• Toss toasted bread cubes with 1 cup of sauce, then layer in bottom of casserole dish. Spread the turkey pieces on top and pour the sauce over.
• Cover with tomato slices and bacon pieces.
• Bake until bubbly 20-30 minutes.

Steps:

• Melt margarine in a saucepan.
• stir in flour to make a roux.
• gradually whisk in milk and boullion.
• cook for five minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• put toast in a greased 13x9 inch pan.
• layer turkey on toast.
• spoon on sauce.
• add cheese, bacon and tomatoes.
• bake on 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan melt butter. Add flour stirring to make a roux. Cook 2 to 3 minutes.
• Thorougly beat eggs, beat in the milk.
• While stirring, slowly add the milk/egg to the butter mixture.
• Stir in 3/4 cup Parmesean cheese. Cook until mixture thickens but does not boil. This will take about 30 to 40 minutes. Mixture should heavily coat spoon. Remove from heat.
• Fold in whipping cream and add salt and pepper to taste.
• Trim crust from bread. Toast in a regular toaster.
• Line the bottom of a 9x13 casserole pan and a 8x8 casserole pan. Usually 6 slices for the 9x13 and 4 slices for the 8x8.
• Top with slices of turkey.
• Cover with the sauce, dividing the sauce between the 2 dishes. If using one large casserole dish the spread all of the sauce over the turkey.
• Sprinkle with the remaining Parmesean cheese and paprika.
• Place in pre-heated 350 degree oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• While casserole is baking fry and crumble bacon or use pre cooked bacon bits.
• Toast remaining slices of bread. Cut in half diagonally.
• After removing the casserole from the oven placed toasted bread around the outer edge "point side up".
• Garnish with the bacon bits and diced tomatoes and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
• Serve while hot. Serves 8.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Melt butter in skillet. Stir in flour. Gradually add milk and bouillon; cook until thickened. Add cheese. Stir until cheese is melted; remove from heat.
• Put toast in flat baking dish. Put turkey and ham on toast. Spoon cheese sauce over meat.
• Bake 10 minutes.
• Top with bacon and tomato slices; bake 5 minutes more.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan and paprika before serving.