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The "Oh My God, You Invited Company And Didn't Tell Me"  
Casserole  
From: Leta Nolan Childers  
Too often, my beloved husband has come home from work, kicked back at his computer  
and over the course of reviewing his private email dropped the bombshell, "Honey, forgot  
to tell you I invited company for dinner." Because homicide carries a mandatory life  
sentence here, even for the best of reasons, I devised this recipe, which has somehow  
become a family favorite even when we don't have company.  
Crust:  
1/4 cup butter  
2
"rolls" of Ritz crackers (or similar variety), finely crushed  
Salt, pepper  
Plastic wrap  
Casserole:  
1
lb. hamburger (although, in a pinch, two cans drained tuna will work or 1 can of corned  
beef or even 1 can of Spam, diced)  
1
1
2
small onion, chopped coarsely  
tbsp. garlic, chopped  
cups pasta (whatever you have in the cupboard--macaroni, spaghetti, rotini, I've even  
broken up lasagna noodles and used those)  
1
1
1
can green beans, drained  
can diced carrots, drained  
can Campbell's Golden Mushroom soup (again, you can pretty much substitute any  
cream based soup.)  
1
cup milk  
A bit of olive oil  
Topping:  
1
tube refrigerator dinner rolls  
Preheat oven to 350F.  
To make the crust:  
Over low heat, melt butter. Crush Ritz crackers. (A great inspiration for getting those  
crackers crushed really fine is to think of how my husband put me in this predicament.)  
Combine the crushed crackers with the melted butter. Press the mixture into the bottom  
and along the sides of a 2-quart casserole, spritzed with non-stick vegetable spray. Use  
plastic wrap to hold the crust in place and store in the refrigerator while you assemble the  
rest of the casserole.  


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