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Hash Peppers
I prepared these on a suggestion from my Dad, and that idea was tasty! The bell pepper and hash go together very well, excellent flavor.
Equipment
- Oven
- Baking Pan (7x11 inch)
Ingredients
- 3 bell peppers, any color you want
- 2 cans corned beef hash, (14 oz / 397 g cans / about 2 cups)
Instructions
- Keep in mind the sizes of bell peppers can vary so you may need more than 2 cans of hash for 3 large peppers. I used 3 medium or smaller peppers.
- Cut the tops off the bell peppers, remove the seeds and membranes from the insides. (I dice the tops for use in other recipes.)
- Place the peppers in a saucepan and fill with water just to the tops of the peppers. Bring to a boil then reduce to medium heat, time for 5-6 minutes once the water boils. Drain the peppers and place in a baking dish.
- Preheat your oven to 180° C (350° F). Scoop out hash from the cans and pack into the peppers, round the tops. For extra hash left over, just pack into the pan next to the peppers.
- Bake for 45 minutes. During this time you can prepare side dishes of your choice, I fried up some yellow zucchini.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
I will say Low cost per serving as this can be a leftover dish made with homemade hash.
Shrimp Newburg
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Casserole Cook Book by Better Homes & Gardens, printed in 1961. This recipe sounds very good, on my to make and taste list.
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups half and half cream
- 4 egg yolks, slightly beaten
- 4 cups cooked shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails removed
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup dry white wine
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- toast cups, or egg noodles, for serving, Link in Notes
- paprika, for garnish, as desired
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large non stick pan, stir in the flour until smooth. Slowly stir in the cream, stir continuously until sauce thickens.
- Lightly beat the egg yolks. Scoop out a little bit of sauce and stir into the yolks, then add the yolks to the sauce and stir until completely blended in, about 1 minute.
- Add the shrimp and salt, stir to mix, heat through.
- Stir in the wine and lemon juice.
- Spoon into Toast Cups or over hot buttered egg noodles. Sprinkle lightly with paprika to garnish, serve and, enjoy.
Notes
Fair cost per serving depending on where you source the shrimp from.
Additional recipe: Toast Cups.
Updated on 5 September 2021.
Crab Meat Pie
I found this recipe on the internet. This can be made with canned crab, fresh cooked and picked crab, or imitation crab. I made this on 25 Aug 2021 and used imitation crab. Excellent flavor, highly recommended.
Equipment
- Oven
- Pie Dish (9 inch)
Ingredients
- 1 unbaked pie crust
- 226 grams crab meat, canned - drained, or fresh cooked, or imitation - chopped, (8 oz)
- 1 cup celery, finely diced
- 2 tablespoons onion, grated
- 2 tablespoons green bell pepper, diced
- ⅔ cup mushrooms, sliced, fresh sautéed or canned (4 oz / 113 g can, drained)
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup mayo
- ½ cup dry bread crumbs
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180° C (350° F). Get out a 9 inch pie dish and place pie shell in the dish, flute the edge as desired.
- In a mixing bowl, add the crab meat, celery, onion, bell pepper, eggs, mayo, salt, lemon juice, ½ the mushrooms, and all but 1 tablespoon of bread crumbs.
- Mix lightly together.
- Pour into the prepared pie dish and spread out evenly.
- Add remaining mushrooms to top.
- Sprinkle with remaining bread crumbs and the Cheddar cheese.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or firm and browned.
- Slice and serve with sides of your choice. Enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving if using imitation crab, fresh - picked, would depend on where you source the crabs from.
Fruit Magic
This recipe comes from a box of Jiffy Yellow Cake mix, the tiny box of cake mix, and it is delicious, this is an excellent cobbler. Link to the Shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Oven
- Baking Pan (8x8 inch)
Ingredients
- 1 can fruit pie filling, any flavor, (21 oz / 1 lb 5 oz / 595 g)
- 1 box Jiffy yellow cake mix, (9 oz / 255 g), Shortcut
- ½ cup nuts, chopped, optional
- ¼ cup butter, softened, (½ stick / ¼ block)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180° C (350° F), get out a 8x8 inch baking pan.
- Add the pie filling to the baking pan and spread out evenly. I used blueberry filling.
- In a mixing bowl, add the cake mix and nuts if using and mix together. I used roughly chopped pecans.
- Cut in the butter.
- Sprinkle cake mix over the pie filling.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Shortcut: Homemade Jiffy Yellow Cake Mix.
Variant: 1. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Company Ham in Sour Cream
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Casserole Cook Book by Better Homes & Gardens, printed in 1961. I made this on 20 Dec 2023, quick and easy, and I served this over my homemade Rice A Roni, simply delicious! Link to the Shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked ham, cut into cubes or short strips
- ¼ cup onion, diced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sour cream, Shortcut
- 1⅓ cups mushrooms, sliced, canned drained or fresh sautéed
- hot cooked rice, for serving
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large non stick pan, add the onion and ham. Cook until the onion is tender.
- Sprinkle in the flour and mix together. Stir in the sour cream.
- Stir in the mushrooms. Stir and cook until mixture just thickens.
- Serve over hot cooked rice, enjoy.
Notes
Fair cost per serving, depending on where the ham is sourced.
