Crouton Celery Casserole Food

CELERY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cook celery in salted boiling water for 7 minutes and drain.
• Combine with water chestnuts and soup, pour into a greased 1 1/2 quart casserole.
• In a sauté pan, melt butter, add cracker crumbs and almonds and stir until well mixed.
• Sprinkle over celery mixture and bake for 30 minutes.

CREAMY CELERY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat, and cook celery until tender, about 5 minutes. Move celery aside, and mix in flour and salt. Pour in milk, and mix all ingredients, stirring constantly, until thickened.
• Stir mushrooms, green bell peppers and pimento peppers into mixture. Mix in cheese, and stir until melted.
• In a small bowl, blend bread crumbs and butter. Transfer the celery mixture to a medium baking dish, and sprinkle with the bread crumb mixture. Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned.

CELERY ROOT SOUP WITH CROUTONS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a simmer, add celery root pieces, and simmer until soft, about 30 minutes. Drain.
• Place celery root in a blender and process until smooth. Transfer puree to a pot, add vegetable broth, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add cream and cook until hot, but don't boil. Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a skillet over medium heat and toast bread cubes until dry and lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with chopped parsley and croutons.

CHEF JOHN'S HOMEMADE CROUTONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat.
• Stir olive oil and garlic together in a bowl. Let sit at room temperature until flavors are infused, about 3 hours.
• Place bread cubes in a large bowl. Pour garlic oil through a strainer onto the bread; toss to coat bread with oil. Add 1/2 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, Italian seasoning, paprika, black pepper, salt, and cayenne pepper; toss to coat. Spread bread cubes out in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Turn croutons and bake 15 minutes more. Push croutons together with a spatula so that they are in a compact rectangle on the baking sheet and no longer spread out; sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup cheese over the top. Bake until cheese is melted and the bread is crispy and crunchy, 10 to 15 minutes more.

CROUTON HOTDISH

Steps:

• Simmer onion and celery in butter and water until tender.
• Spread raw hamburger on bottom of 9 X 13 baking dish.
• Pour croutons into mixing bowl and pour in mixture from step one and stir. Spread this mixture over hamburger.
• Mix soups together and spread over crouton mix.
• Bake at 350 for about one hour. Enjoy!

JEANETTE'S FAMOUS BROCCOLI AND CROUTON CASSEROLE, RACHAELMAGIZED

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat EVOO over medium heat in saute pan. Add the butter to the oil and when it foams, add the garlic, thyme, parsley and pepper and swirl for 1 to 2 minutes. Place the bread in a large bowl and toss with the butter sauce and half the cheese. Arrange on a baking sheet and bake until deeply golden and crispy, 20 minutes. The croutons can be stored wrapped in foil at room temp or in an airtight container for several days.
• Bring a couple of inches of water to boil in a deep skillet. Salt the water and add the broccoli. Cook to tender-crisp, 5 minutes; drain. The broccoli can be stored in the fridge in a plastic bag for several days.
• To assemble and bake the casserole, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and arrange the croutons in a dish. Top with the broccoli, chicken, soup and remaining 3/4 to 1 cup Parm. Bake until hot throughout and golden on top, 35 to 40 minutes.
• For the poached chicken stock: Place the chicken, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, lemon, herb bundle, peppercorns and salt in a pot, cover with water and bring to a low boil. Reduce heat to simmer and simmer for 1 hour minimum. Cool the chicken in the broth. Remove the chicken and cool. Separate the meat and pull or chop into bite-size pieces. Reserve for the Broccoli Casserole preparation. The chicken can be stored in a plastic bag in the fridge for 4 days. Strain the stock and reserve for soup.
• For the soup: Heat a soup pot over medium heat. Melt the butter and when it begins to foam, add the celery, onions and garlic; season with celery salt and pepper. Add the fresh bay leaf to pot, partially cover, and cook until very tender and soft, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the potatoes, celeriac and stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a low rolling boil and simmer, partially covered, for another 20 minutes, then puree with an immersion blender. Cool the soup and store for a make-ahead meal.
• Place the soup in a stockpot and stir in the cream. Bring to simmer and taste to adjust seasoning.
• Yield: 4 to 6 servings (plus 3 to 4 cups to reserve for Broccoli Casserole)

CHICKEN SWISS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• season chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder (whatever seasoning you like) cube and cook until no longer pink.
• set aside in a bowl put diced celery, diced onion, miracle whip, milk, salt and pepper.
• mix well.
• add all but about 1/2c.
• of the shredded cheese.
• stir in cooked chicken~mix well.
• stir in croutons, also reserving about 1/2c.
• in a casserole dish or roaster with lid, pour in chicken mixture.
• top with reserved croutons and cheese.
• bake at 350* for 40 minutes.

CHICKEN CROUTON HOT DISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine the broth, soup, sour cream and butter. Stir in croutons and chicken. , Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, until heated through, 20-25 minutes.

VEGETABLE CROUTON CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Lightly oil an 8x8 inch glass baking dish.
• Drop in and even out the croutons.
• Evenly distribute the can of diced tomatoes over that.
• Scatter the tomatoes with the grated cheese of your choice.
• In a saute pan over a high flame, heat the olive oil, then drop in the onion and cook it until it's just transparent.
• Drop in the zucchini slices and saute until they begin to wilt.
• Season with the salt and pepper.
• Pour in the tomato juice, stir it in a cook of a minute or so to lightly reduce it.
• Pour the mixture over the other ingredients in the casserole dish.
• Sprinkle the top with some breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 45 minutes.
• HINTS:.
• Use a combination of zucchini and yellow crookneck squash for nice color.
• Any sort of tomato juice will work, even a spicy V8.

CARROT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2 quart casserole dish.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add carrots and cook until tender but still firm, about 8 minutes; drain.
• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan. Saute onions and stir in soup, salt, pepper and cheese. Stir in cooked carrots. Transfer mixture to prepared dish.
• Toss croutons with 1/3 cup melted butter; scatter over casserole.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until heated through.

CRUNCHY CELERY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the celery, soup and water chestnuts. Pour into a greased microwave-safe 8-in. square dish. Cover and microwave on high for 20 minutes or until the celery is tender, stirring every 5 minutes. Sprinkle with onions. Microwave, uncovered, 3-1/2 minutes longer.

CROUTON EGG CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp and drain on paper towels. Set aside.
• In the bottom of a 10 X 6 X 1 3/4 inch baking dish, combine croutons and cheese.
• In a bowl, combine eggs, milk, salt, onion powder and pepper. Mix until blended.
• Pour egg mixture over the cheese and croutons.
• Crumble the bacon and sprinkle on top of the casserole.
• Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for about 1 hour or until eggs are set.
• Cool slightly before serving.

TOMATO CROUTON CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a greased 2-qt. casserole, combine tomatoes and 1 cup croutons. Stir in onion, sugar, oregano, salt and pepper. Dot with butter; sprinkle with remaining croutons. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 30-35 minutes.

CHICKEN & CROUTON CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine butter and stuffing.
• Line 2 quart casserole dish with half of it.
• Sprinkle chicken over stuffing.
• Combine sour cream, soup and broth.
• Pour over chicken and top with remaining stuffing.
• Bake at 350°F for 25-30 minutes.
• Tip: I prefer broiled and diced chicken breast.