Thanksgiving recipes

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

Yes- even us trogs who eat beans out of a can someday I will do it with fresh beans and likely never go back-

You trog, you !


Fresh Green Bean Casserole #1
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1 Pound Fresh green beans cut into 1" pieces or, 2 cans (15 1/2 oz)
1/2 Cup Water
1 Can (10 1/2 oz) cream of mushroom soup
1 Can (8 oz) water chestnuts, sliced
1/4 Cup Milk
1 Can (4 oz) sliced mushrooms
1 Can (13 oz) French Fried Onions
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1 Dash Pepper
.
from: "The Simply Delicious Options Microwave Cookbook"
Put the beans and the water into a 2 qt casserole dish and microwave it
on high for 9-11 minutes, or until the beans are tender. Stir the beans
after about 5 minutes. When done let stand for 2 minutes before
draining the excess water off. Add the cream of mushroom soup, water
chestnuts, milk, mushrooms salt, pepper and 1/2 of the onions. Stir
everything together and microwave for 3 more minutes. When the
casserole is hot, take it out and sprinkle the rest of onions on top.



Fresh Green Bean Casserole #2
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1 can Cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup Milk
1 teaspoon Soy sauce
dash of pepper
3 cups Green beans, cooked
1 can French fried onions, 3 1/2ounce
.
In a 1 1/2 quart casserole, stir soup milk, soy sauce and pepper until
smooth; mix in beans and 1/2 can of onions. Bake at 350 degrees for 35
minutes or until hot. Stir. Top with remaining onions. Bake 5 minutes
more.
Servings: 3



Fresh Green Bean Casserole #3
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1 Can (10 3/4 oz.) cream of mushroom soup
1/2 Cup Milk
1 Teaspoon Soy sauce; optional
1 Dash Pepper
4 Cups Cooked green beans
1-1/3 Cups French fried onions
.
1. In 1 1/2 quart casserole, mix soup, milk, soy, pepper, beans and 2/3
cup onions.
2. Bake at 350 25 minutes or until hot.
3. Stir. Sprinkle 2/3 cup onions over bean mixture. Bake 5 minutes or
until onions are golden. Serves 6.
Recipe by: French's & Campbell's



Fresh Green Bean Casserole #4
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====== RANCH-STYLE WHITE SAUCE =======
1-1/2 Tablespoons Margarine
3 Tablespoons All-purpose flour
1-1/2 Cups Skim milk
3 Teaspoons Ranch salad dressing mix; (up to 4 teaspoons)
1/2 Teaspoon White pepper
============= CASSEROLE ==============
1 Cup Onion; chopped
2 Cloves garlic; minced
1-1/2 Cups Sliced fresh mushrooms
1-1/4 Pounds Fresh green beans; cooked, crisp-tender
1 Cup Fresh bread crumbs
2 Tablespoons Minced fresh parsley
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Ranch-Style White Sauce: Melt margarine in small saucepan over low
heat. Stir in flour; cook 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly. Using wire
whisk, stir in milk; bring to a boil. Cook, whisking constantly, 1-2
minutes or until thickened. Stir in dressing mix and pepper.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare white sauce. Set aside. Spray medium
skillet with nonstick cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add
onion and garlic; cook 2-3 minutes or until tender. Remove half of
onion mixture. Set aside.
Add mushrooms to skillet and cook about 5 minutes or until tender.
Combine mushroom mixture, beans and sauce in 1 1/2 quart casserole.
Spray medium skillet with nonstick cooking spray; heat over medium
heat. Add bread crumbs to skillet; spray top of crumbs lightly with
nonstick cooking spray. Cook 3-4 minutes or until crumbs are golden.
Stir in reserved onion mixture and parsley. Sprinkle bread crumb
mixture over casserole. Bake, uncovered, 20-30 minutes or until heated
through.

Recipe by: Best Recipes--101 Casseroles, p.86
Recipe by Charlottes Garden Newsletter

Servings: 6

Exported from Home Cookin 5.3 (www.mountain-software.com)

[Matterhorn Fan]

Originally Posted by lashbear

Fresh Green Bean Casserole #1
Fresh Green Bean Casserole #2
Fresh Green Bean Casserole #3

All use Cream of Mushroom soup.

