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9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

Sooner — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 15:41:27 GMT

Since we were talking about pans, and everyone likes the 9 x 13 it seems, I thought it would be fun to post our favorite go-to all-time-best recipes for them. Without a doubt, mine is King Ranch Casserole! I switch it up, sometimes use plain tomatoes and hot sauce rather than the Rotel, and may or may not use as much cheese, or a white cheese of some sort. And I often add more chicken--always white breast meat.

I am crazy for this stuff and always have been! I've never had guests turn it down either (unless it was too hot--which happened a time or two)!

What is your favorite? Lasagna runs a second to this one for me!

King Ranch Casserole---from Southern Living Magazine

1 large onion, chopped
1 large green bell pepper, chopped (red is even better--or a mix of the two)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cups chopped cooked chicken (white meat--and more is better)
1 (10 3/4-ounce) can cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1 (10 3/4-ounce) can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 (10-ounce) can diced tomato and green chiles

1 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
12 (6-inch) corn tortillas
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese, divided

Instructions

Sauté onion and bell pepper in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in chicken and next 7 ingredients; remove from heat.

Tear tortillas into 1-inch pieces; layer one-third of tortilla pieces in bottom of a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Top with one-third of chicken mixture and 2/3 cup cheese. Repeat layers twice.

Bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes.

Note: Freeze casserole up to 1 month, if desired. Thaw in refrigerator overnight, and bake as directed.

Re: 9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

CinNC — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 16:15:31 GMT

Hmm, I have a lighter version of this recipe and was wondering what to make for dinner tonight. I'm on vacation - made hibachi chicken last night. My BF said something simple tonight. Of course, my lighter version is more labor intensive than what I really want to do today. LOL - but this sounds so good.

Re: 9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

Zhills — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 17:26:33 GMT

Mine would have to be the Chicken Enchiladas.... I don't know who posted it first but it is all over Pinterest!

Chicken Enchiladas with Green Chili Sour Cream Sauce

*These are seriously so so good*

10 soft taco shells

2 cups cooked, shredded chicken

2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese

3 Tbsp. butter

3 Tbsp. Flour I added ONIONS. Yum!

2 cups chicken broth

1 cup sour cream

1 (4 oz) can diced green chilies
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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan

2. Mix chicken and 1 cup cheese. Roll up in tortillas and place in pan.

3. In a sauce pan, melt butter, stir in flour and cook 1 minute. Add broth and whisk until smooth. Heat over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Do not bring to boil.

4. Stir in sour cream and chilies. Do not bring to boil, you don't want curdled sour cream.

5. Pour over enchiladas and top with remaining cheese.

6. Bake 22 min and then under high broil for 3 min to brown the cheese.

Take out of oven as soon as you see bubbles - before it boils! Enjoy!

I half this recipe and make in a smaller pan in my Breville Mini oven! Enough for 2!

Re: 9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

HonnyBrown — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 17:52:57 GMT

This is the only lasagna recipe that I follow exactly!

Ina Gartner's Turkey Lasagna

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup chopped yellow onion (1 onion)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 pounds sweet Italian turkey sausage, casings removed
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes in tomato puree
1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, divided
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
2 teaspoons kosher salt
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 pound lasagna noodles
15 ounces ricotta cheese
3 to 4 ounces creamy goat cheese, crumbled
1 cup grated Parmesan, plus 1/4 cup for sprinkling
1 extra-large egg, lightly beaten
1 pound fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Heat the olive oil in a large (10 to 12-inch) skillet. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes over medium-low heat, until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add the sausage and cook over medium-low heat, breaking it up with a fork, for 8 to 10 minutes, or until no longer pink. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, 2 tablespoons of the parsley, the basil, 1 1/2 teaspoons of the salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Simmer, uncovered, over medium-low heat, for 15 to 20 minutes, until thickened.

