Spicy Shrimp & Rice Casserole

This dish is full of flavor and is so easy to make. It came together in no time so it makes a good weeknight dinner paired with a salad, or something quick to make on a weekend. Don't let the spicy title fool you, it does have just a little heat but both of my girls ate this very well, they actually added some shredded cheese into theirs and they both had seconds. I think adding the cheese tones it down some.

Spicy Shrimp & Rice Casserole

 

What You Need:

1lb Shrimp, peeled, tail off (raw/cocktail/small/medium)

1 1/2 cup rice (uncooked)

3 tbsp. butter/margarine

1 can Cream of Chicken

1 can Cream of Celery

1 can Rotel

1 small Onion, chopped

1/2 Bell Pepper, chopped

Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder to taste

Directions:

Preheat oven 350-375 degrees

In a large bowl combine shrimp, rice,

soups, Rotel, bell pepper, onion and season to taste.

Mix well

In a baking dish add in butter/margarine put into oven to melt butter

Remove from oven

Add in shrimp mixture over the melted butter

Cover w/ foil bake for 30 minutes

Remove and stir well

Cover and bake for additional 45 minutes, until rice is done

( Serve w/ shredded cheese optional)

Bacon Ranch Potatoes

This recipe only has 4 ingredients and really tasted good adding the bacon really made the difference. This pairs well with any main dish and would be great to take for a large gathering just add more potatoes, the recipe below feed my family and we all were able to get seconds. My kiddos added some BBQ sauce to dip theirs in and they loved them even more.

Bacon Ranch Potatoes

What You Need:

4 Potatoes, washed & cut into fourths

1 Packet Ranch Dressing, dry

5 Slices Bacon, cut up (raw)

Oil (olive or vegetable)

Season to taste Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder-optional

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350-375 degrees

Spray medium/ large baking dish with non-stick spray, set aside

In a large mixing bowl

Add in cut potatoes mix with a little oil, mix well

Add in cut Bacon, mix

Add Ranch Dressing, mix well

Add Potato mixture to baking dish

Cover with foil bake 45 minutes

remove foil, stir potatoes

Bake uncovered for additional 30 minutes, or until potatoes are tender

I season my potatoes w/ salt/pepper/ garlic at this point right before serving

Serve hot!

 



This is what it looked like right before going into the oven, mix all the ingredients up, cover and bake.

Last Foodie Blog

I will be doing my Recipes going forward over on my main blog The Williams Family. You can read more about why here.

I found the original recipe on Paula Deens website and just tweaked it a little bit.

This would make a easy weeknight dinner, so this is my version below.

It will not disappoint!!



Sausage and Rice Casserole

What You Need:

2 Cups of White Rice (I used 2 1/2 cups)

1 pound Breakfast Sausage (I used Owens)

1 small yellow onions, chopped

1 can cream of mushroom soup

4 tbsp {1/2 stick} butter/ margarine (melted-I used 5 tbsp)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350-400 degrees

Cook rice according to directions (Boil water add rice until desired tenderness)

In a skillet over medium/high heat, cook sausage until done & drain.

Combine all ingredients EXCEPT butter & pour into casserole dish. Melt butter and pour evenly over top of mixture.

Bake until bubbly, about 25-30 minutes.

Hashbrown Casserole

I've made this a lot and it is by far one of my kids favorite things. Its great because it can be a side dish or the main meal. And, it goes well with any meat and is great for any holiday side dish as well.

Ingredients:

20-36oz-Large bag of Hashbrowns (frozen or thawed)
8oz-Sour Cream
1 Can of Cream of Chicken
1 Stick of Butter (Melted-I melt mine in my pan so it greases my pan & pour the melted butter in mixture.)
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheese (about 2 hand fulls)

Directions:

In a large bowl mix together the Hash browns, sour cream, Cream of Chicken, melted butter, and about a hand full of cheese. Mix Well
Pour/ Spoon your mixture into your butter greased pan and sprinkle the remainder of the cheese on top.
Bake for 30-40 minutes at 350-400 degrees or until cheese starts to bubble and brown.

Corn Casserole

This Corn Casserole is a huge hit at my house with my girls. I must admit its pretty good to me as well. This makes a great side dish, for any dinner and is really easy to make.



Ingredients:

1  can whole kernel corn, drained

1 can cream-style corn

1 box of Jiffy Corn Muffin mix

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted

1 - egg, beaten

Pinch of Sugar

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350-400 degrees.