Fresh Green Bean Casserole #4

Interesting, but the ranch concerns me.

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

All use Cream of Mushroom soup.

Oopsie, Sorry.

Voila !


Antoine's Cream Of Mushroom Soup
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4 Tablespoons Butter
20 Medium Mushrooms; sliced
1/4 Cup Sherry
3 Cups Chicken stock
2 Cups Heavy cream
3/4 Cup Sherry
Salt and pepper (to taste)
Chicken-Hazelnut Quenelles
2 Tablespoons Hazelnuts; skins removed, and chopped
.
To roast the hazelnuts you should place them on a sheet pan and put
them in a 400øF oven for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the outside skin
starts to break away. Rub the hazelnuts together so that the outer dark
skins flake off. You do not want to toast them, you just want the skin
to loosen up.
In a large skillet place the butter and heat it on medium high until it
has melted. Add the mushrooms and saut‚ them for 4 to 5 minutes, or
until they are brown. Add the 1/4 cup of sherry and deglaze the pan.
Add the chicken stock. Cook the ingredients on medium heat for 12 to 15
minutes, or until the liquid is reduced by 1/2.
In a small saucepan place the 3/4 cup of sherry. Cook it on medium high
heat for 4 to 6 minutes, or until it is reduced by 3/4.
Add the reduced sherry, salt, and pepper to soup, and stir them in.
In each of 4 individual serving bowls place 3 of the Chicken-Hazelnut
Quenelles. Ladle the soup on top. Sprinkle on the hazelnuts.



Cream Of Mushroom Soup
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4 Tablespoons Butter
1/4 Cup Onion; Finely Chopped
1/2 Pound Fresh Mushrooms; Fine Chop
1 Tablespoon Unbleached Flour
2 Cups Chicken Broth
1/2 Cup Heavy Cream
Salt & Pepper; To Taste
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Melt the butter in a pot and add the onion and mushrooms. Cook over low
heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with the flour and
cook for a few minutes more. Slowly add the stock, and heat, stirring,
until it reaches the boiling point. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20
minutes. Stir in the cream and season to taste. Reheat before serving.
COLD MUSHROOM SOUP: Use an additional 1/4 cup of heavy cream and chill.
Adjust the salt and serve in cold soup bowls with chives sprinkled on
top.
From the new version of Fannie Farmers Cookbook by Marion Cunningham.


Cream Of Mushroom Soup
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1 Pound Mushrooms,rinsed & drained
2 Tablespoons Butter or margarine
1 Large onion,chopped
1/2 Teaspoon Dried thyme leaves
1/4 Cup All-purpose flour
6 Cups Chicken broth,reg-strength
1 Dried bay leaf
1 Cup Whipping cream
3 Tablespoons Dry sherry
Salt
Pepper
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Mushroom soup is so readily available in cans that it seldom occurs to
the cook to make it from scratch. The canned product is, in fact, so
universal, reliable, and chameleon-like in flavor that it has become
the base of a thousand casseroles. If you seek a more intense mushroom
flavor, however, look no further. Erid Lie, tooting his own horn,
claims to have the answer to your prayers right here. Flour plays a
part in the thickening of this soup, but the basic body and emphatic
statement of mushroom flavor come from cooking part of the mushrooms
with onions until they are mellow and lightly browned, then pureeing
them. The flavor is further enhanced by adding sliced mushrooms before
the final heating.
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=== 1. Chop half the mushrooms; thinly slice the remaining mushrooms
and set aside. 2. Melt butter in a 5-6 quart pan over medium-high heat;
add chopped mushrooms, onion, and thyme. Stir often until the
vegetables are lightly browned, 15-20 minutes. Mix flour with
vegetables. 3. Pour into a blender or food processor; whirl, adding as
much broth as needed to get the mixture smoothly pureed. Pour mixture
back into pan; add remaining broth, sliced mushrooms, bay leaf, and
cream. 4. Bring soup to a boil on high heat, stirring frequently.
Reduce heat to low and simmer to blend flavors, about 10 minutes. Add
sherry, salt, and pepper to taste. Make about 8 cups.



