Chili Turkey Casserole

Submitted by 1giants_fan

"Tired of the same old turkey leftovers! Don't know what to do with the dark meat! Here's a recipe for you. I received this recipe from a friend 20 years ago. Chicken works well also."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 (10 1/2 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken and mushroom soup
• red hot cayenne pepper sauce (to taste)
• 16 ounces noodles, cooked (I like spirals)
• 3 -4 cups diced cooked turkey or 3 -4 cups cooked chicken
• salt & pepper (to taste)
• 3 -4 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
• nonstick cooking spray

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Saute onion in butter until yellow.
3. Stir in soup and hot sauce.
4. Spray either one 4-quart or two 2-quart baking dishes with lids.
5. Layer 1/2 of the ingredients in this order: noodles, turkey or chicken, soup mixture and then cheese.
6. Repeat layers--one more of each.
7. Bake 45 minutes.

Reviews

[tdempsey]

Excellent! I added a little garlic (2 cloves) and left the lid off in the last 15 min. to brown the cheese a bit. This one is a keeper.