Healthy Casserole Recipes to Freeze

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Healthy Casserole Recipes to Freeze

For busy nights, plan ahead and make a freezable, healthy casserole recipe.
Make a healthy, hearty dinner with one of our freezer-friendly, easy casserole recipes. Our Classic Lasagna and Baked Mac & Cheese are family favorites you can make ahead and freeze for a healthy weeknight dinner. Our chicken casserole recipes, potato casserole recipes and more healthy casserole recipes are recipes for the freezer that make putting a healthy dinner on the table even easier.



Broccoli, Beef & Potato Hotdish
This easy casserole, full of ground beef, roasted broccoli and topped with hash browns, was inspired by the classic Minnesota Tater Tot hotdish. Roasting the broccoli before adding it to the casserole gives the whole dish a much more complex and exciting flavor, but it’s by no means necessary. If you want to keep it simple, skip roasting the broccoli (Step 2) and use 6 cups frozen broccoli, thawed, in its place (omit 1 tablespoon oil, as well).....


Buffalo Chicken Casserole
We took the classic flavors of Buffalo wings—hot sauce, blue cheese, carrots and celery—and created a finger-licking-good casserole. Serve this dish during football season to a hungry crowd and it’s sure to be a hit. We don’t typically recommend ingredients by brand name, but in this case we make an exception for Frank’s RedHot Sauce. It has the perfect balance of spice and tang for this casserole. Texas Pete and Crystal hot sauces are suitable alternatives if you can’t find Frank’s.....



Classic Lasagna
Here's an old-fashioned meat-and-cheese lasagna made lighter. Whole-wheat lasagna noodles taste great in this recipe, plus they help boost the fiber to 9 grams, which is more than a third of the recommended daily intake and especially good news for a healthy heart......



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Buffalo Chicken Tenders

Tonight’s Dinner: Buffalo Chicken Tenders w/ Whole Grain Mac & Cheese.

Had Buffalo Chicken w/ Bleu Cheese and Kraft Velveeta Whole Grain Rotini and Cheese and Biscuits. I had two Biscuits leftover from yesterday and used Organic Chicken Tenders. Recipe follows.

Ingredients
12 Chicken Tenders
1/2 Cup Frank’s Red Hot Sauce
1/2 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
1 Teaspoon Sea Salt
1 Tablespoon Cajun Seasoning
1 Tablespoons I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Bleu Cheese Dipping Sauce (Recipe Follows)
Celery Ribs (Optional)
*Soak the Chicken in the hot sauce while refrigerating for at least 30 minutes.
* Put the Flour in a pie pan or bowl and season with Sea Salt and Cajun Seasoning.
* Remove Chicken from the hot sauce, shake off excess, and derdge through Flour. Set pieces on a baking rack or plate.
* Heat the oil and Butter in a large skillet over medium heat. When the Butter has stopped bubbling add the Chicken and cook until golden and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side.
* Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels. Serve warm with Bleu Cheese Dipping Sauce and any sides.

Bleu Cheese Dipping Sauce

Ingredients
1/4 Cup Crumbled Bleu Cheese
2 Tablespoons Buttermilk
1/2 Cup Light Sour Cream
1/4 Teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper

* Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, mixing well. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving.

Buffalo Chicken Slider

Seen this on The Food Network today on Paula Dean‘s Show. Looked so good thought I’d pass it along.
Ingredients

Blue Cheese Sauce: Ingredients

* 1 Cup Reduced Fat Mayonnaise
* 1/2Ccup Crumbled Blue Cheese
* 1/3 Cup Chopped Celery
* 2 Tablespoons White Vinegar
* 1/4 Teaspoon Sea Salt
* 1/4 Teaspoon Ground Black Pepper

Buffalo Chicken Ingredients


* Peanut oil, for frying
* 3 Eggs
* 1/2 Cup Frank’s Hot Sauce
* 1/2 Pound Boneless Chicken Breasts Tenders, pounded to 1/2-inch thickness
* Pinch Sea Salt
* Pinch freshly Ground Black Pepper
* 2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
* 12 Slider Buns
* 12 Slices Tomato, optional
* 12 lettuce leaves, optional

Directions
*In a medium bowl, combine the mayonnaise, blue cheese, celery, vinegar, salt, and pepper in a medium-sized bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
*In a deep-fryer or heavy-bottomed pot, heat enough peanut oil to come halfway up the sides of the pot, to 350 degrees F.
*In a medium-size bowl, beat the eggs with the hot sauce. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, to taste. Dip the chicken in the egg mixture and then coat in flour. Fry the chicken for6 to 8 minutes.
*Toss the chicken into the blue cheese sauce. Put 1 piece of chicken on the bottom half of each bun. Top with tomato and lettuce, if desired. Cover with the bun tops and serve immediately.