Funeral Casserole Food

FUNERAL HOTDISH

Steps:

• Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until browned and cooked through, about 7 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes, noodles and stock and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the noodles are tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Stir in the peas (if they're frozen, they'll thaw pretty much immediately when stirred in). Season with salt and pepper. Top with cheese and herbs, if desired.

FUNERAL POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon of the butter. Take the potatoes out of the freezer while you are preparing the rest of the ingredients.
• Heat a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat, then melt 6 tablespoons of the butter in it. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions start to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the onions and stir to incorporate. Cook for a minute or 2 to cook out the raw flour, but do not let it color. Whisk in the milk, making sure to get out all the lumps. Add the broth and whisk again if there are still lumps. Bring the mixture to a simmer and allow it to thicken, about 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Turn off the heat and stir in the Monterey Jack, sour cream and Cheddar. Add the hash brown potatoes and mix everything together. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish.
• Melt the remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a small pan. Put the potato chips and Parmesan in a bowl and crush the potato chips. Pour in the melted butter and toss to coat. Sprinkle the crumbs over the top of the potatoes.
• Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes, then remove the foil and continue baking until golden brown on top and bubbling around the edges, about 15 minutes more. Let rest for 15 minutes before serving.

"FUNERAL CASSEROLE"

Steps:

• 1. Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with the bacon.
• 2. Pour the uncooked rice over the bacon, then lay the chicken breasts on top of the rice.
• 3. Whisk together the remaining ingredients-- using a pinch of nutmeg and a few shakes of garlic salt/powder.
• 4. Pour the whisked mixture over the rice, then cover the dish with heavy duty foil.
• 5. Bake at 300 for 2 hours. You could top this with either a handful of shredded cheddar cheese or some crushed Ritz crackers before baking to make a different variation.

FUNERAL POTATOES (HASH BROWN CASSEROLE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Combine Cheddar cheese, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, 1/2 cup melted butter, and onions in a large bowl. Gently fold in hash browns and spread out in the prepared baking dish. Cover evenly with crushed corn flakes and drizzle with 2 tablespoons melted butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.

FUNERAL BEANS

Steps:

• Cook bacon, saving 1 T. Bacon fat. Crumble bacon; set aside.
• In reserved bacon fat, sauté diced onion about 5 minutes over low-medium heat until softened.
• Drain and rinse all beans except Pork and Beans, which are used along with their liquid. In a large bowl, gently mix beans and all remaining ingredients. There should be plenty of liquid - you can add 1/4 cup more cider vinegar if needed.
• Pour into a deep casserole, sprayed with Pam.
• Bake 350 for 2 hours, uncovered.
• Alternatively, make a double batch in a crockpot and cook on low 6 hours.

FUNERAL POTATOES

Steps:

• Saute onion in 1 tablespoon butter until translucent.
• Mix all ingredients, except cornflakes and 4 tablespoons butter, together.
• Put potato mixture into a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Combine cornflakes and butter, and sprinkle evenly over top of casserole.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-50 minutes or until heated and bubbly.

FUNERAL CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a casserole dish.
• Mix crackers and butter together in a medium bowl and set aside.
• Mix chicken, green beans, cream of mushroom soup, Cheddar cheese, sour cream, onion, bell pepper, garlic powder, salt, and pepper together in a large mixing bowl. Stir in half of the cracker mixture. Pour mixture into the prepared casserole dish. Top with remaining cracker mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, about 35 minutes.