Growing up, my grandparents watched my brother and I instead of day care. Majority of my cooking, and all of my baking comes from my Nana. As a kid nana always had dinner ready when grandpa got home. She would make dinners ranging from pot roasts to chickens to casseroles... pretty much anything and everything. I have a memory of a dutch oven that she would roast whole chickens with veggies in, or the long silver pan she would make meatloaf in. Two particular casseroles that she made through out my childhood stand out. The Tuna Noodle Casserole and the Eggplant Parmasain Casserole.
Last night I made Dustin and I Chicken Noodle Casserole. I love tuna.. cold. So I switch out tuna for chicken and add a few other things for personal taste and evolution:
ingredients: small noodle ( i usually do elbow), two cans of any kind of cream of you want (i usually use one chicken and one mushroom) vegetable mix ( i will use frozen or if there is a fresh mix, this is limitless, put as little or as many as you like), half an onion diced, 1 cup chicken/veg stock, salt pepper and paprika to taste, and panko crumbs and melted butter mixed.
boil the noodles. combine all ingredients in a cooking dish. spread layer of bread crumbs over top, dust with paprika, and cook for 30 min at @ 350
Nana sometimes made it with chicken too. Serve with a crusty bread, salad.. enjoy!
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