Creamed Corn Casserole

gina — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:47:57 +0000

I know, it’s January. The month of resolutions and diets. If that’s where you are, tuck this one away for next Thanksgiving. Otherwise it’s a really great side to just about any roast. Let me know what you think or if you have any modifications.

CREAMED CORN CASSEROLE

1 large onion, chopped

1/2 stick butter

1 T honey

1 T lemon juice

1/2 t salt

black pepper

1/4 c flour

1 cup heavy cream

1 cup milk

1/4 c sugar

1/2 c grated parmesan

2 bags of frozen corn, thawed

In a heavy fry pan, caramelize the onions with butter, honey, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Add the flour and stir to make a roux. Stir in the cream a little at a time. Add the milk and the sugar. Stir until thick and creamy. Add the cheese. Place the corn in a 3 qt casserole. Pour the sauce over it and mix in. Cover with the following crumb topping and bake at 350° for 1 hour.

CRUMB TOPPING

2/3 cup seasoned bread crumbs

1/8 cup yellow corn meal

1/2 c of coarsely crushed croutons

1/2 c crushed pretzels

1/4 stick of melted butter

Mix the above topping ingredients together and sprinkle over casserole.

Picnic Food and Pizza Dish

missoriginality — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:40:29 +0000

It’s so interesting to observe who brings what to a picnic. You know, the bring a dish to pass situation. Recently we had a family reunion. Mom, sisters and me all provided hot meats, ice, charcoal, buns etc. Everybody who came brought a dish to share and a bottle of soda. There was Italian beef, pulled pork, hot turkey, burgers and hot dogs. My Aunt made a casserole we call pizza dish (a famous Gilly recipe).

The “pass” dishes included a couple of potato salads, a few pasta salads, a taco salad, a fruit salad, a few bags of various chips, a beet salad, and a bread salad. By looking at the various salads, arranged on ice in a baby pool, I can guess who brought what. Amazing!

I am so lucky to have a family that loves to cook and eat and share. My brother is a chef and so is my nephew!

I’ve already published our potato salad recipe. Here is the Pizza Dish recipe I referred to. This is a great casserole no matter what occasion. Sometimes this is the main course at our Christmas gathering. Of course for that we use 6 pounds of pasta and make it in two huge roaster pans. No leftovers!

Gilly’s Pizza Dish–her original version (says, “serves several”. I think she came up with this before we all grew)

1# bulk pork sausage–brown and drain

1 onion grated–brown with sausage

2 T oregano–add to meat

1 clove garlic–add to meat

1 lg can tomatoes–cut up with juice–add to meat.

Salt & pepper to taste

Simmer

Cook 2 cups elbow macaroni. Parmesan, mozzarella or scamorzi–grated

1 15oz container of cottage cheese.

Put drained macaroni in a 2 qt casserole dish. Mix meat sauce in and then cheese. Cover. Bake at 350° for 1 hour. Bubbles over. Everything Gilly baked was at 350°! It was her favorite oven setting. Don’t ask me why!

This is how I make it…

1 pkg (6) Klement’s Italian sausages– remove casing, brown and crumble

1 onion–mince and brown with meat

3 gloves of garlic–mince and brown with meat

2 T oregano

2 T basil

2 t fennel seed–crushed

2 lg cans of petite diced tomatoes

salt & pepper to taste

Simmer above ingredients while macaroni cooks.

Prepared to a firm tooth (slightly under done), 1 # elbows or rotini pasta.

In a casserole that is big enough, mix it all together. Stir in grated Parmesan, Romano, mozzarella or provolone (about 2 cups of cheese total) and 1 15 oz container of small curd cottage cheese. Reserve a little grated cheese for the top.

Bake at 350°–covered until heated through. Yeah, sometimes it bubbles over, but that just means you need a bigger casserole! I take the cover off for the last 15 minutes or so to crisp up/brown the cheese on top.

Serve with a big salad, garlic bread and vino if you like!

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