Create Your Own Casserole

 I would add more then one from each group,but its a good start .

Create Your Own Casserole
Choose one ingredient from each category.

PROTEIN FOOD: (1 1/2 to 2 cups)
Cooked ham, silvered or shaved
Cooked or canned chicken or turkey
Canned luncheon meat
Cooked beef, veal, lamb or pork
Hard cooked eggs
Frankfurters
Cheese
Canned tuna or salmon

SAUCE: (1 can condensed soup plus 1/3 cup liquid)
Cream of celery plus milk
Cream of chicken plus buttermilk
Cream of mushroom plus cream
Cream of potato plus sour cream
Green pea plus tomato juice
Cheddar cheese plus vegetable juice
Tomato plus water

COOKED VEGETABLES: (1 1/2 cups)
Browned green pepper, celery, and onions
Cooked or canned green beans
Cooked or canned peas
Cooked or canned carrots
Cooked or canned asparagus

COOKED PASTA, ETC: (1 1/2 - 2 cups)
Noodles
Macaroni
Rice
Potatoes
Spaghetti
Corn
Sweet potatoes

TOPPING: (2 - 4 tablespoons)
Crushed potato chips

 

i can see some of those combos being good yet i can see some being very very bad.  

Give me a can of Cream of Mushroom soup and I am seriously dangerous in the kitchen!  

Rhia - as a keen cook I'm interested in this. Is the American definition of a casserole different? Because I would think of a casserole as a dish where the meat and veg are braised in a little fat and then slow cooked in stock or soup or whatever. If I make the sort of dish you describe (which I do frequently to use up leftovers) I'm not sure what I call it. This isn't a criticism at all, I'm just curious.

We've had this discussion at my house before. American casseroles are more hearty, kinda like a meatloaf in that it all sticks together (except for green bean 'casserole', at least mine!lol). The Brit version of casserole is more akin to an American stew/soup.

Both are great, tho!

Rhia - as a keen cook I'm interested in this. Is the American definition of a casserole different? Because I would think of a casserole as a dish where the meat and veg are braised in a little fat and then slow cooked in stock or soup or whatever. If I make the sort of dish you describe (which I do frequently to use up leftovers) I'm not sure what I call it. This isn't a criticism at all, I'm just curious.

 No worries hon,as I didnt think you was being critical.Its how the recipie was sent to me in my e-mail.To be honest,I really dont know how they come up with all the different ways to define things.

 You will find that in the US, in different regions that we have different names for the same recipes.Now thats confusing! LOL

Right - now I want to try it. What would be a really good combination - any suggestions? Also, how many does it serve - approximately, and what do I do when I've mixed it all together. Do you bake it in the oven?

i would love to try the ham, green pea and tomato, peas and carrots with some egg noodles and topping.

it would be like split pea soup casserole.  

If I make the sort of dish you describe (which I do frequently to use up leftovers) I'm not sure what I call it.

In my house, we call it 'sludge'... I'm eating it now!  

To me, a casserole is something that is a combination of things and baked in a large dish. On the dinner table, it gets scooped out, usually with a big spoon. It is usually served as an accompaniment to a meat (like a potato, or green bean casserole) but it can sometimes be the main meal.

The confusion in our kitchen comes when my husband asks if there's anything he can help with and I (thinking outloud) say that I am making a green bean casserole. He will then look at me with an odd face and then turn and walk out, "Okay". I wasn't quite finished with my sentence and his reaction doubly confuses me because I thought he liked green beans. Turns out he considers casseroles being THE dish and only dish of the meal and, knowing that I'm odd anyway, figures I was just serving green beans for dinner...and saying I didn't need any help doing that.

In my house, we call it 'sludge'... I'm eating it now!  

My mother used to serve up an all purpose dish known in the family as 'rice and bits'!