Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Cheesy Vegetable Casserole
Cheesy Vegetable Casserole brings together frozen green beans, frozen broccoli and cauliflower, and condensed cream of mushroom soup. The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 50 min
- Total
- 60 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 7 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Sides
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 31–60 minutes
- Dietary characteristics
- Vegetarian
- Dish type
- Casseroles
A few quick notes
1. Keep the package nearby
The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. Read those before choosing your start time, especially if you have a different brand or package size.
2. Get the oven ready first
Start with the oven-preheating step in the recipe. Then use the preparation steps that follow to get the food ready for the hot oven.
3. Set out the finishing ingredient
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
Get to know the ingredients
Frozen green beans
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Cook green beans and broccoli and cauliflower until tender crisp, per package directions.
Frozen broccoli and cauliflower
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Cook green beans and broccoli and cauliflower until tender crisp, per package directions.
Condensed cream of mushroom soup
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In a medium sized bowl, mix green beans, broccoli and cauliflower, soup, garlic powder, milk, 1 ½ cups cheese, and half of the crispy onions.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Top with remaining crispy onions and bake an additional 10 minutes. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the oven. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Preheat oven to 350°F.
Which little step is worth remembering?
The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. Read those before choosing your start time, especially if you have a different brand or package size.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Cook green beans and broccoli and cauliflower until tender crisp, per package directions.
How do I plan the ingredient amounts?
This version serves 4. Use the ingredient amounts listed for that yield. If you change the number of portions, check equipment and the full method as well as the shopping quantities.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Spend With Pennies. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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