Spicy Casserole

Name: Spicy Casserole
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 Package Whole Wheat wide Noodles cooked per directions; 1 large can Chunk Chicken (or Tuna of you prefer); 1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup; 1 Can Cream of Celery Soup; 1 Cup Frozen Peas; 1 Small Red Onion (diced fine); 1/2 Tsp Salt; 3 Tbs Coarse Ground Black Pepper (divided, and to taste); 1 Tbs Crushed Red Pepper; 3 Tbs Cajun Spice (divided and to taste); 3 Tbs Giardiniera; 1 Cup Bread Crumbs (divided and to taste); 1.5 Cup Monterrey Jack Cheese shredded (divided and to taste); Cajun Spices to taste (likely about 2-3 Tablespoons spread over layers)

Jeff Lynch @hobbit_chef

We saw another recipe here - which we tried, but it was very bland to our tastes. We experimented a couple times and came up with a new and improved version for people who like a bit more spice with their casseroles. Spice to taste, but be liberal according to what you think might appeal to you.

Jeff Lynch @hobbit_chef

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Ingredients

8 servings

1/2 PackageWhole Wheat wide Noodles cooked per directions
1large can Chunk Chicken (or Tuna of you prefer)
1 CanCream of Mushroom Soup
1 CanCream of Celery Soup
1 CupFrozen Peas
1Small Red Onion (diced fine)
1/2 TspSalt
3 TbsCoarse Ground Black Pepper (divided, and to taste)
1 TbsCrushed Red Pepper
3 TbsCajun Spice (divided and to taste)
3 TbsGiardiniera
1 CupBread Crumbs (divided and to taste)
1.5 CupMonterrey Jack Cheese shredded (divided and to taste)
Cajun Spices to taste (likely about 2-3 Tablespoons spread over layers)

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2

Cook the Whole Wheat wide noodles per package instructions
3

Spray your baking pan with non stick spray such as PAM or canola oil.
4

Mix the Canned Chicken, Cream of mushroom soup, Cream of Celery Soup, Frozen Peas, Red Onion, Giardinera, and Bread crumbs in a separate bowl.
5

Once the egg noodles have cooked, put half of the egg noodles in the baking pan, and cover them with about half of the mixture from step number 4.
6

Cover the remaining noodles and mixture with cooked Egg Noodles. Then cover that with the remaining Chicken, Soup, Peas, Onion and Giardinara mixture. Cover this liberally with Monterrey Jack Cheese. Add coarse black pepper and Cajun Spices to taste.
7

Bake the casserole for 30 minutes at 375 Degrees. Serve in bowls.