Main Dish Recipes from The Cooks Cook

Chicken Magnifique
4 chicken breasts (boned and split)
1/4 C butter
2 C sliced fresh mushrooms
2 cans Cream of Chicken soup
1/2 tsp garlic
1/4 tsp crushed thyme
1/2 tsp crushed rosemary
2/3 C light cream (or evaporated skim milk)
toasted, slivered almonds

Brown chicken in butter. Remove chicken. Saute mushrooms (barely). Stir in soup and seasonings. Add chicken and simmer 35-40 minutes. Blend in cream. Serve with rice.

Baked Egg Casserole
1 lb grated sharp cheese
2 1/2 C milk
1/2 tsp salt, pepper, and mrepared mustard
1 C diced ham
8 slices white bread, no crusts, diced
4 eggs, beaten
1 green pepper, diced
1 C mushrooms

Mix together milk, eggs, salt, pepper, and mustard. Put bread in a buttered casserole dish and pour liquid over. Add cheese, ham, mushrooms, and green pepper. Let stand 8 hours in refrigerator. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 1/2 hours over a pan of water. (Start checking for doneness after 1 hour.)
4 times this recipes will serve 50+ people.

Chicken Divan
2 (10 oz) packages frozen cut broccoli
2 cans Cream of Chicken soup
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp worchestershire
1/2 tsp curry powder
1 C grated cheddar cheese
2 C sliced cooked chicken
1 C mayonnaise (or combo of mayo and plain yogurt)
1/2 C soft bread crumbs, mixed with a dash of paprika

Cook broccoli, drain well. Arrange in baking dish. Mix next 4 ingredients together, pour half over the chicken. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the cheese. Top with chicken and remaining soup, then cheese. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees until heated through, about 20 minutes.

Beef Stoganoff
1/4 C margarine
1/2 C minced onions
1 lb ground beef
1 clove garlic, minced
2 Tbsp flour
1 tsp salt
1 C sour cream
1/4 tsp pepper
1/8 tsp paprika
1 lb mushrooms (or 2-4oz cans), sliced
1 can Cream of Mushroom soup

Heat butter and saute onions until tender. Stir in meat, garlic, flour, salt, pepper, and paprika. Simmer 5 minutes, stir in soup, simmer uncovered 10 minutes. Just before serving, add mushrooms and sour cream. Heat and serve over rice or noodles.

Company Lasagna
1 lb hamburger
1 lb Italian sausage
1 clove garlic
onion, chopped
1 lg can tomato paste
1 can tomato sauce
1 C water
1 Tbsp oregano
pinch basil
Simmer above ingredients for 30 minutes.
Shredded mozzarella and monteray jack cheese
cottage cheese
12 lasagna noodles
Layer as follows: sauce, noodles, cottage cheese, sauce, noodles, sauce, shredded cheese (repeat). Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top and bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.

Sloppy Joes
1 lb ground beef
1 lg onion
1 green onion
2 Tbsp sugar (opt)
1 Tbsp mustard
1 Tbsp vinegar
1 Tbsp worchestershire sauce
1 tsp salt
8 0z bottle of catsup

Brown meat, onion and green onion. Add other ingredients. Simmer 20-30 minutes. Serve on hamburger buns.

BBQ Pork Tenderloin
2 lb pork tenderloin
2/3 C fresh orange juice
3 Tbsp soy sauce
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp rosemary
fresh ground pepper

Combine orange juice, soy sauce, garlic, rosemary and pepper for marinade. Marinate the tenderloins for at least 2 hours. Remove the tenderloins and grill for approximately 20 minutes. Cool at least 10 minutes. Slice thin and pour reserved marinade on the slices. Great hot or cold.