Christmas Left-Over Casserole

Christmas Left-Over Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 pound cooked turkey meat, shredded
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can green beans, drained
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 8 ounces cubed Cheddar cheese
• 8 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
• 4 cups prepared mashed potatoes

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Place turkey in an even layer on the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Top with a layer of onion and a layer of green beans so that the turkey is no longer visible. Pour the condensed soup over the onion layer, then sprinkle with shredded cheese. Stir together the cubed cheese and mashed potatoes; spoon over the top of the casserole, and spread to cover.
3. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until heated through.

** I made a few changes. I did not have cream of Mushroom soup, so I just put a little gravy over the dish, and did not add the onion.. still very delicious!!**

Christmas Left-Over Casserole

Bacon, Potatoe, and Cheese Waffles

Sausage, Potato, and Cheese Waffles

1 link sweet Italian sausage (about 3 ounces) casing discarded
1 baking potato, grated and excess water squeezed out -- very important
4 tbsp butter
1 3/4 cup flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 tsp pepper
2 cups milk
2 large eggs

1. In a medium skillet, cook the sausage over medium high heat, breadking it up with a fork, for 5 minutes. Add the potatoe and butter, lower the heat and simmer until the butter is melted, about 2 minutes, remove from the heat and let cool, about 10 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the the flour, baking powder, cheese parsley, salt and pepper. Stir in the milk and eggs until smooth, Stir in the sausage-potato mixture,
3. Using a waffle maker, cook the waffles according to the manufacturer's directions.

I made a few changes; I swapped out sausage for bacon and used dried parsley instead of fresh, and decreased the butter by 2 tablespoons. These were delicious and even better the next day.

There is also a suggested topping (I didn't make it though) Combine 2 parts ketchup to 1 part maple syrup and microwave for 25 seconds.