Keeping Casserole Ingredients On Hand

If you want to throw together the perfect meal, you need to make sure that you keep all of your casserole pantry staples on hand. Here is a list that you can print to check your inventory against. By keeping these casserole ingredients on hand, you will be able to create a beautiful meal in no time!

Freezer Items

• Flash Frozen Chicken Breasts
• 4lbs of ground hamburger
• 2lbs of ground turkey
• 2 1lb packages of smoked sausage links
• Tater Tots
• Hash Browns
• Mixed Vegetables, and several types of other frozen veggies: peas, corn, broccoli and artichoke hearts.
• Chopped Onions

Canned Items

• Cream of Mushroom Soup
• Cream of Chicken Soup
• assorted cream soups, celery, etc. (or make your own “Cream of Anything” soup mix)
• cheddar cheese soup
• Rotel
• Chopped green chilies
• Assorted canned vegetables: peas, corn, creamed corn
• chicken broth (or bullion powder)
• beef broth (or bullion powder)
• green enchilada sauce
• sliced olives
• marinara sauce
• diced tomatoes
• tomato sauce
• tomato paste
• jars of gravy

 

On Your Shelf

• dried pasta
• macaroni and cheese
• quick cooking rice
• quick cooking barley
• Jiffy corn muffin mix
• stuffing mix
• breadcrumbs
• taco seasoning
• chicken bullion cubes
• Velveeta

In the Refrigerator:

• Cheeses:Jack, Mozzarella, and Cheddar, Ricotta and Cottage Cheese.
• Sour Cream
• Corn Tortillas
• Biscuits in tubes
• Crescent rolls in tubes

Fresh Vegetables to have on hand:

• Onions
• Green Onions
• Garlic
• Bell Peppers
• few hot to mild chili peppers
• Celery
• Apples

If you keep most of these ingredients on hand, you will have your choice not only of many casseroles, but lots of
other dinners too.