Tauna's Baked Mostaccioli

"This is typical of Mom’s recipes---easy to make." - Tauna 

1 12-oz. pkg. Mostacciolli, cooked
1 lb. Italian sausage or lean ground beef, cooked and drained
(can use sweet or hot Italian sausage or 1/2 and 1/2 etc)
2 26-oz jars of Pasta Sauce (one with olive and mushroom, & one with tomato/basil)
4 C shredded mozzerella cheese
chopped parsley(opt.)

Preheat oven to 350.

In a large bowl, combine cooked mostacciolli, cooked meat, pasta sauce,  and 2 C cheese.  Mix well.  Bake in 13x9” covered casserole (greased), 45 mins.  Uncover and top with remaining 2 C cheese and parsley and bake 10 minutes longer.

Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

This is one of our current favorites.  It's quick, easy, and so yummy.  Of course, you can't go wrong with chicken, ham, and swiss cheese!

Ingredients

2 cups cooked rice
3 cups cooked shredded chicken (I use a Costco rotisserie chicken)
6 slices Swiss cheese
10 slices of ham, chopped
2 cans cream of chicken soup (I use a gluten-free brand)
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
approx. 10 saltine crackers (I use rice or corn Chex)
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon parsley

Directions

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Coat a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2.  Spread the rice over the bottom of the baking dish.
3.  Arrange the cooked chicken over the rice.
4.  Lay the swiss cheese slices evenly over the chicken.
5.  Spread the cut up ham over the top of the cheese.
6.  Mix the cans of soup, the milk, and the sour cream.  Then pour this mixture over the ham and spread              evenly.
7.  Crush the crackers (or Chex) and mix the seasonings into it.  Sprinkle on top of soup mixture.
8.  Bake for 30 minutes and ENJOY!

Louise Crosby's Yam-Apple Casserole

This recipe is one you will all recognize from Mom (Tauna).  It's become a tradition to eat this recipe from Mom's friend Louise Crosby every year at Thanksgiving.  I never liked yams until I had this casserole at my first Thanksgiving with the Lowe family.  Yummy!!

Sliced yams

Sliced apples

Butter

2 c. pineapple juice

¾ c. sugar

1 square butter

1 tsp. salt

3 Tbsp. cornstarch

Grease casserole dish with butter.  Layer yams and apples twice in the dish.  Boil pineapple juice, sugar, square of butter, salt, and cornstarch until thick.  Pour over yams and apples until barely covered.  Bake at 300° for 1 hour.