Seattle Lunch Hotdish Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add the carrots, onion and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring, until soft, about 10 minutes. Stir in the flour until combined and then cook for 1 minute. Add half the milk and cook, whisking continuously, until thickened, about 5 minutes; repeat with the remaining milk. Stir in the chicken soup mix and then add the chicken, peas, thyme and a few turns of pepper. Simmer, stirring often, until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink, 10 to 15 minutes. Taste the mixture and adjust the seasonings if desired.
• Transfer the mixture to an 8-by-11-inch baking dish (or other 3-quart ovensafe dish) and then cover with the tater tots. Make them snuggly and neat. Bake until the tots are golden brown; begin checking for doneness at 30 minutes. Let cool slightly and serve with ketchup, if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef, onions, and celery. Cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix in cream soups, water, instant rice, water chestnuts, soy sauce, salt, and pepper. Pour into the prepared casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Add bean sprouts and stir. Sprinkle on enough chow mein noodles to cover the top of the dish and continue baking until heated through, about 30 minutes more.