Best California Casserole Recipes

CALIFORNIA CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine soup and milk. Stir in the vegetables, chicken, 1-1/4 cups cheese, pimientos, salt and pepper. Transfer to a greased 9-in. square baking dish. , Cover and bake at 350° for 40 minutes. Uncover; top with remaining cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until bubbly. Let stand for 5 minutes. Serve with rice.

CHEESY CALIFORNIA CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Combine water and margarine in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir stuffing mix into water and margarine until moistened; cover, remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
• Spread cooked chicken into bottom of the prepared baking dish and spread frozen vegetables over chicken. Top vegetables with American cheese slices in a layer. Mix cream of mushroom soup, garlic powder, marjoram, thyme, and sage in a bowl and spread over cheese slices. Sprinkle stuffing over top of casserole in an even layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until casserole is bubbling and browned, about 1 hour.

GRANDMA'S CALIFORNIA BLEND VEG CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook Vegetables on stove drain when done. -
• Spray 9x13 pan.
• Dumb Vegetables in the 9x13. - I usually sprinkle with pepper and McCormick Season Salt
• Sprinkle both cheeses over vegetables.
• Crush crackers and sprinkle on top of the cheese.
• Drizzle the melted butter all over the casserole.
• Bake for 30 minutes in a 350° oven. or until the cheese has melted and the crackers started to brown.

CALIFORNIA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook beef, green pepper and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. Stir in the next 11 ingredients. Add noodles. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Cover and bake 50 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese; bake 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

CALIFORNIA CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350'F.
• In greased 9"x13" glass dish, mix together the soup, mayonnaise, spices, onion and lemon juice.Spread evenly in bottom of pan.
• Spread chicken over the soup mixture. Do not stir. Sprinkle the vegetables over top of the chicken. Again, do not stir.
• Lay cheese slices over top of the vegetables breaking several slices in half to cover entire surface.
• Stir together the corn flake crumbs and butter until well blended. Spread the crumb mixture over the cheese, leveling to make an even top.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes until heated through and the soup mixture has formed a custard with the chicken and vegetables.

CALIFORNIA RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease bottom of 9" x 13" casserole dish with butter or cooking spray.
• Melt butter in skillet over medium heat. Saute onions in butter until very soft, stirring constantly. Add garlic during last two minutes of cooking.
• In large bowl combine cooked rice, onion/garlic/butter mixture, sour cream, cottage cheese, chilis, salt and pepper.
• Layer half the rice mixture in bottom of casserole dish and top with half of shredded cheese. Repeat with remainder of rice mixture; top with remainder of cheese. (If making ahead of time, cover with plastic wrap after everything is assembled and refrigerate up to a day. Remember to let your dish come to room temperature before you place it in the oven.).
• Bake for 30 - 40 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.

CALIFORNIA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 1 1/2 quart casserole dish.
• Bring chicken stock to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add rice, reduce heat to low, and cook until the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. In a medium bowl, mix together the sour cream, green chilies, green onion, salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Spread half of the rice into the bottom of the prepared pan. Spread with half of the sour cream mixture, and then half of the cheese. Repeat layers ending with cheese on top.
• Bake uncovered for 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

CALIFORNIA CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Place all ingredients in a greased 9 inch square baking dish. Mix well. Bake, covered, at 350 for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes until brown and bubbly. Enjoy :) This recipe can be easily doubled for a crowd, just be sure to allow for additional cooking time.

CALIFORNIA BLEND CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. In large bowl, melt margarine in microwave. Let cool a little, sprinkle with garlic powder and salt. Mix. Then mix in sour cream and mayo. Add veggies, stir to coat them. Add crushed club crackers and cheese. Pam 9x13 well, them put in mix. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 min until cheese melted and veggies done. Could take a little longer. Serve.
• 2. Made in NC last night, with a sleeve of ritz crackers. They loved it...

CALIFORNIA VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Par-boil frozen vegetables.
• Melt butter in a saucepan.
• Whisk in flour, do not brown.
• And add milk, continue to stir.
• Dice cream cheese and slowly add to mixture. Do not boil.
• Continue stirring until mix is smooth.
• Place vegetables in a greased baking dish.
• Pour sauce over veggies.
• Sprinkle cheddar cheese over the top and if you like, you can now add a bread crumb topping.
• Bake at 350°F 30 minutes.

CALIFORNIA RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Melt butter in skillet and saute onion until golden brown.
• In a large mixing bowl mix all the ingredients together.
• Transfer to a crockpot at low setting for 4 hours. OR put in a lightly greased 2 quart shallow baking dish in preheated oven at 375 degrees uncovered for about 25 minutes or until bubbly and hot.
• * Note: to prepare 4 cups fluffy white rice, bring 2 1/2 cups cold water to boiling in a large saucepan. Add 1 cup converted rice and 1 tsp salt. Cover tightly and cook over low heat until water is absorbed, about 25-35 minutes.

