UNDERwhelmed in Food Storage

There was interest after the class for the recipes that were sampled. There is also more information about what was presented at this class at http://watchandbeready.blogspot.com/
Enjoy!


Southern Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole
This recipe is a very, very simple “Open, dump, and mix” one.
4 cups of canned chicken, drained
1 package (6 ounces) of Uncle Ben’s Long Grain and Wild Rice Original Recipe
1 can of cream of celery soup
2/3 cup of Miracle Whip (don’t substitute a different mayonnaise)
1 can (8 oz) of diced water chestnuts, drained (I like to chop mine a bit smaller than they come in the “diced” can)
1 2 oz jar of sliced pimento peppers. (diced is fine also)
1 can of French cut green beans, drained
1 ½ cups of chicken broth OR water
2 Tablespoons of pre-grated Parmesan cheese. (yes, the stuff in the green can is just fine.)

Combine all of the ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well with a spoon. Transfer to a Dutch oven, or a pre-greased baking dish if you’re cooking in a solar oven. Top the dish with the Parmesan Cheese. If using a solar oven, be sure to cover the dish with foil or a dark towel. If using the Dutch Oven, simply put on the lid.

Bake at 400 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes until it’s bubbling and the rice has cooked. Let cool about 5 minutes and then serve.


Corn Bread Casserole
Yet another easy dump, mix, and cook recipe! You won’t believe how addictive this dish can be. You can enhance it as a main dish by adding spam, bacon bits, or cheese to the dish as well just before baking.

1 can of creamed corn
1 can of regular corn, drained
1 cup of sour cream. (yes, you can make sour cream from powdered milk)
1 egg or 1 egg equivalent
1 box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 tablespoon of butter

Mix all of the ingredients together well. Place in a baking dish or Dutch oven. Cook at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. (I usually cook it the longer period because I like it a bit browner on the top than some do.) Serve as a great side dish!


Blueberry Dump Cake
The name says it all. This is easy!

2 cans of blueberry pie filling
1 box of yellow cake mix (18.25 ounces)
8-12 tablespoons of butter or margarine

Simply dump the blueberry pie filling in your baking dish or Dutch oven. Mix the melted butter together with the cake mix. Spoon on top of the blueberry pie filling. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes until light golden brown on top.
If you have a way to make ice cream, this is a yummy dish served warm with some vanilla ice cream on top.