How to make Cheesy Chicken and Rice Casserole

RECIPE
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3 cups cooked chicken breasts
3 cups cooked rice
1 tsp minced garlic
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 cup flour
2 cups chicken stock
4 cups grated cheese/divided

Tips on making Cheesy Chicken and Rice Casserole

 

Crock Pot Cowboy Hamburger Soup is a hearty dish.  There will be plenty of leftovers for your family.  I love that the ingredients in this soup came from our garden and the beef came from a local farmer. 

I love an easy breakfast idea that comes together quickly!  Edith's Breakfast Casserole is simple, and with a few ingredients, you will have breakfast prepared for the next morning.  





Edith's Breakfast Casserole is a family recipe passed on a few generations.  Edith is my Grandmother Patty's sister in law.  My mom said they use to go to Edith's house for Thanksgiving when they were growing up.


It is nice to have family recipes. First of all, I love to see how they cooked for their families.  It is very similar to what we do.  Second, I love keeping things in the family and sharing it with my kids. 






Everything is prepared the night before and sets up nicely in the refrigerator.  You should have all ingredients on hand, this is a very easy recipe.  I always make sure I have eggs on hand.  It only takes one time of running out of eggs, and you don't want that to happen again.



I was curious when I saw the recipe requested dry mustard.  Dry mustard brings more flavor to the recipe.  Dry mustard is also great in soups and sauces.  I encourage you to try it!






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2. Beat eggs and milk together

3. Add salt and dry mustard and beat again

4. Add torn bread pieces and stir until softened.

5. Stir in cheese, mushrooms and sausage. 

6. Pour into 9x13 greased baking dish.

7. Refrigerate overnight

8. Next day, bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes

TIPS FOR BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

This post is sponsored by the Glass Barn, Indiana Soybean and Corn Farmers but all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Ingredients 

Tips on Mock Tacos 

Apple desserts are a favorite of ours.  Fall is the perfect time to think about apple recipes. Apple dumplings are an old fashion dessert that can never go wrong.  The flaky crust that wraps the sweet apple and the sauce that covers the dumpling brings you back to grandma's kitchen.  



I searched for my grandma's recipe in the cookbook my sister created.  It is a collaborative arrangement of all of her popular desserts in a spiral notebook.  It is great to have to be able to grab is and search for a recipe that reminds me of her.  I found an apple dumpling recipe, it listed the ingredients, but no directions.  We know Grandma Patty made her own crust, but I need to keep it simple. I decided I needed to create a new recipe.





Picking a great baking apple is very important.  My favorite apples are Honey Crisp, and I always grab those first in the produce section.  The best type of baking apples is probably a matter of opinion from baker to baker.  You could try Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, Jonagolds,  or Braeburn. 


Mix 2 cups sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in a bowl.  Using a stick of butter, cut six 1 teaspoon pats of butter.  To prepare, assemble the dumplings.  

Preparing your apples will take some time to peel, core, and you could quarter if you like. It would help speed up the cooking time. 
This is the step where I wished I had an apple corer!

Keep pie dough in the refrigerator until you need it. Take out one pie crust and remove from wrapper.   Cut the crust in half and roll into a ball. Roll the ball out on the floured surface.  Roll the dough into a square large enough to fit around the apple.  Medium size apples work the best.  Of course, I picked out very large apples! Six apples fit the best in a 9x13 pan, so I used 3 pie crusts.




Place apple in center of the dough.  Spoon 4 teaspoons of the sugar/cinnamon mixture and one pat of butter in the center of the apple.  Using your fingers, dip in the water, and run fingers along the edges.  Bring up all four corners of the dough and seal the dough on the top of the apple.




Place dumpling in 9x13 pan after dumplings are prepared, put the saucepan over medium heat and add cinnamon, water, 




Place in 375-degree oven for 45 minutes.  

1. Preheat oven 375
2. Prepare syrup, combine 1 cup syrup, 2 cups water, 3 tablespoons butter, and ½ teaspoon cinnamon in a saucepan, bring to a boil. Boil 3 minutes.  
3. Mix 1 cup sugar and ½ teaspoon cinnamon in a separate bowl, set aside.
4. On a lightly floured surface, take one crust, cut in half, roll into a ball and roll out to a square. 
5. Place one apple on each square and fill each center with 4 teaspoons of sugar mixture and ½ teaspoon butter
6. Moisten edges of crust with water, bring up corners over apples, pinching edges to seal.
7. Place in ungreased 13x9 dish
8. Pour syrup over apples. 
9. Bake until golden brown for 45 minutes.

Cheesy Ham Hashbrown Casserole is a great combination of cheese, meat, and hashbrowns into a casserole everyone would love for a cookout, picnic or leftover ham!




This is another great recipe from my mom.  If I keep sharing all her recipes, everything will be named Nana's Soup, Nana's Cookies, Nana's Meatballs, etc.  She knows what works the best and said this is a great casserole to take to work for pitch-in lunches.




Cheesy Ham Hashbrown Casserole is an easy recipe to throw together.  Being a busy mom, I can appreciate recipes like this that have so much great flavor.  9x13 pans are great to have around, and it's lots of food.  Husband loves to take leftovers to work the next day.




Casseroles are very convenient and combine flavor and texture into a great meal. 



1. Mix ham, hash browns, sour cream, shredded cheese, cream of potato, parmesan cheese and salt and pepper in a bowl.

2. Pour mixture into greased 9x13 pan.

3. Bake in oven 40-50 minutes.

4. Add more shredded cheese immediately.

TIPS FOR CHEESY HAM HASHBROWN CASSEROLE 

This post is sponsored by the Glass Barn, Indiana Soybean and Corn Farmers but all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Summertime is the perfect time to use the grill. Grilled Pork Chops, seasoned just right, brings so much flavor to the meat. 





Creating perfect grill marks on meat on the grill is like a personal victory! One less dirty pan is another mom victory!




According to the National Pork Producers Council, the pork industry supports 550,000 jobs in the United States. These jobs range from pork producers and meat processors to transport and Main Street businesses.



Depending on how lean and thin your pork chops are, adjust the cooking time for each side.  Thinner pork chops do not require as much time as thicker chops or chops with the bone in.




If your kids love barbeque sauce like mine, you can add it at the end of the cooking time.  It adds another flavor to the pork chop, and I prefer it sometimes, too.  Instant Pot Macaroni and Cheese would be a great side for pork chops!

There are so many different ways to eat pork chops, another is Fried Pork Chops, another family favorite! 





1. Preheat grill, make sure grates on the grill are clean
2. Prepare pork chops, and season to taste
3. Place pork chops on grill, and cook 8 to 10 minutes on each side. 
4. A meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a chop should read at least 145 degrees F