topic Re: Meatless Hot Dish in Recipes

Meatless Hot Dish

HonnyBrown — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:23:15 GMT

I needed an easy, tasty breakfast dish for my step sons when they came over last week and they loved it. I got the basic recipe from Ore Ida (Cheesy Tater Tot Casserole) and modified it.

1 onion, diced

1 bell pepper, diced

1 bag of Tater Tots, frozen

2 cans of condensed soup (I used chicken and chicken with herbs)

2 cups of sour cream

1 block of cream cheese, softened

1 box of Stove Top

1/2 stick of butter, melted

Preheat the oven to 350.

Mix the onions, bell pepper and Tater Tots together and place in an oiled 13x9 baking dish.

Mix the soup, sour cream and cream cheese together and spread on top of the potato mixture.

Top with stuffing.

Drizzle butter over top of the stuffing.

Bake for 60-70 minutes.

Re: Meatless Hot Dish

Group 5 minus 1 — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:43:29 GMT

That is not a meatless hot dish.

Re: Meatless Hot Dish

HonnyBrown — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:52:10 GMT

Then don't cook it!

Re: Meatless Hot Dish

sidsmom — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:57:17 GMT

I was going to say the same thing....condensed soup "w/ chicken"?

And just READING the recipe, I really think my arteries started to seize up. That has to be at least 60-70% fat. EEPS!

Trying to understand the purpose of making it 'meatless'....to cut down on costs?

Re: Meatless Hot Dish

ahoymate — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 01:04:32 GMT

On 11/30/2014 sidsmom said:
I was going to say the same thing....condensed soup "w/ chicken"?

And just READING the recipe, I really think my arteries started to seize up. That has to be at least 60-70% fat. EEPS!

Yes, but this is a mom trying to make a nice dish for her sons. So many people post recipes on this forum that R so much worse. Just loaded with all fat & sugar. I'm very,very health conscious regarding fats & obesity. Just saying........................

Re: Meatless Hot Dish

HonnyBrown — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 01:05:46 GMT

Nope sids, I gave it that name because I left out the cheese from the original recipe. I didn't think about the chicken soup as meat.

I hope you have your defibrillator nearby!

Re: Meatless Hot Dish

HonnyBrown — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 01:08:18 GMT

On 11/30/2014 Skylands said:
On 11/30/2014 sidsmom said:
I was going to say the same thing....condensed soup "w/ chicken"?

And just READING the recipe, I really think my arteries started to seize up. That has to be at least 60-70% fat. EEPS!

Yes, but this is a mom trying to make a nice dish for her sons. So many people post recipes on this forum that R so much worse. Just loaded with all fat & sugar. I'm very,very health conscious regarding fats & obesity. Just saying........................

Thank you sky, I'm glad you get it. This is so not a dish I would make for me and DH.

I did taste it when the boys were over and we sat down for breakfast. It was awesome!

Re: Meatless Hot Dish

sidsmom — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 01:55:23 GMT

But if your step sons are Ethical Vegans, a ruse was played when presenting this dish as "meatless".

Re: Meatless Hot Dish

HonnyBrown — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 02:08:14 GMT

My household eats vegetarians.

Again, I gave it that name because I left out the cheese from the original recipe. I had to call it something else and didn't consider chicken soup as meat.

Re: Meatless Hot Dish

Pickwickpapers — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 02:14:15 GMT

You could use cream of mushroom or celery soup instead providing that they do eat dairy products. My niece in law is a vegetarian who also eats no dairy, cheese, milk, etc......... are all included on her no eat list..........we have a time with providing food that she will eat at family meals. Thankfully she usually brings a plate for herself and doesn't complain.

Re: Meatless Hot Dish

HonnyBrown — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 02:30:22 GMT

Pickwick, exactly, in my OP I said that "I" use condensed chicken soup. The dish, as you stated, can be meatless by using a meatless condensed soup.

And as I told bungo, if anyone has a problem with the name of the dish; don't cook it.

Re: Meatless Hot Dish

sidsmom — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 02:41:59 GMT

On 11/30/2014 HonnyBrown said:
My household eats vegetarians.

Again, I gave it that name because I left out the cheese from the original recipe. I had to call it something else and didn't consider chicken soup as meat.

PS....chicken is a meat. If defined 'vegetarian', one does not eat meat, dairy or eggs. Vegetarianism 101.

Re: Meatless Hot Dish

peachesncream — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 02:46:35 GMT

On 11/30/2014 sidsmom said:
On 11/30/2014 HonnyBrown said:
My household eats vegetarians.

Again, I gave it that name because I left out the cheese from the original recipe. I had to call it something else and didn't consider chicken soup as meat.

PS....chicken is a meat. If defined 'vegetarian', one does not eat meat, dairy or eggs. Vegetarianism 101.

I thought a vegetarian is one who doesn't eat meat.

A vegan would be someone who also avoids dairy (milk, eggs, cheese, etc.).

Re: Meatless Hot Dish

Ladybug724 — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 03:36:25 GMT

Vegetarians can still eat dairy products and eggs. It is vegans that don't eat any animal products or by-products. They are very strict.

Re: Meatless Hot Dish

HonnyBrown — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 03:37:20 GMT

On 11/30/2014 sidsmom said:
On 11/30/2014 HonnyBrown said:
My household eats vegetarians.

Again, I gave it that name because I left out the cheese from the original recipe. I had to call it something else and didn't consider chicken soup as meat.

PS....chicken is a meat. If defined 'vegetarian', one does not eat meat, dairy or eggs. Vegetarianism 101.

You should take the remedial class.

Re: Meatless Hot Dish

MomOf4 — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 03:52:37 GMT

I think it sounds wonderful Honny no matter what anybody calls it. Thanks for posting it.

Re: Meatless Hot Dish

lory — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 03:54:50 GMT

Sounds delicious. I would use cream of mushroom soup.

Re: Meatless Hot Dish

jeanlake — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 03:55:15 GMT

Always enjoy discovering meatless side dishes that can also be used as main dishes. This sounds terrific. Thank you

Re: Meatless Hot Dish

Colonel Meow — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 03:58:15 GMT

I think it sounds delicious, too! (And yeah, a bit unhealthy - but no worse than grabbing a fast food meal, really.) One question - do you need to top the dish with stuffing? I don't care for stuffing, but I didn't know if that was important to the dish or not.

Re: Meatless Hot Dish

Iwantcoffee — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 04:18:08 GMT

Sounds like a tater tot casserole.