Meanwhile, fill a large bowl with the hottest tap water. Add the noodles and allow them to sit in the water for 20 minutes. Drain. (I skip this step; I don't cook my noodles)

In a medium bowl, combine the ricotta, goat cheese, 1 cup of Parmesan, the egg, the remaining 2 tablespoons of parsley, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Set aside.

Ladle 1/3 of the sauce into a 9 by 13 by 2-inch rectangular baking dish, spreading the sauce over the bottom of the dish. Then add the layers as follows: half the pasta, half the mozzarella, half the ricotta, and one 1/3 of the sauce. Add the rest of the pasta, mozzarella, ricotta, and finally, sauce. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup of Parmesan. Bake for 30 minutes, until the sauce is bubbling.

Re: 9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

debic — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 18:05:14 GMT

I don't have recipes I just sort of throw stuff in. This is my most used pan.

Chicken rice casserole

Shepards pie

Spicey cubed sweet potatoes.

Angel food cake mix with can crushed pineapple

Re: 9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

Sooner — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 18:08:33 GMT

Great recipes and thanks! I think we will be using these a lot more when the weather gets cooler--so these are just in time (I HOPE!).

Re: 9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

debic — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 18:17:58 GMT

On 9/2/2014 Sooner said:
Great recipes and thanks! I think we will be using these a lot more when the weather gets cooler--so these are just in time (I HOPE!).

It was 38 here this morning.

Re: 9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

Barbarainnc — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 18:21:29 GMT

debc where do you live? 38* would be so nice. It is so hot and muggy here in NC.

I'd make lasagna and chicken casserole.

Re: 9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

debic — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 18:25:05 GMT

On 9/2/2014 Barbarainnc said:
debc where do you live? 38* would be so nice. It is so hot and muggy here in NC.

I'd make lasagna and chicken casserole.

In the desert mountains in Wy. We're up to 71.

Re: 9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

Barbarainnc — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 18:29:45 GMT

It is now 96*, but feels like 100* Can't wait til it cools off!!!

Re: 9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

debic — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 18:37:56 GMT

On 9/2/2014 Barbarainnc said:
It is now 96*, but feels like 100* Can't wait til it cools off!!!

I would melt. Well I used to live in North Dakota so I can relate to heat and humidity.

Re: 9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

beach-mom — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 18:53:51 GMT

I use mine for everything too! We have King Ranch Casserole a lot (I have an easy and a more complicated recipe). Here are one of our favorite dessert recipes and one of our favorite main casseroles:

APPLE KUCHEN

½ c. butter, softened

1 pkg. yellow cake mix

½ c. flaked coconut

Cut butter into dry cake mix until crumbly. Mix in coconut. Pat mixture lightly into 9 x 13” pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

1 – 20 oz. can sliced apples, drained; or 2 ½ c. sliced fresh apples

½ c. sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 c. sour cream

2 egg yolks or 1 egg

Arrange apple slices on warm crust. Mix sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over apples. Blend sour cream and eggs and drizzle on top of apples. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Serve warm (with ice cream if desired of course!).

MARYLAND CRAB LASAGNA

½ lb. lasagna noodles 2 tsp. basil

2 cans cream of shrimp soup 1 med. onion, chopped

13 oz. fresh crab or 2 cans crab meat Salt and pepper

2 c. small curd cottage cheese Tomatoes, sliced thinly

8 oz. cream cheese Cheddar cheese, shredded

1 egg

Cook lasagna noodles, drain, and cover in cold water. Mix soup and crab in small pan and heat. Mix together cottage cheese, cream cheese, egg, basil, onion, salt and pepper. Drain noodles. In buttered 9 x 13 pan place layer of noodles, then a layer of half of the cheese mixture. Add all of the shrimp and crab mixture as a single layer. Cover with a layer of noodles then the remaining cheese mixture. Arrange tomatoes over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Add a layer or shredded cheddar and return to oven for about ½ hour until bubbly and brown. This can be prepared a day in advance and refrigerated until time to cook.

