Texas Green (A Great Casserole)
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Serves:
-
10
ingredients
- 907.18 907.18 g ground chicken or 907.18 g chopped tofu
- 44.37 ml olive oil
- 6 whole green onions, chopped
- 2 (226.79 g) can green chilies
- 473.18 ml celery, chopped
- 946.36 ml fresh spinach, chopped fine
- 3 green peppers, cored, seeded, chopped
- 2 medium zucchini, ends cut, peeled, seeded & chunked
- 236.59 ml evaporated milk
- 236.59 ml water
- 14.79 ml italian seasoning
- 4.92 ml cumin
- 4.92 ml celery seed
- 2 garlic cloves, mashed
- 4.92 ml white pepper
- 4.92 ml mccormick all seasoning
- 473.18 ml raw white rice, washed & drained
- 946.36 ml crushed crackers (optional)
- 473.18 473.18 ml cheddar cheese or 473.18 ml colby-monterey jack cheese
- Pam cooking spray
directions
- In large pan, saute meat or tofu in olive oil with green onion, green chilies, celery spinach, green peppers. Set aside.
- Place half of the zucchini chunks in blender and pulse until milk. Measure and pour into a large mixing bowl. Blend until milk the balance of the chunks, measure and put in mixing bowl. Pour in evaporated milk.
- Liquid must measure 4 cups. Add water from the 1 cup as needed. If you don't need, do not add.
- Add washed rice. Add sauteed meat and vegetables and italian seasoning, cumin, celery seed, garlic and white pepper. Mix.
- Preheat oven 350*.
- Spray pam in large 4 quart casserole with lid or foil.
- Add meat & vegetable mixture. Cover. Cook.
- 45 minutes until rice is done.
- Last ten minutes of cooking, stir casserole.
- (If meatless place crushed crackers on top.).
- Pour shredded cheese on top and cook covered ten minutes. Before serving, set 10 to 15 minutes. Serve with hot crusty bread or biscuits. This can be made in a crockpot, 4hours on high. Follow exact instructions and add cheese last 10 minutes covered.
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