Ukrainian Lokshyna And Ham Noodle And Ham Casserole Food

UKRAINIAN LOKSHYNA W COTTAGE CHEESE (NOODLE AND CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook the noodles as directed in the recipe for Lokshyna.
• Fry the chopped bacon until crisp, and add it along with the bacon fat to the noodles.
• Sprinkle lightly with salt and mix well.
• Combine the egg with the cream and cottage cheese.
• Season to taste with salt.
• Arrange alternate layers of the noodles and cheese mixture in a buttered baking dish.
• Top with the buttered bread crumbs.
• Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) for about 40 minutes.
• Serve as a main dish with a vegetable salad.

HAM AND NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain.
• Place half of noodles in buttered 2 quart casserole dish.
• Combine ham and cheese; sprinkle half of ham mixture over noodles.
• In small bowl, combine soup and milk.
• Spoon half of soup mixture over ham layer.
• Then again: noodles, ham/cheese, soup.
• Dot with butter.
• Cover loosely with foil.
• Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.

CABBAGE & HAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Steam cabbage till tender crisp.
• Drain if necessary.
• Arrange cabbage and ham in alternate layers in a 2-quart casserole sprayed with cooking spray.
• Mix together soup and milk.
• Pour over cabbage and ham.
• Top with buttered bread crumbs.
• Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.

CHICKEN AND HAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Melt butter and saute onions until soft. Sift flour and seasonings into the mixture and cook for 1 minute.
• Add milk and cream.
• Stir until the sauce thickens.
• Cook 2 minutes.
• Fold chicken and ham (or bacon) and turn into a greased casserole dish.
• Top with bread crumbs and cheese.
• Bake at 190 degrees c until top is golden brown.
• When making this meal for my family, I usually double it.

UKRAINIAN LOKSHYNA (EGG NOODLES)

Steps:

• Beat the egg slightly and combine with the remaining ingredients to make a stiff dough.
• Knead on a lightly floured board until the dough is smooth.
• Cover and let it stand for 30 minutes.
• Roll to almost paper-thinness and allow it to dry partially.
• Turn the dough over in order to dry the other side slightly.
• It must neither be sticky nor dry and brittle.
• Fold into a roll or cut into 3 inch strips.
• Stack the strips on top of each other.
• Cut the roll or the strips crosswise into fine shreds.
• Separate the shreds by tossing them lightly with the fingers.
• Spread them out to dry.
• The noodles may be used at once or dried thoroughly, and then stored in a covered container for future use.
• When ready to use, drop the noodles into a large quantity of boiling salted water, stir, and cook for about 8 minutes.
• The cooking period will depend on the size of the noodles.
• Strain over a colander or sieve, and then rinse with cold water to prevent sticking.
• Use as desired.
• BROAD OR SQUARE LOKSHNA: Follow the preceding recipe for Lokshyna.
• Cut the dough into broad shreds or tiny squares.
• These may be used in various lokshyna dishes.
• LOKSHYNA WITH COTTAGE CHEESE: Here is a nutritious dish which is very simple to make.
• Prepare a desired amount of lokshyna.
• Cook as directed.
• Drain, but do not rinse the lokshyna with cold water.
• Add some melted butter or bacon fat and mix lightly.
• Mix in some fresh cottage cheese and season to taste with salt.
• Top with chopped crisp bacon or salt pork.
• Keep it hot until ready to serve.
• LOKSHYNA WITH EGGS: Follow the preceding recipe, but instead of the cheese use lightly beaten eggs.
• To 1 cup of cooked lokshyna allow about 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 egg.
• Melt the butter in a frying pan and add the cooked lokshyna mixed with the eggs and seasoned with salt.
• Cook and stir as for scrambled eggs.
• Serve immediately.

SWISS HAM NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Spray a 3 quart baking dish with cooking spray.
• Combine soup, sour cream, peppers, onions and mushrooms in a medium size bowl Layer 1/2 noodles ham and cheese topping with half the soup mixture; repeat layers.
• Sprinkle with the buttered crumb topping.
• Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.