Almond Cheese Casserole Food

ALMOND CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 12 ingredients. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish; sprinkle with cheese. , Toss cornflakes with butter; sprinkle over cheese. Top with almonds. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.

RICE CASSEROLE WITH CHEESE AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large saucepan bring 8 cups water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and saute green onions. Stir in soup. Combine soup mixture with cooked rice and stir in mushrooms and almonds; mix well. Spoon half of the mixture into a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish. Sprinkle half of the cheese over the mixture, then repeat the layers.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

HOMEMADE VEGAN AND DAIRY-FREE ALMOND CHEESE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Blanched almonds are almonds that have their skins removed; you can have someone else do it for you or do it yourself. First, start by boiling water over the almonds and let the almonds soak for a few minutes.
• Drain and rinse the almonds, and then rub the almonds with a towel or just use your fingers to peel and pop the skin off.
• Removing the skin before making almond cheese gives the cheese a smoother texture and lighter color that looks like cheese. You can make the cheese with the skin on if you prefer.
• Soak the blanched almonds in cold water for 24 hours before making the cheese. Cover and place in refrigerator.
• Drain and rinse the almonds well.
• Put the blanched almonds in a food processor or high-powered blender with the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and water.
• Blend until smooth, about 5 minutes.
• Scrape the mixture into double-layered cheesecloth lining a colander.
• Gather the cheesecloth tightly around the almond mixture and secure into a bundle by using a rubber band or string to tie the top. Give the bundle a few gentle squeezes to remove liquid. Leave the bundle in the colander and place in the refrigerator overnight over a bowl or rimmed plate to catch any liquid that might drain. Refrigerate for at least 12 hours. This helps the texture of the cheese become firmer.
• Discard any liquid that drains out. Carefully peel the cheesecloth off of the almond "cheese." The "cheese" will have a consistency similar to cookie dough. At this point, the almond cheese can be eaten immediately as a spread or refrigerated for up to two weeks.

CHOCOLATE-ALMOND CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Special equipment: a 9-inch springform pan
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the crust: Add the chocolate graham crackers and the almonds to a food processor. Process until finely chopped. Add the butter and salt and process to the consistency of wet sand. Press the crust into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• For the topping: In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour and almonds. Using your fingers, work in the butter until the mixture has the texture of a crumble topping. Set aside.
• For the filling: Place the cream cheese, sugar and yogurt in a large bowl. Using an electric hand mixer, beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed with a rubber spatula. Add the eggs, almond extract, vanilla extract and salt; beat another minute on medium. Reduce the speed to low and beat in the chocolate until combined. Pour the filling over the crust and sprinkle evenly with the crumble topping.
• Bake until the center of the cake is just set, 45 minutes. Let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until completely chilled.
• Serve cold, with a dusting of powdered sugar if desired.

ALMOND CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Put the chopped onion and celery into a bowl and microwave on high for 2 minutes.
• In a medium-size saucepan over medium heat, combine the onion, celery, water chestnuts, mushroom soup, and mayonnaise.
• Cook this mixture until bubbly all the way through.
• This will blend the flavors.
• Add the chicken and pour into a 9x13 inch casserole dish lightly sprayed with cooking spray.
• For the topping: unfold the crescent rolls and lay on top of the casserole.
• Sprinkle with the shredded swiss and then with the almonds.
• Melt the butter and drizzle on top.
• Bake for 25 minutes.

CHEESY GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE WITH ALMOND TOPPING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Cook 2% Milk VELVEETA and milk in saucepan on low heat 10 min. or until VELVEETA is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring occasionally.
• Pour over beans in 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray; stir until evenly coated. Bake 15 min.; stir.
• Combine cracker crumbs, nuts and oil; sprinkle over bean mixture. Bake 10 min. or until heated through.

CREAMY ALMOND CHICKEN BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Spread bread crumbs into a wide, shallow bowl. Press chicken breast halves into bread crumbs to coat. Gently pat chicken to let any loose crumbs fall away. Place coated breasts onto a plate while breading the rest; do not stack.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in hot oil to brown completely, 3 to 5 minutes per side.
• Spread rice into the bottom of a 13x9-inch baking dish. Arrange browned chicken breasts atop the rice.
• Mix ranch dressing, celery soup, mozzarella cheese, and almonds together in a bowl; pour over the chicken and rice, assuring the chicken is covered completely. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the ranch dressing mixture and top with crushed potato chips.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown on top and the chicken is no longer pink in the center, 30 to 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

ALMOND CELERY BAKE

Steps:

• Place the celery in a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese, paprika and pepper. Top with the soup. Sprinkle with bread crumbs. , Cover and bake at 375° for 45 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with the almonds. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until golden brown.

BROCCOLI ALMOND CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook broccoli until tender. Drain.
• Melt 1/4 c butter in medium saucepan and saute onions and garlic in the butter. Add the mushrooms, 1/4 c sliced almonds, soup and cheese. Stir until hot and cheese is melted.
• In a large casserole dish stir together the broccoli and soup mixture.
• Melt remaining 1/4 c butter and toss with the bread pieces and remaining 1/4 c sliced almonds. Top the casserole with this mixture.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minute.

ALMOND CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350'.
• In a large pan over medium heat, stir together cream of chicken soup and broth. Stir in chicken, water chestnuts, lemon juice and mayonnaise. Stir in celery, onion salt and rice. Combine well, then pour into a casserole dish.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Pour in crushed crackers and stir to coat with butter. Pour crackers over the top of casserole. Then sprinkle almonds and shredded cheese over the top.
• Bake in oven until cheese is melted; about 30 minutes.