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Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes: Herb and Celery Stuffing Thanksgiving Casserole Recipe

What You Need:

1 C frozen cut green beans
1/2 C instant brown rice, uncooked
3 tbsp. butter
1 3/4 C water
1 (14 oz.) pkg. herb seasoned stuffing mix
1/2 C sweet dried cranberries
2 green onions, sliced thin
1 (10 3/ 4oz.) can cream of celery soup

How to Make It:

Place the green beans and rice in a large saucepan.
Add the butter and water into the pan.
Place the pan over high heat and bring the water to a rapid boil.
Once boiling add the stuffing mix.
Stir in the cranberries and onions.
Carefully add the soup to the pan and mix all the ingredients together well.
Set the oven temperature to 375 degrees and allow the oven to heat up.
Spray a square baking pan with a non stick cooking spray.
Spread the stuffing mixture into the pan.
Cover the pan with a piece of aluminum foil that has been sprayed with the cooking spray being sure the sprayed side is down over the casserole.
Bake 25 minutes.
Remove foil and continue baking 15 minutes or until the casserole begins to bubble around the edges and the top is a golden brown.

This Thanksgiving Casserole Recipe Serves 4

Cream of chicken soup also works well in this recipe.  If you are not partial to brown rice, white rice works just as well.

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Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes: Baked Hominy and Corn Thanksgiving Casserole Recipe

What You Need:

6 C water
2 (8 oz.) pkgs. Red beans and rice mix
2 tbsp. butter
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 (29 oz.) can hominy, drained and rinsed
1 (12 oz.) jar pickled jalapeno peppers, drained and chopped
1 (15 oz.) can corn, drained
1 (4 oz.) pkg. Cheddar cheese, shredded
1 C corn chips, crushed

How to Make It:

Place the water in a Dutch oven over high heat.
Stir in the red beans and rice, butter and cayenne pepper.
Bring the mixture to a steady boil.
Reduce the heat to low, cover and allow mixture to simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
The beans and rice should be tender and the liquid should be absorbed.
Spray a 3 qt. casserole dish with a non stick cooking spray on the bottom and up the sides.
Set the oven temperature to 350 and allow the oven to heat.
Spread the rice mixture into the prepared casserole dish.
Layer the hominy on top of the rice.
Layer on the chopped peppers and then layer the corn over the top.
Bake 30 minutes.
Sprinkle the top with the cheese and return to the oven for 5 minutes.
Sprinkle on the corn chips and continue baking 5 more minutes.
Allow the casserole to stand 10 minutes before serving.

This Thanksgiving Casserole Recipe Serves 8

This casserole can be a little spicy for some.  Tame it down by using regular pepper instead of cayenne pepper and leaving out the jalapeno peppers.

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Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes: Baked Spinach Cheese Thanksgiving Casserole Recipe

What You Need:

1 (1 lb.) container of cottage cheese
1/2 lb. processed cheese, cubed
6 eggs, lightly beaten
1 stick butter, room temperature
2 tbsp. flour
1/4 tsp. Dry mustard
1 (10 oz.) spinach, chopped and thawed

How to Make It:

Place the cottage cheese into a large mixing bowl.
Add the processed cheese and mix to combine.
Add in the eggs and stir to incorporate.
Blend the butter into the mixture until well combined.
Add the flour and dry mustard and blend until all the ingredients are incorporated together well.
Fold in the spinach.
Place the oven temperature at 325 and allow the oven to heat.
Lightly spray a casserole dish with a non stick cooking spray.
Place the spinach mixture into the prepared casserole dish.
Bake for 65 minutes.

This Thanksgiving Dinner Recipe Serves 10

If you like salt and pepper to season with it may be added.  1/2 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper should be added at the same time the flour and dry mustard are stirred in.

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Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes: Almond Topped Celery Thanksgiving Casserole Recipe

What You Need:

4 stalks of celery, sliced
1 C water chestnuts
1/4 C pimento, chopped
1 (10.75 oz.) can cream of chicken soup
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 C almonds, sliced and toasted

How to Make It:

Place the celery into a large saucepan and cover with water.
Place the pan over medium heat and bring the water to a steady boil.
Continue cook 8 minutes or until the celery is tender.
Drain the celery.
Add the chestnuts to the celery and stir to combine.
Stir in the pimento and chicken soup until all the ingredients are completely blended.
Sprinkle in the salt and pepper in to the mixture and stir to incorporate.
Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
Spray a casserole dish with a non stick cooking spray on the bottom and sides.
Spread the celery mixture into the casserole dish.
Cover the top with the toasted almond slices.
Bake 30 minutes or until the casserole is completely heated through.

This Thanksgiving Dinner Recipe Serves 8

To toast the almonds place them in a saucepan over medium high heat.  Shake the pan and allow the almonds to toast for about 5 minutes or until they are a golden brown.  Add 2 tbsp. butter to the pan before the nuts to give them a light buttery flavor.

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Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes: Sweet Creamy Baked Onion Thanksgiving Casserole Recipe

What You Need:

3 onions, peeled and sliced
3 tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Pepper
2 C oyster crackers, crushed
3/4 C sweet milk
2 eggs
1/2 C buttered bread crumbs

How to Make It:

Fill a saucepan 2/3 full of water and place over high heat.
Add the onions and bring to a rapid steady boil.
Reduce the heat to medium and continue to cook the onions 8 minutes or until tender.
Drain the onions well.
Spray a baking dish with a non stick cooking spray on the bottom only.
Layer the onions into the bottom of the baking dish.
Dot the butter on top of the onions.
Sprinkle with entire casserole with the salt and pepper.
Sprinkle the crushed oyster crackers over the top.
Place the milk in a saucepan and heat over low heat until just lukewarm.
Remove the milk from heat and whisk in the eggs.
Pour the mixture over the top of the casserole.
Spread the bread crumbs over the top being sure to cover to the edge of the dish.
Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 25 minutes.
The milk and eggs should be set and the top of the casserole slightly browned when done.

This Thanksgiving Dinner Recipe Serves 6

Use sweet Vidalia onions in this recipe for a sweeter taste.  If you use salted oyster crackers reduce the salt to 1/4 tsp.

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