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Basic recipe:
1 cup sour cream
1 cup milk
1 cup water
salt
pepper
1 sauce ingredient
1 protein ingredient
1 vegetable ingredient
1 starch
extras
1-2 toppings

Heat the oven to 350*. Spray 9 x 13 pan with non-stick cooking spray. Mix together sour cream, milk, salt and pepper. Stir in all the other ingredients except for topping. Spoon into dish (don't pour). Bake covered for one hour and ten minutes. Remove cover. Sprinkle with topping. Continue to bake a final 10 minutes, uncovered.

Sauces:
1 can cream of mushroom soup
cheddar cheese soup
cream of chicken soup
cream of celery soup
2 cans seasoned diced tomatoes*, undrained
*If using tomatoes, omit sour cream and milk from the basic recipe

Protein:
2 cups cooked cubed chicken or turkey
2 cups cooked cubed roast beef
2 cups cooked cubed ham
1 pound ground beef, browned and drained (or ground turkey or sausage)
2 cups cubed smoked sausage (Kielbasa)
12 ounces canned tuna, chicken, ham, drained and flaked
1 can of beans (drained)

Vegetables: (1 1/2 cups any combination; if using frozen, thaw first)
whole kernel corn
baby peas
cut or French style green beans
spinach
cauliflower
broccoli


Starch: (uncooked)
1 cup regular long grain rice
2 cups elbow macaroni
3 cups small pasta shells
4 cups wide egg noodles

Extras:
1/4 cup chopped: onion, celery, pepper
8 ounce can drained water chestnuts
1/2 cup French fried onions
1 packet dressing mix (Italian, Ranch)
1 packet taco seasoning mix

Toppings:
1/2 cup cheese (shredded cheddar)
1/4 cup parmesan
1 cup crushed crackers
1 cup stuffing mix
1 cup crushed croutons
1 cup crushed tortilla or potato chips
1 cup Chinese fried noodles
1/2 cup French fried onions

We've really enjoyed a number of variations of this one. Our favorite uses cream of mushroom soup, ground beef, corn, rice, a packet of taco seasoning, and crushed nacho chips and cheddar over the top. Yum!