Recipe: Gulf Coast Shrimp Casserole

Yummy for the tummy!  A great casserole that is easy to prepare and will freeze well if you need to make ahead of time.

GULF COAST SHRIMP CASSEROLE 

½ cup butter
1 small can sliced mushrooms
1 cup chopped onion
1 can cream of celery soup
1 cup chopped green pepper
3 cups cooked rice
1 cup chopped celery
½ cup chopped green onions
3 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup chopped parsley
1 tsp. Tabasco sauce
1 tsp. black pepper
Tony Chachere’s Creole Seasoning
Italian bread crumbs
1 lb. cooked, peeled, shrimp or crawfish, seasoned with salt and crab boil 

In a large skillet, sauté the onion, pepper, celery and garlic in butter over medium heat until transparent and tender.  Stir in mushrooms, soup, rice, green onions, parsley, Tabasco, pepper and Creole seasoning to taste.  Add cooked shrimp and mix well.  Place in a 9 x 13 inch greased casserole dish and sprinkle with Italian bread crumbs.  Bake at 350 degrees F. for 45 minutes.  Freezes well.  Serves 6

From the kitchen of Helen Presswood, life-long friend of my parents from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Y’all Enjoy! 

Recipe: Burrito Casserole

This recipe appears in our family cook book in the ‘Quick and Easy’ section.  You know.  The sort of recipe where you can throw it together in about 5 minutes, make a salad and call it dinner.   So – when you’re pressed for time, but you don’t want to take the family out to eat.   Try one of the ‘Quick and Easy’ recipes.  No one will complain.  I promise.

Burrito Casserole – Quick and Easy

6 frozen burritos (whatever combo you like, all meat, meat/cheese, bean. Whatever.)
1 large can chili without beans
1/2 cup water
grated cheddar cheese
chopped black olives
chopped green onions
chopped lettuce and tomatoes
sour cream and guacamole

Place burritos side by side in a lightly greased baking dish.  Cover with chili and pour water over all.  Spread grated cheese over top.  Bake at 350 degrees until heated through and bubbly.  Serve with the other ingredients on the side.

Y’all Enjoy! 

Recipe: Tater Tot Casserole

Well – yesterday’s post Recipe for Hash Brown Casserole sparked a reminder on Mom’s Tater Tot Casserole. This one is really good too. Very similar to the Hash Brown Casserole.

Mimi’s Tater Tot Casserole

1 large package Tater Tots
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 large can evaporated milk
6 chopped green onions
grated cheddar cheese
crushed potato chips
1 stick margarine, melted

Grease a 3 quart casserole dish. Place half of the tater tots in the dish. Mix soups and milk and pour half of mixture over tater tots in dish. Sprinkle with chopped onion and grated cheese. Repeat layers. Top with crushed potato chips and pour the melted margarine over all. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Y’all Enjoy!

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