Chicken (or pork chops) & Rice

3 or 4 chicken breasts (1 lb.) or pork chops (1 lb.)
1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
1 c. uncooked rice
salt & pepper
3-4 c. milk to cover meat

Combine rice and soups and pour over meat in 9×13 pan, salt & pepper to taste, then milk.  Cover dish and bake 350* until done (an hour?).

Chicken Broccoli Casserole (Chicken Divan)

2 (10-oz.) pkgs frozen chopped broccoli
2 large whole chicken breasts cooked and cut into bite-size pieces
1 can cream of chicken soup
2/3 c. mayonnaise
1/2 c. evaporated milk
1 c. grated cheddar cheese
1 T lemon juice
3/4 tsp. curry powder
2 c. corn flakes
1/4 c. margarine or butter, melted

Cook broccoli according to package directions.  Drain well.  Place in a lightly greased 2 quart casserole dish.  Top broccoli with chicken.  Combine soup, mayonnaise, milk, cheese, lemon juice, and curry powder.  Mix well.  Spoon over chicken.  Toss corn flakes with butter and top casserole with mixture.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until bubbling hot.

This is a great dish with things that are usually in my pantry.  I have to remember to pick up broccoli, sometimes I use fresh, sometimes frozen, doesn’t matter.  Instead of corn flakes you can use any kind of flaky cereal, potato chips, or fresh bread crumbs.  I had leftover broccoli so I just served that as the side.

Mushroom & Ground Beef Stroganoff

Mushroom & Ground Beef Stroganoff from Living Waters Ranch
2 T . butter
1/2 c. finely chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 lb. lean ground beef
2 T. flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 lb. fresh sliced mushrooms
1 (10-3/4-oz.) can cream of chicken soup
1 c. sour cream
cooked noodles
parsley and paprika to garnish

Melt butter in large skillet. Saute onions and garlic until tender, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef; break into small pieces. Heat and stir over medium heat until meat is browned. Blend in flour, salt, and pepper. Add mushrooms; continue to heat and stir until mushrooms are tender, about 8 minutes. Gently stir in soup and sour cream. Heat through. Serve over cooked noodles. Garnish with snipped parsley and paprika. Serves 6. ***My family loved this dish, I mean loved it. With a whole pound of fresh mushrooms, mmm, how can you go wrong?***

Tater-Tot Casserole

1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
1 can Cream of ___________ Soup (your favorite)
1 can corn
tater tots

Brown and drain hamburger. Place beef in a casserole dish. Spoon cream of ____ soup over meat. Spread can of corn over meat and soup. Cover with tots. Bake in the oven on 350° for 40-50 minutes or until heated through.

Pros: This dish is so easy and delicious.
Variations: I suppose you could add onion to the meat when browning and sprinkle shredded cheese over the tots toward the end of the baking time. You could probably also substitue different vegetables instead of the corn, like green beans or peas. My original recipe says to put the meat in the dish raw and cook the whole thing for 1 hour but I personally like the drain the grease off the beef.