Shortcut: Sour Cream.
Easy Fruit Crumble Bake
This recipe comes from a friend on the Just a Pinch recipe site and it is delicious. This can be easily tailored depending on the pie filling you use. Link to the Shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Oven
- Baking Pan (8x8 inch)
Ingredients
- 1 box Jiffy yellow cake mix, (9 oz / 255 g), Shortcut
- 1 can fruit pie filing, any flavor, (21 oz / 1 lb 5 oz / 595 g)
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180° C (350° F), get out a 8x8 inch baking pan, and grease with butter.
- Sprinkle ½ the cake mix on the bottom of the pan.
- Pour pie filling over the cake mix.
- Sprinkle remaining cake mix on top of the pie filling.
- Drizzle the butter all over the cake mix.
- Bake for 45 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Shortcut: Homemade Jiffy Yellow Cake Mix.
Variant: 1. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Pea Soup Royale
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Casserole Cook Book by Better Homes & Gardens, printed in 1961. I made this on 18 Aug 2021 for a quick lunch, my Mom and I loved this, excellent flavor. I used the variant and used condensed split pea with ham and bacon soup, perfect.
Ingredients
- 1 can condensed green pea soup, (10½ oz / 298 g)
- 1 can condensed beef consommé, (10½ oz / 298 g)
- ½ cup milk
Instructions
- Add everything to a saucepan, stir to mix together, bring to a boil then remove from heat.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Variant: 1. In place of Condensed Green Pea Soup, use a can of Condensed Split Pea with Ham Soup.
Easy Chicken a la King
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Casserole Cook Book by Better Homes & Gardens, printed in 1961. This is very good and quick to put together, good use for leftover or even canned chicken. Link to the Shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup, (10½ oz / 298 g), Shortcut
- ¼ cup half and half cream
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ¼ cup green bell pepper, diced
- 2 tablespoons red bell pepper, diced
- 1½ cup cooked chicken, diced
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 recipe Hot Corn Ring, for serving, or toast points, Link in Notes
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, mix together the soup and cream, stirring constantly to mix then occasionally to heat, on low heat.
- In a small pan, melt the butter then add the red and green bell pepper. Cook until just tender.
- When the soup mixture is hot, add the bell peppers, chicken, and Worcestershire sauce, cook to heat through, stirring occasionally.
- Prepare the Hot Corn Ring if you want to serve in that, or just prepare toast points.
- Serve in a bowl in the center of the ring or simply spoon over toast points, enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving.
Additional Recipe: Hot Corn Ring.
Shortcut: Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup.
Updated on 29 August 2021.
Turkey Chop Suey
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Casserole Cook Book by Better Homes & Gardens, printed in 1961. This is an easy recipe to prepare and is delicious. I made this on 30 Aug for the family and they loved it.
Ingredients
- 1 can bean sprouts, (14 oz / 396 g)
- ½ cup onion, sliced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 cups cooked turkey or chicken, diced, canned - drained
- 1 cup celery, sliced
- ⅔ cup water chestnuts, sliced, drained
- ½ cup turkey or chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon MSG
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- hot cooked rice, for serving
Instructions
- Drain the bean sprouts and reserve liquid. In a large saucepan, melt the butter. Add the onion slices and cook until tender but not browned.
- Add the turkey, celery, water chestnuts, broth, and liquid from the bean sprouts. Heat to boiling.
- In a small bowl, mix together, the cornstarch, seasonings, water, and soy sauce. Stir into the turkey mixture, cook stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened.
- Add the bean sprouts and heat through.
- Serve over hot cooked rice, enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving.
Updated on 30 August 2021.
Turkey or Chicken Tetrazzini
This recipe is from a cookbook titled Casserole Cook Book by Better Homes & Gardens, printed in 1961. This dish is excellent, I made this as written 16 Aug 2021 and my parents and I loved this, this will be a regular. Link to the Shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Oven
- Baking Pan (7x11 inch)
Ingredients
- 226 grams dry spaghetti, (8 oz)
- ¼ cup butter, (½ stick / ¼ block)
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 2½ cups chicken broth, Shortcut
- 1 cup half and half cream
- ¼ cup dry white wine, or chicken broth
- 1¼ teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon MSG
- dash black pepper
- ⅔ cups mushrooms, canned, sliced, drained
- ¼ cup green bell pepper, diced
- 2 cups cooked turkey or chicken, diced, Shortcut
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Cook the spaghetti in a pot of boiling salted water until just before tender. Drain.
- In a saucepan, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour. Slowly whisk in the broth. Add the cream. Cook and stir until mixture thickens. Stir in the wine or additional broth, and seasonings. Divide the sauce into two mixing bowls.
- Preheat your oven to 180° C (350° F), get out a 7x11 inch baking pan.
- To one half the sauce, add the drained spaghetti, mushrooms, and bell pepper, mix together.
- Pour that mixture into the baking pan.
- To the other mixing bowl of sauce, add the turkey or chicken. Mix together.
- Make a well in the center of the spaghetti and pour in the turkey mixture. Sprinkle Parmesan over the casserole.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving.
Shortcut: Chicken Broth (Pressure Cooker) provides the broth and chicken.