CALIFORNIA (MEXICAN) TORTILLA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°; Grease (or spray with non-stick pan spray) a 3qt casserole dish; set aside.
• In large skillet, saute beef with onion and garlic over medium heat (in batches if necessary) and drain; sprinkle chili powder over meat and mix well.
• Add tomato sauce, sugar, salt, olives, and green chiles; simmer over very low heat for 15 minutes.
• Beat cottage cheese and egg together until blended.
• In bottom of 3qt casserole dish, spread 1/3 of meat; layer with half of jack cheese, half cottage cheese& egg, half tortillas, then next 3rd of meat.
• Continue layering with remaining jack cheese, c/c, remaining tortillas, ending with remaining 1/3 meat; sprinkle top with cheddar cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350° until thoroughly heated and cheese is melted; serve with sour cream, sliced black olives and green onion if desired (recommended).

CALIFORNIA CHEESEBURGER PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prepare pasta according ton package directions; drain. Do NOT rinse.
• While pasta is cooking, in a large skillet, brown ground beef with onion. Drain fat.
• Return beef and onion mixture to hot skillet. Over low-med heat, stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, milk, mayo, ketchup, relish, mustard, pepper, salt, garlic powder, oregano and 2 1/2 cups cheese. Stir and cook until cheese is melted. Add hot cooked pasta and gently mix together.
• At this point either:.
• a) sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese; heat through and serve. OR.
• b) Pour into a 13" x 9" or larger baking dish, sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese ans bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.

CHICKEN TORTILLA CASSEROLE CALIFORNIA-STYLE

Steps:

• Microwave (or otherwise cook) chicken until tender.
• Bone and lay in chunks in a greased large shallow baking dish.
• Break up 1 dozen flour tortillas and lay them on top of the chicken.
• Mix together the soups, onion, chili, milk and salsa.
• Spread this mixture evenly over the top of the chicken and tortillas.
• Sprinkle both cheeses on top of the casserole.
• You can freeze the casserole at this point if you wish.
• Bake the thawed casserole at 350F for 45 minutes.
• This also freezes well after it has been cooked.

CALIFORNIA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Salt and pepper the cubed meat.
• Dredge the meat in the flour and shake off excess.
• Heat the oil over medium heat in a 10-inch skillet.
• Saute the chopped onion in the oil until translucent. Remove the onions from the skillet and set aside.
• Saute the floured meat in the remaining oil in the skillet until brown, stirring to ensure all sides have browned evenly.
• Add the sautéed onions and the water to the meat and scrape the bottom of the skillet to get up all the browned bits of meat and flour.
• Cover the skillet and cook on medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 40 minutes until the meat is tender. Adding water as necessary to keep the meat from cooking dry and scorching.
• Add the soup to the meat mixture, adding more water if necessary to achieve a soup consistency, combining well, and heat until boiling.
• Transfer the meat/soup mixture into a greased 2-quart casserole dish.
• Mix the biscuit mix, the poultry seasoning and the milk together. It should be a thinner consistency than biscuit dough but thicker than pancake batter. Adjust the milk as needed to achieve the right consistency.
• Transfer the biscuit batter to the top of the meat mixture in the casserole dish.
• Prepare the bread cubes (or crumbs) by combining with the melted butter and mix well so that the cubes are completely coated.
• Top the biscuit mixture with the the bread crumbs.
• Bake in a 375°F oven for 30-40 minutes or until the biscuit dough is baked throughout and browned well.

CALIFORNIA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet combine turkey, salt, sugar, tomato sauce and tomato paste. Bring to a boil stirring to break up the meat. Simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.
• Combine cream cheese, sour cream, olives and green onions in a bowl, set aside.
• Coat a 13 x 9" baking dish with cooking spray. Place 1 cup of sauce in the bottom of the dish. Layer noodles, sauce, and cream cheese mixture. (I've only ever made this with egg noodles, which only makes one layer of each item. If you use lasagna noodles, repeat layering until noodles are gone.) Top entire casserole with shredded cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until bubbly.
• Makes 12, 3x4 inch servings.

CALIFORNIA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef adding the onion, garlic and green pepper (optional) towards end of browning Add remaining ingredients except for the noodles. Simmer for 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Combine with noodles and sprinkle with reserved cheese. Decorate with olives if desired. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. I think the recipe can be made all on top of the range if desired by simmering the sauce longer before adding to the noodles. Some of the cheese called for could decorate the top of the casserole by arranging small slices.

EARLY CALIFORNIA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil Chicken Breasts until cooked Prepare Spanish Rice mix according to directions (using the Stewed Tomatoes, if called for) Shred and/or chop the Chicken Breast. Mix Chicken Breast and Spanish Rice together, salt and pepper to taste Preheat oven to 350 F Lightly spary casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray (or your prefered method of non-sticking the dish) Lay 1/3 of the Chicken - Rice mixture in the casserole dish. Follow this with 1/3 of the Sour Cream, then 1/3 of the Green Chilies, and finally 1/4 of the Monterey Jack Cheese. Repeat this to make 3 series of the layers, covering the top with the remaining cheese. Place in 350 F oven until browned over the top (about 30 minutes)

CALIFORNIA CORN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine all in a deep uncovered casserole.
• Bake at 350 till set, (45 minute or till set in the center) Don't over bake.

CALIFORNIA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Saute onion in butter, remove from heat.
• Stir in rice, sour cream, cottage cheese, Bay leaf, salt and pepper.
• Spray or lightly butter a 9x13 baking dish.
• Layer half the rice mixture, half the chillies and sprinkle with half the cheese.
• Repeat layer.
• Bake uncovered 35 minutes at 375 degrees.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with parsley.