I need a dish suggestion

[frankcor]

Can anyone suggest a fabulous dish to bring to a pot luck luncheon. My boss hosts a luncheon 2 times a year at work where everyone brings a dish. It's gotten pretty competitive and I'm pretty spoiled from having had the consensus "best dish" most of the time. My 2-alarm Chili is a multi-time crowd favorite and I've brough oriental stir-fry, lasagna, riggies and riccotta pies in the past.

But I'm fresh out of ideas for the luncheon coming up in 2 weeks. Anybody got an idea for something that can be made the night before but will still knock the socks off everybody? (There's an stove/oven I can use to heat things up).

[countrygal]

Lazy Pierogi Casserole, Taco salad, Mexican Lasagna, Ham Pasta Salad, Pistachio Pineapple whip? If any of these sound good, let me know and I'll put the recipe on here.

[frankcor]

Mexican Lasagna sounds intriguing! Do tell!

[Clipper]

I am not Frank, but I like all of those recipes, and would love to especially see the lazy pierogi casserole and mexicn lasagna.

[countrygal]

You will need:

1 lb. of ground beef
1 (17) oz. can of corn
1 (15) oz. can of tomato sauce
1 cup salsa
1 Tbs. chili powder
1 1/2 tsp. cumin
1 (16) oz. tub of cottage cheese
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
12 corn tortillas
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

Brown ground beef and drain. Add corn, tomato sauce, salsa, chili powder and cumin. Simmer about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. In a seperate bowl, combine and mix cottage cheese, eggs, Parmesan cheese and garlic salt. Arrange 6 tortillas on the bottom and up the sides of alightly greased 9" x 13" baking pan. Top with half of the meat mixture. Spoon cheese mixture over the meat. Add another layer of tortillas. Top with remaining meat mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and top with cheddar cheese. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

It's pretty good and easy to make! Sometimes I have extra salsa and sour cream in case somebody wants to put some on the top of their portion.

[countrygal]

Lazy Pierogi Casserole

You will need:

10-12 cooked lasagna noodles
2 cups cottage cheese
1 egg
1/4 cup onion powder (or less if you don't like a lot of onion taste)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 cups mashed potatoes
1/2 cup butter
1 cup chopped onion
Pepper to taste

Line a 9" x 13" baking pan with one layer of noodles. In a bowl, mix together cottage cheese, egg and onion powder. Spoon over noodles. Add another layer of noodles. In another bowl, mix cheddar cheese and potatoes. Spread over noodles. Add another layer of noodles. Melt butter in a frying pan and saute' the onions until soft. Pour over noodles. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Serve with sour cream.

Sometimes I will use sauerkraut too.

[bobbbiez]

Frank, the old Shepherd's Pie is a great dish, and goes a long way. Very easy to make.

Just brown a lb. of hamburg with onions, garlic and whatever seasonings you like. Cook up some mashed potatoes (small bag). Put the hamburg mixture in a deep casserole dish, dump 3 cans of creamed corn on top and then add the prepared mashed potatoes to cover all. Bake uncovered at 350 for about one hour or until the mashed potatoes look a little brown.
Cut into pieces like lasagna.

Excellent dish and enjoyed by all. I make it all the time for our churches covered dinners and come home always with an empty dish. Trust me, you can't go wrong with this dish.
Will taste much better the next day.

[lrtill]

Sausae roll is always a favorite when we are asked to bring a dish. My husband makes it a little different than most "bread" typre recipes. He buys pizza dough and rolls it out reall thin. Then covers with a mixture of browned loose sausage, onions, garlic, salt, pepper to taste, then covers with grated mozzarella cheese and sprinkles with parmesan and rolls like a jelly roll. Bake for about 45min or till nice and brown. dough is very thin and what you see and taste most is sausage and cheese. MMMMM!!! Not exactly diet food but delicious.

[frankcor]

Wow! All these recipes are awsome! They're all comfort food extreme! I'm gonna have to print them out and study them. I'll let you know what I choose. Thanks everybody!

[frankcor]

Countrygal, how do you add sauerkraut to the pierogi? Do you put it in with the onions?

[countrygal]

You can put it anyplace you'd like. Sometimes I substitute the cottage cheese. Most times I just add it on another layer. You can substitute it for the mashed potatoes too. Or just have sauerkraut on the side. Good luck!

[countrygal]

I just made a Reuben Casserole the other night that I happened to find a recipe for. It was pretty good.

[Clipper]

I love casseroles. I used to have recipe for a casserole that was made with tater tots, french cut green beans, onions, and mushroom soup. When it was all mixed and spooned into a glass 9x11 cake pan, you crumbled pre-cooked loose hot sausage, and french fried onions on top, and baked it at 350 for 45 minutes or so. I can't remember the times and details.

My gram used to make a lot of one dish meals, baked in the oven, but the french canadians use a lot of meat and potato type casseroles that are high in fat and tend to be greasy. She used to make a mixture of sauerkraut and slice potatoes, and cover the top with a layer of pork chops and bake it.

[bobbbiez]

Damn Canucks!!!! They really know how to mess ones stomach up. ;D
If I'm not mistaken that Old Shepherds Pie is one of their recipes to. Have to admit it, I just love it ;D but they still suck in hockey.

[Clipper]

Actually, sheperd's pie originated in England. It was conceived as a good way to make a meal of the left over roast from Sunday dinner. The "sheperd's" reference originates from the use of leftover lamb roast to make the pie. That is according to Wikipedia.

Self respecting Canucks would never eat such a thing. We like our potatoes fried in bacon fat with onions, haha.

Hell, if we ate our potatoes mashed and with lean lamb, we would live to be as old and cranky as you are today! heheh

As far as the hockey goes, the english are REALLY bad hockey players, but the canucks are what keeps the NHL teams stocked with talent. That probably includes the rangers. I don't know, as I don't watch hockey.