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Thursday, September 10, 2020

Cheesy Chicken and Rice Casserole

Posted by Crystal Kellner Thursday, September 10, 2020

Looking for a quick dinner idea? Cheesy chicken and rice is the perfect casserole for the busy family during the week. I love these simple ingredients! Comfort food at its finest for everyone in the family.

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How are you adjusting to the kids being back in school? Have you found your new normal?

Are you smarter than a fifth grader? How many peanut butter and jelly sandwiches have you made so far? My pantry seems to run of out snacks before mid-week.

Coming home from work, nothing is better than preparing an easy meal, from start to finish for the family. If you are lucky, you might have some leftovers.

I love this casserole, and it makes plenty of leftovers. Kids are taking more meals to school now, so I need all the help I can get!

How to make Cheesy Chicken and Rice Casserole

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

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Lightly grease 9 x 13 casserole dish with spray

In a large pan, melt butter and stir in minced garlic. Cook over medium heat for 30 seconds. Add flour, garlic salt, pepper, garlic powder, and whisk to combine. Add in chicken stock and whisk until sauce boils and thickens.

Add shredded cheese and stir until melted.

Add cooked rice and cooked shredded chicken breast.

Pour into 9x13 pan and top with additional cheese and bake for 20 minutes.

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Tips on making Cheesy Chicken and Rice Casserole

I loved using Marble Jack shredded cheese, but use your favorite
Add your favorite vegetables, like peas or brocolli.
Use a rotisseri chicken and shred, this will cut down cooking and prepping time.

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

Crystal Kellner

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Monday, September 02, 2019

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Cheesy Potatoes

Posted by Crystal Kellner Monday, September 02, 2019

One of the best side dishes mom made us was Cheesy Potatoes. It goes well with many meals, Fish, Pork Chops, and Steak. The homemade cheese sauce is what makes this recipe. Take this to your next picnic or potluck, it will be a huge hit!

My daughter calls the cheesy potatoes "the bomb" but I wasn't sure how to incorporate it into the title. She is the biggest fan of anything with cheese.

The potatoes used for this recipe came out of our garden. I don't remember planting potatoes growing up, but my husband takes great pride in his garden, especially the 100 plus potato plants he planted this spring. Fresh potatoes are the best, they are white and crisp.

Potato plants grow best in hills. This ensures plenty of room for potatoes to produce. You could have 6-10 potatoes per plant. Potatoes will keep for a few months if your store in a dry, cool place.

Cheesy potatoes are the most requested side from our friends and family. Your family will love it too!

CHEESY POTATOES

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INGREDIENTS FOR CHEESY POTATOES

7 - 10 medium potatoes, peeled and diced

1 stick of butter

¼ cup of flour

½ -1 cup milk

¼ block of Velveeta

1 tsp salt and pepper

HOW TO MAKE CHEESY POTATOES

1. Fill stockpot halfway with water, and start to boil water
2. Peel and dice potatoes
3. Add potatoes to boiling water, cook firm
4. Drain potatoes in a strainer
5. Put pot on medium-low, add ½ stick of butter, and whisk to melt.
6. Add ⅛ cup of flour and continue to whisk, turn low if needed
7. Add ¼ - ½ cup of milk, whisking continuously, add more flour to thicken.
8. Cut Velveeta cheese into squares and add to the pot, whisking continuously.
9. Add the drained potatoes to the pot, stir and season with salt and pepper.

TIPS ON CHEESY POTATOES

Dice the potatoes to a consistent size so they cook the same
Add shredded cheddar cheese for a cheesier texture

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

Crystal Kellner

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Sunday, September 01, 2019

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Edith's Breakfast Casserole

Posted by Crystal Kellner Sunday, September 01, 2019

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!

EDITH’S BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

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INGREDIENTS FOR BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

1 pound ground pork sausage, cooked

6 eggs

2 cups milk

4 oz sliced mushrooms

6 pieces of sliced bread, torn in pieces

1 tsp dry mustard

1 ½ c shredded cheese

1 tsp salt

DIRECTIONS FOR BREAKFAST CASSEROLE
1. Brown pork sausage and drain, and let cool

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

Add shredded cheese on top of the casserole at the end of the cooking time

Let stand for a few minutes before cutting

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

Crystal Kellner

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Instant Pot Lasagna Soup

Posted by Crystal Kellner Sunday, September 01, 2019

I love using the Instant Pot for easy soup recipes. We can make our favorite soups faster and works great with our busy schedules. Instant Pot Lasagna Soup takes one of our favorite meals, and turns it into a soup everyone enjoys!

The kids and husband loved this recipe. It is faster than baking lasagna and having the same great flavors.

