Chickencasserolebase Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan and brown the chicken in batches until it's all done.
• Set chicken aside.
• Add onions and garlic to pan and cook until onions are lightly browned.
• Stir in flour and cook, stirring, until browned.
• Gradually stir in the stock and add the bay leaves.
• Return chicken to the pan.
• Simmer, covered, for 45 minutes.
• Remove the bay leaves and cool so you can skim off any fat.
• Divide the mixture into 3 portions.
• They can be frozen for up to 3 months.
• They are used as the base for Mustard and Bacon Casserole, Green Curry and Moroccan Style Casserole (all recipes posted here on Zaar).
• All you do is thaw a portion of Chicken casserole base, add the extra ingredients and you have a fantastic fresh meal in 20 minutes!

Steps:

• Stir the soups, milk, thyme, black pepper, vegetables and chicken in a 3-quart shallow baking dish. Top with the stuffing.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for 25 minutes or until the stuffing is golden brown.
• *Use a combination of cut green beans and sliced carrots.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the celery, onion and green pepper in butter. Remove from the heat; stir in the chicken, mushrooms, olives, soup, milk and noodles. , Transfer to a 2-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 325° for 25 minutes. Meanwhile, combine topping ingredients. Sprinkle around edge of casserole; bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Arrange chicken in the bottom of a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Combine cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and milk in a small bowl; mix well. Pour over the chicken.
• Toss stuffing mix with melted butter in a bowl, adding hot water to moisten. Sprinkle stuffing over chicken in the casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, about 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Dredge chicken pieces in seasoned flour. Heat the butter and oil in a large skillet and fry the chicken until golden brown. Transfer the chicken to a casserole.
• Add onions and potatoes to the skillet and cook until lightly browned.
• Shake the skillet occasionally to prevent potatoes from sticking.
• Transfer onions and potatoes to the casserole.
• Add mushrooms to the skillet and cook over moderately high heat for 4 minutes.
• Place mushrooms in the casserole.
• Add crumbled bacon and chicken broth.
• Cover the casserole and place in a 350º oven for 50 minutes.
• Thicken juices with cornstarch dissolved in cold water.
• Garnish with parsley.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Drain noodles; add to chicken mixture., Transfer to 2 greased 8-in. square baking dishes. Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 10-15 minutes longer or until heated through. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked casseroles up to 3 months. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and microwave on high for 10-12 minutes or until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°, stirring twice.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Boil chicken until cooked through (no longer pink inside), about 20-30 minutes. Chop into bite size pieces and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Combine soup, sour cream, onion (optional) and mushrooms (optional). Pour mixture over chicken and top with crumbled crackers. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes (or freeze for baking at another time).

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large pot, boil the chicken until tender. Cut the breasts into cubes or small pieces.
• In a large bowl, combine the chicken pieces with the water chestnuts, onion, soup, most of the crushed corn flakes and mayonnaise. Mix well.
• Pour mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle the rest of the crushed corn flakes on top of the mixture. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour.