Greennoodlecasserole Recipes

Steps:

• Cook chicken in salted water for 25-30 minutes or until tender; Remove chicken and reserve stock.
• Cut chicken meat into bite-size pieces; set aside.
• Cook noodles in stock until tender; drain and set aside.
• Saute green pepper, onion, and celery in 1/4 cup butter until tender.
• Add cheese; cook, stirring constantly, until cheese melts.
• Stir in soup and mushrooms; cook until bubbly.
• Add chicken and noodles; mix well.
• Spoon into a greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish.
• Combine remaining 1/4 cup butter and cracker crumbs.
• Sprinkle over the chicken mixture.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 40-45 minutes.

Steps:

• Roast or stew chicken according to your favorite method. Mom bought one already cooked at the grocery deli.
• Remove meat from chicken and cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes.
• In a skillet, heat the olive oil on medium, and saute the green pepper, onions, and mushrooms until just tender.
• Bring chicken stock to a boil and add noodles, cooking until tender. Do not drain, but leave the noodles in the broth.
• Add chicken and saute mixture to pot of noodles.
• Add peas, olives and pimentos to pot.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• In a 3 quart casserole, ladle 1/2 of chicken/noodle mixture, then sprinkle with 1/2 of cheese. Pour in remaining mixture then top with the rest of the cheese.
• Bake, covered for 45 minutes in a preheated 325 degree oven.
• Uncover and bake for 15 more minutes, until cheese is lightly browned.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil then add salt, a generous grab from your salt dish, to season up the pasta as it cooks. Carefully add pasta to water and stir then cook to al dente or until pasta is tender but it still has a bite to it in the center - in other words, do not cook it until it is mushy.
• Cut ham into thin, short ribbon-like pieces and separate them into a loose pile. Kids not so good with knives can use kitchen scissors to cut the ham up.
• Preheat a large skillet over medium heat. Add butter to the pan and melt it. Add 1 cup cream and warm it up a minute. Add about a cup of cheese, 4 big handfuls or so, and stir constantly for another minute then season the sauce with nutmeg (your SECRET ingredient) and pepper. Taste and add a little salt, if necessary.
• Turn off heat under sauce and add the peas to it. They will warm through in no time. Next, drain the pasta. Kids should have Grown Helpers drain pasta for them. Toss pasta with sauce in the skillet and use tongs to help you pull pasta through sauce until it is coated evenly. Sprinkle in the ham and toss the pasta again to combine it. You can even add a little more cheese, if you say so.
• Wow! Green noodles are even yummier than white ones when you add in the ham and cheese and peas! Yum-o!

Steps:

• Cook noodles in a large pot of salted boiling water until barely tender. Drain and rinse with cold water. Toss with vegetable oil.
• While noodles are cooking, combine sour cream and flour in a large bowl. Mix well, then stir in cottage cheese, green onions, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, and garlic salt. Stir noodles into mixture. Generously grease the inside of a slow cooker and pour in noodle mixture. Cover and cook on high for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.