Chicken and Rice Casserole

This is a very easy but still really yummy go-to one dish dinner! perfect.

Ingredients:
2 cups any kind of vegetable (broccoli is my favorite. Mixed veggies work good too)
1 cup dry rice
1 cup cooked and diced or shredded chicken
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 1/3 cup milk or water
1 cup cheddar cheese (plus more for top)
1 medium onion OR 1/2 t. onion powder (I choose powder)
1/4 t. black pepper

mix in 9x 13 pan. Top with more cheese. (or you can add it after baking) Bake at 375 for 50 minutes or until the rice is tender. Let the casserole stand for 10 minutes.

Note: If I am in a hurry, I will throw the rice in a rice cooker while the chicken is cooking. Then I let the broccoli in the pan and cook in oven alone for about 10 minutes. That way once the chicken is done, the broccoli will be mostly cook, and the rice is done, so you can just throw everything together and cook until cheese is melted. Saves about half an hour.

Cheesy Potatoes

Also known as party potatoes or funeral potatoes or potluck potatoes...whatever. This is Campbell's recipe. These are yummy!!

Ingredients:
1 can Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup
1 bag hash-brown potatoes
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup milk
12 oz. sour cream
1 cup crushed corn flakes
1/4 cup + 2 tbsp. butter

Directions:
PREHEAT oven to 350°F.
MIX soup, milk and sour cream together. Melt 1/4 cup of butter in a 9 X 13 pan. Lay 1/2 the package of hash browns in the bottom of the pan, cover with 1/2 of the soup, milk, sour cream mixture, then sprinkle 1/2 of the cheese over top repeat all the layers once more then cover with 1 cup crushed corn flakes and drizzle with 2 tbsp of butter.
BAKE for 40 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes then serve.

TIP: To add interest you can add chopped onions, bacon bits or change the type of cheese to taco mix, four cheese, etc. You can make low fat versions too, with low fat sour cream, low fat cream of chicken soup, Pam cooking spray instead of butter, and try different types of cereal for added zing! You use a casserole dish (three layers) instead of a cake pan if you want to bring it to a church supper or potluck.