The Unemployment Cookbook: Potato Chip Casserole

by Molly Jo Realy @RealMojo68

Frankly, My Dear . . . : What's on My Plate?

Frankly, My Dear . . . : What’s on My Plate?

What’s on my plate this week? Well, y’all voted and results are 2-to-1 in favor of Andouille Jambalaya.

Just kidding! You already know what’s on my plate, because you voted for potato chip casserole!

Now, the original version is found in The Unemployment Cookbook, but as you can probably tell by the photo above, BEE The Zebra is not about to let Nippers have all the redoux fun.

Potato Chip Casserole: Five Ingredients

Potato Chip Casserole: Five Ingredients

BEE likes to get crazy creative in the kitchen (say that five times fast!), and he also likes to add some sass to everything he touches. Of course he does, he’s a dazzling Zebra, after all.

So of course regular chips and regular meat wouldn’t do for his culinary contribution. Why, he practically leapt out of my bag at the store when he saw these on the shelves:

BEE spicy and sassy!

BEE spicy and sassy!

Hulloh! Sweet Southern Heat Barbecue chips and buffalo sauce chicken? It’s a match made south of the Mason-Dixon Line, yes? Oh, honey, I cannot begin to tell you the mouth watering that happened before we even started cooking.

What’s that? You want the full recipe? Say no more. BEE, if you please:

The Unemployment Cookbook: Potato Chip Casserole

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Serving Size: About one heaping hoof full

The Unemployment Cookbook: Potato Chip Casserole

Ingredients

  • 1 bag (8 to 12 oz.) potato chips, crushed like little nuts under your hoof
  • 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted. That means don't add anything to it.
  • 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted. Nothing but 100% strength, here.
  • 1/2 soup can full of moo juice. That's milk, remember?
  • 1 can (10 to 12 oz.) tuna or chicken, drained.

Instructions

  1. Mix all the ingredients together like a herd in a stampede. Just not so vigorously it spills over.
  2. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
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A few helpful tips for y’all:

  • If you buy a smaller bag of chips, use a smaller can of meat and only one can of soup.
  • BEE likes to get the combo soup- chicken and mushroom in one can. Hey, works for me!
  • I mix in a larger bowl then transfer to a smaller baking dish.
  • You can sprinkle with cheese or jalepenos. Or both!

The next recipe poll will post next week, so be sure to follow Molly Jo Realy on Facebook for your chance to vote!

How do you change up your family favorite recipes?

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Frankly, My Dear . . .: Buffalo Chicken Potato Chip Casserole

Frankly, My Dear . . .: Buffalo Chicken Potato Chip Casserole

With a hungry zebra and a tasty buffalo,
Happy eating!
~Molly Jo

And Frankly, My Dear . . . That’s all she wrote!

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The Unemployment Cookbook: Hamburger Pie

by Molly Jo Realy @RealMojo68

Nippers in the Kitchen

Nippers in the Kitchen

So, there’s this cookbook on my shelf and a poll on Facebook . . .

Last week y’all voted, and Hamburger Pie won the election!

This has always been one of my favorite meals since I was young. It’s hearty, savory, and just look at all those mashed potatoes!

Now, you can use fresh ingredients if you want to. My schedule requires something just a little easier, so I opt for the ready-to-use product.

Hamburger Pie: Seven Easy Ingredients

Hamburger Pie: Seven Easy Ingredients

Have I shared this with you before? Well, it’s worth another helping, dontcha think?

Seven ingredients. Six steps. One big serving of delicious!

 

 

 

 

 

And, look! You can even print the recipe!

The Unemployment Cookbook: Hamburger Pie

Rating: 41

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Yield: 6-8 servings

The Unemployment Cookbook: Hamburger Pie

Ingredients

  • 1 eye-watering medium onion, diced
  • 1 lb ground cow
  • 1 can (14 oz) French style cut green beans, drained. Because Arctic beans are just too cold.
  • 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup. Chicken, now. Not peacock or other foul fowl.
  • 1 soup can of cow juice (That would be milk).
  • 1 box (8 servings) instant mashed potatoes. Abacadabra!
  • 1 egg. Again, from a chicken. Nothing else.

Instructions

  1. Brown the ground beef and onion together. They're in a heated relationship.
  2. Spoon into 2-qt baking dish. Time to get comfy!
  3. Cover with green beans. Layers are so stylish this time of year.
  4. Mix together soup and milk. Pour over green beans. Time to cool things down a little, folks!
  5. Prepare instant mashed potatoes per package instructions. Take out the day's frustrations and beat in an egg.
  6. Spread on top of casserole. Apologize to the potatoes for the egg beating and spread them nicely.
  7. Bake uncovered 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
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I like this meal best the next day after it’s firmed up a bit. Don’t get me wrong, hot and fresh is, well, hot and fresh. But warmed up stove top or in the microwave the next day, it still retains the flavor with less liquid.

The next recipe poll will be posted in a few days, so stay hungry. I mean, stay tuned!

What’s that? Y’all want more? Well come on home, honey. You know I’ve got food on the table for you.
You can find the basic version of this and many more table-tempting recipes in The Unemployment Cookbook, available through New Inklings Press. But for a healthy serving of snark, come on back to this table.

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Frankly, My Dear . . . Hamburger Pie

Frankly, My Dear . . . Hamburger Pie

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Recipe: Potato Chip Casserole

I’m at it again; entering this week’s Holiday Recipe Exchange for a chance to win a 3.5 quart Le Creuset French Oven. Come join the fun at the My Baking Addiction and GoodLife Eats Holiday Recipe Swap sponsored by Le Creuset.

This another “heritage” recipe, handed down from my mom to me to my daughter. It’s the first oven-dish I ever taught her to make. My mom makes hers with tuna but my daughter doesn’t care much for any fish other than shrimp or my blackened salmon, so I changed this recipe up with a can of chicken instead.

You can add veggies to it if you like, but I enjoy it just as it is… helping after helping after helping.

INGREDIENTS:

1 bag (12 oz.) potato chips, crushed
1 can Cream of Mushroom soup, undiluted
1 can Cream of Chicken soup, undiluted
1/2 soup can of milk
1 can (12 oz.) chicken or tuna

Mix all ingredients together. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

It’s that simple, and even more delicious!

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