Lisas Colorado Casserole Recipes

COLORADO COWBOY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat over to 375 degrees. Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
• 2. Brown ground meat, drain.
• 3. Add onions, garlic, salt, pepper, and chili powder and heat through. Remove from the stove.
• 4. Add cream of mushroom soup, milk, drained corn, undrained chilis, and 1/2 cup cheese to browned ground beef. Mix well.
• 5. Put into the greased casserole dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese.
• 6. Top with tater tots (you may use more or less of the 2 1/2 cups, depending on the shape of your dish.) You can sprinkle more cheese on top if you prefer.
• 7. Bake for 30 minutes at 375 degrees until lightly brown and bubbly. Let rest for 5 minutes and serve.

COLORADO'S FINEST REUBEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees f. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Add butter to the hot drained noodles and stir so the melting butter coats the noodles. Set aside to cool. Put the rye crackers in a plastic bag and roll with a rolling pin or bottle to make crumbs.
• In the prepared baking pan, assemble the casserole by layering in this order: the buttered noodles, the drained sauerkraut, the chopped corned beef, and then the tomatoes.
• Finish the casserole by dotting the top with the Thousand Island dressing. Sprinkle with shredded cheese, cracker crumbs, and caraway seed.
• Cover the casserole with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake about 15 minutes longer or until bubbly.
• Note: I prefer to use rye bread crumbs instead of the cracker crumbs. I whirr the bread in the blender or processor and then mix the crumbs with an additional tablespoon of melted butter and the caraway seeds.