Cream Of Mushroom Soup
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1 Pound Mushrooms (sliced)
2 Small Onions (finely chopped)
3 Tablespoons Butter
1 Tablespoon Oil
2 Tablespoons Flour
2 Cans Chicken broth (condensed)
2 Cups Water
2 Chicken bouillion cubes
1 Cup Milk
4 Tablespoons Sour cream
2 Egg yolks (beaten)
1/4 Cup Sherry
1 Tablespoon Worcesteshire sauce
Dash Nutmeg
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
Dash Garlic powder
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Saute mushrooms and onions in butter and oil for 10 minutes or until
tender. Add flour to sauteed vegetebles. Add stock mixture of the
chicken broth, water and bouillon to vegetables. Cook, not boiling, for
30 minutes. Add milk, stirring constangly. Take half mixture and blend
in blender. Return to pot with other soup mixture. Add sour cream to
cooking soup and stir. Add egg yolks to cooking soup, stirring
constantly. Bring sherry to a boil and add to soup. Add remaining
ingredients, simmer for 15 minutes and serve.
SOURCE: 1979 Times-Picayune Recipe Contest Cookbook


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Cream Of Mushroom Soup
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1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
3-1/2 Cups Water
3 Low Sodium Chicken
Bouillon Cubes
1 Cup Finely Chopped Fresh
Mushrooms
3/4 Cup Skim Milk
1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
1 Teaspoon Onion Powder
.
Stir Cornstarch Into Water & Heat Until Boiling. Stir in Bouillon Cubes
Until Dissolved. Add Chopped Mushrooms To Mixture & Simmer For 20
Minutes. Add Skim Milk, Pepper & Onion Powder. Heat Only Until Hot.
(Fat 0.2. Chol. 1.)
Servings: 4



Cream Of Mushroom Soup
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1/2 Pound Fresh mushrooms
2 Small Slices onion; chopped
1 Quart Milk
1 Cup Evaporated milk
1 Teaspoon Salt
2 Tablespoons Butter
.
Wash mushrooms quickly in cold water. Drain, trim off ends of stems and
any blemishes. Chop fine. Place mushrooms and onion in top of double
boiler, add milk, and cook over boiling water, stirring occasionally
until mushrooms are tender (about 45 minutes). Add evaporated milk and
salt, and stir in butter. Serve piping hot. 5 servings

[Matterhorn Fan]

My mom NEVER made it, because she doesn't like green beans (esp. canned ones). I had polite tastes at friends' houses when I was with them for Thanksgiving, but it was crap (canned green beans). I was at my aunt's last year, and she made them with whole frozen beans, and it was GREAT.

(Nephy, you will never go back. Green beans aren't hard to prepare--it's totally worth it!)

I went to someone's house once where eggplant parmesan was the first course. Others had macaroni and cheese on the table. One year I went to Boma--they had all sorts of great stuff for T-day dinner (not one person I was with ate the turkey)!

My Thanksgiving theory is that you should cook large quantities of whatever your favorite dishes are, especially if you don't make them often. But I don't eat turkey, so I had to come up with a Thanksgiving theory that didn't include turkey.

[katiesue]

My daughter had fish sticks, she's not a turkey fan.

[Matterhorn Fan]

I hope she garnished her fish sticks with canned cranberry sauce.

[katiesue]

Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

I hope she garnished her fish sticks with canned cranberry sauce.

No cranberry for her, although she did help make the sorbet. Fish sticks and chips dipped in cottage cheese, that's her idea of heaven.

[CoasterMatt]

Fish Sticks and Tater Tot Casserole might go well together

[Nephythys]

Good heavens Bear baby-

Ok ok! Next time I make one I will get some frozen green beans (well- maybe- sometimes being lazy beats out fresh beans)

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

Good heavens Bear baby-

Ok ok! Next time I make one I will get some frozen green beans (well- maybe- sometimes being lazy beats out fresh beans)

Dude, that's what I'm saying. Frozen beans allow you to be LAZIER than canned beans. You can bake them from the frozen state. And you don't have to drain!