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While in high school most of us strive to be part of the “cool” club. That unspoken, but obvious assumption regarding status and popularity is a learning process that all must face. At some point as an adult, hopefully you learn it just doesn’t matter.
It is much better to embrace the inner geek.
If you want to be a board game fanatic, why not?
If you want to paint miniatures, go for it.
If you want to cross-stitch til your fingers bleeding, do it!
Me? I’m a new member of the Country Crock Casserole Club.
Yes, life is good.
I think I’ve hit the jackpot of both worlds. I get to feed my inner foodie who loves to cook and take photographs of food (yep, totally nerdy) AND I get to be part of an elite group of bloggers selected to work with Country Crock.
My first assignment?
Easy Mac & Cheese Veggie Chicken Casserole
This Minnesota girl was bred to make hotdishes. Seriously, it’s a part of my genetic coding. If you are at least half of Scandinavian ancestry and live in North Dakota/Minnesota- you are born to make hotdishes. Sure, some people call them casseroles. They just want to be all fancy. A good hotdish is a just a natural part of life around my neck of the woods.
Let me show ya how easy it is to whip up a dish of steaming hot goodness.
A hot dish requires a good mixing of ingredients. It’s not complicated. Just mix them all together and sprinkle a little of the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and spread over the top and bake. I’ve included the recipe below, just in case you want a few more specific details;)
As you can see I added frozen veggies that are fairly large. It would be even easier to add veggies that were even smaller. I considered purchasing the smaller veggies, but they didn’t include broccoli. My three year old is partial to broccoli so I opted for the bigger chuck variety of vegetables.
I love that the veggies are included in the dish and I don’t even need to serve anything else with this meal. It’s complete, as is!
Ingredients:
- 4 Tbsp. Country Crock® Spread, melted, divided
- 1 cup 2% milk
- 8 ounces dry rotini pasta, cooked and drained
- 2 cups diced cooked chicken
- 4 cups assorted frozen vegetables, thawed
- 2 1/4 cups finely shredded low fat cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup plain dry bread crumbs
- 1 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400°. Combine 3 tablespoons Country Crock® Spread, milk, rotini, chicken, vegetables and cheddar cheese in 8-inch baking dish.
- Combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and remaining Spread in small bowl; sprinkle over top of casserole.
- Bake until heated through and crumbs are toasted, about 30 minutes.
Look for more fun Casserole Club recipes in the coming months. Cause it might be hot outside now, but in just a couple of months I’ll need to turn on the furnace again and a good hotdish will definitely be in order!
Now for a fun giveaways with lots of winners!
One lucky Mama Report reader will win a casserole dish, Country Crock VIP Coupon (good for one free product), Recipe Card. Plus an additional 5 runners up will receive a Country Crock VIP Coupon, good for one free product.
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GOOD LUCK!
Homemade chili
Lasagna
My family loves spaghetti.
we really love a homemade chicken pot pie!
Tator Tot hotdish is our favorite.
My family loves baked ziti
Absolutely Lasagna !!!
We love cauliflower mac and cheese.
I love playing with different meatloaf
love spaghetti and meat sauce
The favorite hotdish in our house is Chicken Broccoli Bake. It is fast and delicious!
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Chili
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Chicken Rice Casserole!
I’m another Minnesota girl that makes a mean hot dish! Our favorite is Wild Rice Hot Dish! We also like almost any Mac Hot dish!
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Shepard’s Pie
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Lasagna!
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ham with mash potatoes
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Lasagna
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We love baked ziti.
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Mac and cheese
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Good Morning, Our favorite hot dish is spaghetti and garlic bread. Thank you. Vicki.
this recipe looks so good
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homemade mac & cheese
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baked ziti
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smoked ribs and bbq chicken
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baked spaghetti.
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Tuna Casarole
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Baked pork loin with apples.
chicken parm
Chicken Parm
Want to try this!
stuffed dumplings
chicken and dumplings.
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my moms homemade mac and cheese
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