1 cup main ingredient*
1 cup second ingredient**
1 – 2 cups starch ingredient***
1 1/2 cups binder****
1/4 cup “goodie”+
seasoning to suit your taste
topping++
Cook any uncooked ingredients. Stir all together to heat stove top or in microwave until heated through, or pour into a casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
*Main: ground beef, pork or turkey, cubed chicken, turkey, ham, seafood, etc.
**Second: peas, mushrooms, other veggies
***Starch: cooked noodles, macaroni, rice, potatoes
****Binder: cream sauce, sour cream, canned soup, etc.
+”Goodie”: olives, almonds, water chestnuts, cubed cheese
++Topping: bread crumbs, grated cheese, crushed potato chips or crackers, etc..