Re: 9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

Sooner — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 22:47:24 GMT

Crab and apples--now with a salad there's a whole fall party right there in 2 9x13 pans! I think some spinach might be good in the crab lasagna too. Do you think that would work? Not too much though! I guess shrimp would work too because good crab is hard to come by around here.

Re: 9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

peachesncream — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 23:09:22 GMT

For more recipes, this is a good cookbook from Better Homes & Gardens. I've used it a lot. Good, reliable recipes.

http://www.amazon.com/9x13-Better-Homes-Gardens-Cooking/dp/0696239272/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1409695282&sr=1-1&keywords=9+x+13+the+pan+that+can

Amazon has new and used copies from secondary sellers.

Walmart has new copies:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/10155513?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227000003872&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=52924515768&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=75126904968&veh=sem

Re: 9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

LaLaMommy — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 23:50:18 GMT

On 9/2/2014 peachesncream said:
For more recipes, this is a good cookbook from Better Homes & Gardens. I've used it a lot. Good, reliable recipes.

http://www.amazon.com/9x13-Better-Homes-Gardens-Cooking/dp/0696239272/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1409695282&sr=1-1&keywords=9+x+13+the+pan+that+can

Amazon has new and used copies from secondary sellers.

Walmart has new copies:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/10155513?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227000003872&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=52924515768&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=75126904968&veh=sem

Thanks Peachesncream, I just ordered it!

Re: 9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

AuntG — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 01:53:37 GMT

Breakfast strata is my favorite for a 13x9 dish. I was just looking for an easy seafood lasagna so post #11 caught my attention. I'd like to add some sliced mushrooms with the tomato, but other than that, I'm not going to change a thing.

Re: 9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

beach-mom — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 04:47:49 GMT

On 9/2/2014 Sooner said:
Crab and apples--now with a salad there's a whole fall party right there in 2 9x13 pans! I think some spinach might be good in the crab lasagna too. Do you think that would work? Not too much though! I guess shrimp would work too because good crab is hard to come by around here.

I've never tried it with spinach. It would probably be good! I've also never used shrimp, but I have used imitation crab and that has worked very well.

Re: 9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

beach-mom — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 04:51:09 GMT

On 9/2/2014 AuntG said:
Breakfast strata is my favorite for a 13x9 dish. I was just looking for an easy seafood lasagna so post #11 caught my attention. I'd like to add some sliced mushrooms with the tomato, but other than that, I'm not going to change a thing.

These are two recipes that I've had forever. I make the crab lasagna every time someone comes to visit, and I've served it for work groups at my home too. It's always been a hit! The mushrooms sound interesting - I love those - but my family doesn't.

Re: 9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

Sister Golden Hair — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 05:01:58 GMT

2 or 3 boneless chicken brea*ts cut in half or boneless pork chops

2 cans cut green beans (pour liquid off)

3 red potatoes (cut in half and then slices)

1 sweet onion (cut in slices)

1 stick of butter (melt)

2 pkgs dry zesty Italian dressing

Line the chicken down the middle of the pan.

Pour the green beans on one side.

Put the potatoes and onion down the other side. Potato, onion, potato, onion etc

Pour all over the melted butter then sprinkle the dressing all over. I like to add pepper too.

Cover with foil, then bake at 350 for 1 1/2 hours. Remove foil and bake another 15 minutes.

Make a salad or just sliced tomatoes and you have your meal.

So Easy

Since I have to watch my fat, I use fat-free butter.

Re: 9 x 13 Pans--What is your favorite recipe for one?

Sooner — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:12:32 GMT

Sister Golden Hair--wow that sounds wonderful! I'm going to try that with fresh green beans--I'll blanch them or maybe put them in a microwave for a minute first. Maybe also some fresh sliced or canned diced tomatoes (drained) over the chicken too. . . I LOVE tomatoes. Thanks for this--it sounds perfect for us!