In a large bowl, stir together both of corn, corn muffin mix, egg, sour cream, pinch of sugar and melted butter.

Pour into a greased casserole dish. Bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown

 on top.

Step by Step: 

This is what you will need.

In a large bowl mix both cans of corn



Then stir in all the other ingredients and mix well. And then pour it into your butter greased pan and bake at 350-400 until browned at top and done.

Easy Meat & Potatoes

I came up with this recipe a few months ago, and it was a huge hit at my house. I have added this into our weekly or at least biweekly dinners. Its fairly quick and easy to make.
I always find it hard to go back and write down the exacts of a recipe I've came up with so I try to be as persise as I can. But, with this one you can improvise by adding or taking away what your family does or doesn't eat. As you can with any recipe, I've found out.

 

So here is my version of Meat and Potatoes that feeds my family of 4:

Ingredients:

5-8 Red Potatoes (qty depends on how many people you are feeding); cut into 1/4's
*Note: I used these ready to cook/ heat potatoes that saved me time, but if not boil and soften your potatoes first or you will have to bake it for about 30 minutes longer*
12 oz=1 Package Eckrich Turkey Skinless Smoked Sausage-sliced
1/2 Onion sliced or chopped
1/2 Bell Pepper sliced or chopped
1-14oz can of Diced Tomatoes (Basil/Oregano)-If your not a fan of tomatoes use the smaller size
Pinch of Salt / Pepper and minced garlic ( this is optional but I ALWAYS season any food I cook)

This is really all you need for this dish, notice the potatoes you just have to warm them in the microwave, remove and cut them up to add to your dish. They saved me a ton of time.

Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350-400 degrees
In a medium/ large skillet add a little bit of oil and sautee your sliced onions and bell pepper just a little, then add in your Sliced Sausage (optional, you can just add the sausage without heating them in the skillet, but I found this gives it more flavor)
In a baking dish add your soften potatoes, sausage, onion/ pepper mixture and then pour the whole can of diced tomatoes over it all, then season to your taste mixing a little.

Then cover with foil, tightly and bake for about 45 minutes-you want to make sure that the potatoes are soft and that your meat is well browned. I checked on it about half way through cooking time to stir it up a little and to make sure it wasn't sticking.



I season mine before I add the diced tomatoes

This is what it looks like about to go into the oven, just cover it with foil

Meat & Potatoes

This was really good and you really can't go wrong with it.

Spanish Okra

I saw this original recipe over on Kelly's Korner. And since my whole family loves Okra and we all love Rice I decided to give it a try. Let me tell you it did not disappoint. Now this is my version of the recipe, I tweaked the orginal recipe I saw online to fit my families taste. My daughters ate it all and actually got seconds, so I'd say it was a hit. It makes a perfect weeknight dinner. Let me add I don't know why this recipe has the word Spanish in it, but thats what its called. I'm calling it Southern Spanish Okra

Southern Spanish Okra

Ingredients:

1 lb ground chuck beef
1 cup chopped onion
2 cups sliced okra
1 can diced tomatoes ( I used the basil & organo it gives it flavor) or you can use 1 fresh tomatoe
1 can tomato sauce
2 tsp worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp salt / pepper and any additinal seasonings
Hot cooked white rice (we eat our rice sweet so after its cooked I add butter and sugar-to me this made it perfect)

Brown meat and onion in a large skillet, Drain (I also season my ground meat here just a little)

Add Okra

Cook 5 minutes constantly stirring it around

Add diced tomatoes and stir, then add the tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce and salt & pepper (to taste)

Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until okra is tender. Serve over Rice

I served ours over sweet rice, and peas as the side!!

Hashbrown Casserole

HashBrown Casserole

Ingredients:
1 bag of Shredded Hash Browns
1 Stick of Butter, Melted (I would use a little less than a whole stick)
1 8oz Sour Cream
1 Can of Cream of Chicken
1 small Onion, cut up
1/2 bag of Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Directions:
In a large bowl mix Hasbrowns and Butter together, stir; then add all other ingredients, mix well
Pour into baking dish (sprinkle a little cheese on top, opt)
Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour, until bubble and brown on top.

*I cooked Turkey Sausage Links and carrots with ours this night, I wrapped the sausage up in foil and let it cook in the oven the entire time the casserole was cooking, and when it was almost done I put a little bar-b-q sauce on the meat.
This casserole is so good and quick to make, it can be made with the meat cut up inside the casserole to serve as the main dish as well*