I used bow tie pasta for this recipe. It would be awesome to find the small lasagna noodles for this soup, but cue the song, "Just a small-town girl". I couldn't find them anywhere. I have also read not to use the large lasagna noodles and break them up, they turn out too mushy.

Load up whatever type of cheese you want! I love mozzarella cheese with Italian dishes. Keep the lid on for a few minutes after you add the cheese, it will melt quickly. Then serve immediately.

This is great that this soup only takes four minutes in the Instant Pot, and you can brown the hamburger on saute mode on the Instant Pot. Don't dirty more pans than you have to!

INSTANT POT LASAGNA SOUP

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INGREDIENTS for INSTANT POT LASAGNA SOUP

1 pound ground beef

1 small onion diced

2 cloves minced garlic

1 jar prego spaghetti sauce

3 cups water

4 cups dry noodles

1 cup shredded mozzarella

1 ½ cups cottage cheese

½ tsp salt

½ tsp pepper

DIRECTIONS FOR INSTANT POT LASAGNA SOUP

1. Use saute function on Instant Pot, add ground beef, onion, garlic, and salt & pepper.

2. When the meat is fully cooked, add your favorite spaghetti sauce.
3. Add your noodles on top of the meat and sauce. Do not stir.

4. Add water. Do not mix. Make sure all of the noodles are under the water.
5. Seal Instant Pot Lid. Set timer to 4 minutes on high pressure.
6. When 4 minutes are up, quick release Instant Pot and remove the lid.
7. Stir in cottage cheese.
8. Top with mozzarella cheese
9. Place lid on to keep heat in to melt the cheese
10. Serve immediately.

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

Crystal Kellner

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Mock Tacos

Posted by Crystal Kellner Sunday, September 01, 2019

Mock Tacos are perfect for a quick summer meal. We have these often for supper. Mock Tacos are simple and healthy. Shhhh. Don’t tell the kids!!!

This is a simple meal to get your kids in the kitchen and cooking. If you let them pick their own toppings, they learn more about food choices. If your kids prefer shredded chicken, you could make that another option as well.

This was a family favorite of my husbands when he grew up. I asked my mother in law why she named it Mock Tacos. She said when her daughters were in Girl Scouts, they would always request Girl Scout Tacos. Then, they called it Mock Tacos because it was everything but the shell.

Most of the ingredients can be made ahead of time. Topping choices will vary from family to family. I remember one of the first times my mother in law served it to me, we were on vacation in Minnesota.

My boys love it with shredded cheese only! Insert the mom eye roll!! I love how much yummy ingredients I can add - or pile up!

MOCK TACOS
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Ingredients

2 pounds ground hamburger

1 packet taco seasoning

1 cup water

1 can refried beans

1-2 bags tortilla chips

1 bag shredded lettuce

1 large bag shredded cheddar cheese

2 large tomatoes, diced

1 onion, diced

1 avocado, sliced

1 jar of your favorite salsa

How to Make Mock Tacos

Ground hamburger in a skillet until cooked well. Add taco seasoning and 1 cup of water.
Add refried beans into the hamburger mixture
Place tortilla chips bottom of the plate
Add lettuce
Add meat mixture
Add your favorite toppings

Tips on Mock Tacos

Keep the refried beans separate
Use corn tortilla shells and crush them up if you don’t have tortilla chips
Serve shredded chicken as another meat choice

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

Crystal Kellner

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Cheesy Ham Hasbrown Casserole

Posted by Crystal Kellner Sunday, September 01, 2019

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.

CHEESY HAM HASHBROWN CASSEROLE PRINT RECIPE

INGREDIENTS FOR CHEESY HAM HASHBROWN CASSEROLE

10 ounces diced ham

30 oz bag hash browns

16 oz sour cream

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

2 cans cream of potato

1 ½ cups Parmesan cheese

Salt and pepper

DIRECTIONS FOR CHEESY HAM HASHBROWN CASSEROLE Preheat oven to 375 degrees

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

Ham options: Use leftover ham, cubed ham steaks or shredded ham

Add any shredded cheese of your choice

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

Crystal Kellner

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Thursday, August 02, 2018

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Easy Back to School Meals

Posted by Crystal Kellner Thursday, August 02, 2018

I can't believe school starts so soon! Our fair was just a week ago, and kids are loading up for the State Fair as we speak!
August means, get ready, it's back to school time! Time to order school supplies, buy new book bags, and check the kids new class and sports schedules one more time!

Crock Pot Taco Rice Casserole by Chasing Saturday's

I have compiled some easy recipes from my fellow farm wives to help make this summer to school transition a little smoother for you! After sports, chores and homework, easy recipes will help the morning and evening routines go smother for your family.