>I am looking for ideas for freezer-friendly chicken casseroles that do NOT
>use cream of anything soups. The 4 we already rotate are
> 1. chicken enchilada casserole
> 2. chicken & swiss casserole
> 3. chicken & stuffing
> 4. chicken pot pie
>
> If anyone has any other tried & true chicken casserole recipes, I'd love
> to have them!
>
> Thanks!!! Karen in SEVA
My two favorites are chicken tetrazzini and chicken gumbo (the latter's not
really a casserole, it's a mixture cooked in the crockpot and served over
rice at time of serving -- do not freeze it with the rice as the rice will
absorb all the liquid).
Chicken tetrazzini
8 oz. pasta (I usually use radiatore or penne)
5 tbsp. butter or margarine
6 tbsp. flour
3 cups chicken broth
1 cup light cream
1 tsp. salt
black pepper to taste
1 8 oz can mushrooms including juice
3 cups cooked chicken, cubed
1/2 cup cheddar cheese (or Jack)
shredded (not the kind in the can) parmesan cheese to sprinkle on top when
serving
Cook pasta. Melt butter, blend in flour in a large dutch oven. Mix broth
and cream, and warm them in the microwave, then gradually mix into the
flour/butter mixture. Cook until mixture thickens and bubbles. Add salt
and pepper, mushrooms, pasta, and chicken. Turn into individual baking
dishes (I use 1/2 pint freezer containers) or a casserole. Freeze. To
serve, bake at 350 for about 30 minutes, top with parmesan. I've been known
to pull this straight from the freezer and nuke it till bubbly <g>.
Chicken and sausage gumbo-like dish (not really gumbo because it doesn't
have a roux, but I like it better without)
Dump all of the following into a crockpot in the order given:
12 oz. brown and serve sausage links, cut into three or four pieces apiece
2 cups raw chicken cut into bite-sized pieces
2 cups frozen okra
1 onion, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped, or 1/2 tsp dried minced garlic
a few red pepper flakes to taste
1 32 oz. can diced tomatoes
Cook on low for 8 hours (this is in an old crockpot, you may need to
readjust). Freeze, or serve over rice.
Meg
who would like your chicken swiss and chicken and stuffing casserole recipes
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