Category: Casserole

SELECT ONE SAUCE



1 can Pizza sauce (8 oz)

1 can Tomato sauce (8 oz)

1 cup Bottled spaghetti sauce



SELECT ONE ONION



1/2 cup Chopped Onion

1 tbsp Minced Dried Onion

1/2 tsp Onion Powder



SELECT ONE MEAT



2 cup Cubed Cooked Beef

2 cup Cubed Cooked Pork

2 cup Cubed Fully Cooked Ham

2 cup Cubed Cooked Chicken

2 cup Cubed Cooked Turkey



SELECT ONE PASTA



2 cup Cooked Elbow Macaroni

2 cup Cooked Fine Noodles

2 cup Cooked Tiny Shell Macaroni

2 cup Cooked Rigatoni

2 cup Cooked Cavatelli



SELECT ONE CHEESE



1/2 cup Shredded Mozzarella cheese

1/2 cup Shredded Cheddar cheese

1/2 cup Shredded American cheese

1/2 cup Shredded Monterey Jack cheese



USE ALL OF THESE



1 tbsp Butter or margarine

2 tbsp All-purpose flour

1 can Stewed tomatoes (16 oz), OR cut up Tomatoes

1/4 cup Water

1 dash Pepper

In a large saucpan, melt butter or margarine. Stir in flour. Stir in undrained tomatoes, your choice of sauce, onion or onion powder, water, and pepper. (If using tomato sauce or pizza sauce, add 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed.) Cook and stir till mixture is thickened and bubbly. Stir in your choice of meat and pasta. Turn into a 2-quart casserole. Bake, uncovered, in a 350F oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle your choice of cheese atop. Bake 5 minutes more or till cheese melts.



Source: Better Homes and Gardens _His_Turn_to_Cook_ : (c) 1983 by Meredith Corporation, Des Moines, Iowa : ISBN: 0-0696-00875-0



Posted by: Jim Speerbrecher, 10/93