April 24, 2024

GCH: What’s on Your Plate? – Mexican Chicken Casserole

Before I share my recipe today, I would like to invite you to our Online Bible Study Sign-Up page.  This is where you will find all the information about our upcoming bible studies.  The Online Bible Studies begin Jan 6, 2013!  So it’s important to get signed up as soon as possible.

Our Women’s Online Bible Study Group will be reading “Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God” by Francis Chan.  This is an amazing book about God’s love for us!  My church did this study a few years ago, and it made a huge impact on my own life!  I know it will impact yours, as well!  God is love. Crazy, relentless, all-powerful love. Have you ever wondered if we’re missing it? It’s crazy, if you think about it. The God of the universe–the Creator of nitrogen and pine needles, galaxies and E-minor–loves us with a radical, unconditional, self-sacrificing love. And what is our typical response? We go to church, sing songs, and try not to cuss. Whether you’ve verbalized it yet or not…we all know somethings wrong. Does something deep inside your heart long to break free from the status quo? Are you hungry for an authentic faith that addresses the problems of our world with tangible, even radical, solutions? God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn’t working harder at a list of do’s and don’ts–it’s falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love, as Francis Chan describes it, you will never be the same. Because when you’re wildly in love with someone, it changes everything.

Our Single Women’s Online Bible Study Group will be reading Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul” by John and Stasi Eldredge.  The message of Captivating is this: Your heart matters more than anything else in all creation. The desires you had as a little girl and the longings you still feel as a woman are telling you of the life God created you to live. He offers to come now as the Hero of your story, to rescue your heart and release you to live as a fully alive and feminine woman. A woman who is truly captivating.  

Our brand new GCH:Victorious Healing Online Bible Study Group will be reading “Life’s Healing Choices” by John Baker.   We’ve all been hurt by other people, we’ve hurt ourselves, and we’ve hurt others. And as a result, every single one of us ends up with some sort of hurthang-up, or habit. But the question we all face is, Where do we go from here?  Life’s Healing Choices offers freedom from our hurts, hang-ups, and habits through eight healing choices that promise true happiness and life transformation. Using the Beatitudes of Jesus as a foundation, Senior Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church and John Baker, who is also a pastor at Saddleback, developed the eight choices shared in this book.  This is going to be an AMAZING study!!

You can sign up for one, or all three of these studies, by clicking HERE.  We look forward to studying the amazing books with you!

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And now onto our amazing Mexican Chicken Casserole! Oh my goodness, this is so good!  I found this on www.SouthernPlate.com.  Christy Jordan is one of my favorite bloggers!  I have her cookbook “Southern Plate”, and it is filled with some amazing home-style recipes that will please any palate.  The recipe below is how I actually made this recipe.  Check out both recipes to see which one you and your family love!  Click on the recipe headline to be taken to the actual recipe.

Mexican Chicken Casserole

 

Ingredients:

4 cups of cooked, chopped chicken (about 4 to 5 breasts halves)
2 cups of instant brown rice
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup sour cream 
1 small can of minced green chilies
1/2 cup frozen diced onion
1 can Ro*Tel tomatoes
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
8 oz shredded cheddar cheese, divided
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Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients and half of cheddar cheese in a large bowl. Mix well.
  2. Turn out into a greased casserole dish and top with remaining cheese.
  3. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

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Bon appetite,

Christi

GCH:What’s on Your Plate? – Pizza Pasta

Pizza Pasta

Pizza Pasta

Super once-a-month casserole dish to make.  Kids and guys seem to love this. You can add any toppings that you would on your pizzas and switch up the pasta.  Penne and Rigatoni work well.I have chopped broccoli, banana peppers, diced ham….the possibilities are endless.  I used to take these to Church potlucks back home and I always came home with an empty casserole dish.

Pizza Pasta

* 12  ounces  uncooked spaghetti (or any pasta you prefer)

* 1/2  teaspoon  salt

* 1  (1-lb.) package mild ground pork sausage

* 2  ounces  turkey pepperoni slices (about 30), cut in half

* 1  (26-oz.) jar tomato-and-basil pasta sauce (I use Classico)

* 1/4  cup  grated Parmesan cheese

* 1  (8-oz.) package shredded Italian three-cheese blend

Preparation

1. Cook spaghetti with 1/2 tsp. salt according to package directions. Drain well, and place in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.

2. Brown sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until meat crumbles and is no longer pink. Drain and set aside. Wipe skillet clean. Add pepperoni, and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, 4 minutes or until slightly crisp.

3. Top spaghetti in baking dish with sausage; pour pasta sauce over sausage. Arrange half of pepperoni slices evenly over pasta sauce. Sprinkle evenly with cheeses. Arrange remaining half of pepperoni slices evenly over cheese. Cover with nonstick or lightly greased aluminum foil.

4. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes; remove foil, and bake 10 more minutes or until cheese is melted and just begins to brown.

Happy Eating, 

Liz

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