Broccoli Chicken Tater Tot Casserole

2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 can milk
4-6 cups broccoli florets (I like fresh)
1 large boneless skinless chicken breast, cooked and shredded (bake or throw in the pressure cooker)
1/4 tsp fresh cracked black pepper
1/2 tsp Garlic Salt
Enough Frozen Tater Tots to cover top
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 tsp hot sauce (Tabasco or Chalula) OPTIONAL

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Place soup and milk into a large pot over medium heat. Whisk until smooth and heated through, about 5 minutes.

Stir in broccoli and cook for 5-10 additional minutes to soften slightly. Stir in chicken, hot sauce (optional), pepper, garlic salt, and 1 cup of cheese.

Pour mixture into 13x9 inch baking dish. Top evenly with tater tots and remaining cheese.

Cover with foil, bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 10 minutes.

You can add 1 teaspoon hot sauce (Tabasco or Chalula); I don't because my little ones have a difficult time with the spicy stuff.

Lemon-Herb chicken bake

I really liked this recipe. I found it on the Dutch Oven Madness blog and she referenced it from here. I did change it a bit. It was wonderful.

2 large chicken breasts - cubed, thawed and trimmed
5-6 med red potatoes - cubed

Cook chicken in large frying pan, with butter, and add potatoes for the last few minutes.

Place chicken and potatoes in a casserole dish and combine the following in the frying pan and let simmer for 3-5 minutes, whisking frequently.

1/4 C. Butter
3 T Lemon juice
3 T Minced dried onion
1/2 T Rosemary
1/4 T Thyme
1/4 T Sage
3/4 t garlic salt
3/4 tsp lemon pepper
1 tsp. Sugar
2/3 Cup 1/2&1/2 or whipping cream

Sprinkle for the last few minutes of baking
1/2 C fresh Parmesan cheese

Pour sauce over the chicken and vegetables and cover.

Bake at 350 approximately 1 to 1 1/2 hours until bubbly and potatoes are fairly soft.

Potato Casserole

1/2 lb. bacon
1/2 onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped (I used a red bell)
1/2 Tbsp. Creole Seasoning
1/2 tsp. black pepper
6-8 large russet potatoes, peeled and sliced
2 cans cream of mushroom soup (or use 1 can cream of mushroom and one can of cream of chicken)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Brown the bacon in a large frying pan. Remove from the pan and drain all but a few Tbsp. of the grease. (I had already cooked and crumbled bacon from Sam's club, so I skipped this step and used butter)

Saute onions, peppers and spices until veggies are soft.

Add the bacon and potatoes; mix well. Add the soup and mix well.

Bake in the oven at 350 degrees covered, for about 40 minutes. During the last 5 minutes of cooking remove cover and add the cheese. Cook until it melts!

Ship Wreck Casserole

If you like fried potatoes and hamburger, you will love this one. It disappeared pretty fast tonight.

4-6 potatoes
1 medium onion
1 lb hamburger
1 can (or half a frozen bag) corn
1 can tomato soup
1/2 can water
salt and pepper to taste

Brown hamburger and season with either salt and pepper or seasoning salt. I personally go for the seasoning salt. ;)

First the layer of potatoes and second the layer of onion.

Third the layer of hamburger, fourth the layer of corn and then pour over the top the tomato soup mixed with half of the soup can of water.

Cover and bake at 375 for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

I would have got all the vegetables from the garden if the raccoons would have stayed out of the corn. Grrrrr!

The potatoes and onions were wonderful however.

Tater Tot Casserole Number 2

So this is a different version of Tater Tot casserole that I came up with this week.

I thought potatoes and pasta sauce wouldn't taste that bad; and I was right.

1/2 lb ground beef
1 (26 oz) can spaghetti sauce
1/2 - 3/4 bag tater tots
grated cheese

Brown ground beef seasoning with salt and pepper. Add spaghetti sauce and pour into a 9 x 13 casserole dish.

Layer tater tots on top and bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cover with cheese and bake an additional 10 minutes.

With mine I used left over sloppy joe meat and added the spaghetti sauce. My kids loved it and my husband preferred it over the original Tater Tot Casserole. Me: I like both!

Tater Tot Casserole

1 lb ground beef
1/2 onion (or 1 Tblsp dried onion) cut up
1/2 green pepper
1/2 - 3/4 pkg. Tater Tots
2 cans cream of mushroom (or cream of chicken soup)
1 cup milk
1 cup grated cheese

Saute onion and green pepper together. Set aside and brown ground beef.

Combine beef and vegetables and put in a 9 x 13 casserole dish. Top with Tater Tots.

In a bowl, mix condensed soup and milk. Pour over Tater Tots and top with cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes.

I sometimes like to change things up a bit, so I will put in one can of cream of mushroom soup and one can of cream of chicken.

I am the type to season the meat while it is cooking no matter the recipe. Do not do this with this recipe. It makes it really, really salty.

Shepard's Pie or Hamburger Casserole

1 to 2 lbs hamburger
1 Tbsp dried minced onion
1 (10 oz) can tomato soup
1 1/2 cups frozen veggies
3 cups mashed potatoes
1 cup grated cheese

Brown hamburger (of course I only used one lb and it was just fine). Add onion. Drain fat off hamburger. Mix with undiluted tomato soup and place in 9 x 13 (or 3 quart) casserole dish.

Cover meat mixture with frozen vegetables. Top with mashed potatoes and then cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. If you want to save it for another time, do not bake and freeze.

My cheese got a little dark; but we actually preferred it this way.

"Funeral" Potatoes

Potato Wednesday!

This is one of my favorite potato casseroles. It is quick and it tastes great.

1 can condensed cream of mushroom OR cream of chicken soup
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 cup sour cream
2 Tbsp dehydrated minced onion OR 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 tsp dried parsley
1 cup grated cheese
6 boiled potatoes, cooled, peeled, and shredded OR 2 lbs frozen hashbrowns
1/2 cup crushed cornflakes (takes about 1 cup uncrushed)
2 Tbsp butter or margarine melted

Combine first six ingredients in large bowl. Gently stir in prepared potatoes to combine.

Turn into 9"x13" baking pan. Combine crushed cornflakes with 2 Tbsp melted butter. Sprinkle over prepared casserole.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.