Best Cashew Casserole From Vermont Recipes

CASHEW CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a greased 13x9-in. baking dish, layer the first 7 ingredients in the order listed. In a large bowl, combine the soups, milk and broth. Pour over water chestnuts. Cover and refrigerate overnight. , Toss butter and cracker crumbs; sprinkle over casserole. Top with cashews. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until macaroni is tender.

CASHEW CHEESE

Steps:

• Place cashews in a small bowl. Add enough warm water to cover completely. Soak cashews for 1-2 hours; drain and discard water. Add cashews and remaining ingredients to food processor. Cover and process until smooth, 1-2 minutes, scraping down sides occasionally. Transfer to serving dish. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

CASHEW CASSEROLE FROM VERMONT

Steps:

• Sauté the celery, onion, and mushrooms in the corn oil for a few minutes. DO NOT BROWN!
• Add the milk and mushroom liquid to the cream of mushroom soup and stir until smooth.
• Combine the liquid with the mushroom mixture, then add the nuts and the chow mein noodles.
• Pour into a greased casserole dish and bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 20-25 minutes.

TUNA CASHEW CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Sauté celery, onion and green pepper in 1 1/2 tablespoons butter.
• In saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter.
• Mix in flour, stir until smooth.
• Remove from heat and add salt and milk.
• Heat the mixture until it boils (stirring frequently).
• Boil for 1 minute or until thick (keep stirring).
• Add tuna and sauce to vegetables in pan.
• Stir in milk, 1 cup of the chow mein noodles, the cashews and pepper.
• Pour into 1 1/2 quart buttered baking dish.
• Top with remaining chow mein noodles.
• Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.

CHICKEN-CASHEW CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In 10- or 9-inch glass pie plate, arrange chicken, thickest parts to outside edges (sides of chicken will touch). Cover plate with microwavable plastic wrap, folding back one corner or edge 1/4 inch to vent steam. Microwave on Medium (50%) 14 to 16 minutes or or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F). Let stand 5 minutes. Cool slightly; cut into desired size of pieces.
• Meanwhile, heat oven to 350°F. Spray 3-quart casserole with cooking spray. Separate cans from chow mein mix. Drain large can of vegetables. In bottom of casserole, place 1 1/2 cups of the chow mein noodles. In large bowl, stir together both cans of chow mein mix, the pea pods, soup, water chestnuts, soy sauce and 3/4 cup of the cashews.
• Stir chicken into chow mein mixture. Spoon over chow mein noodles in casserole.
• Cover with foil; bake about 1 hour or until hot. In small bowl, mix remaining 1 1/2 cups noodles and 1/4 cup cashews; sprinkle over casserole. Bake uncovered 5 minutes longer.

SWEET POTATO-CASHEW BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Place the sweet potatoes in a large pot, and fill with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until a fork easily pierces the potatoes, about 10 minutes. Drain, and cool.
• Mix the brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt together in a bowl. Stir in the cashews.
• Arrange half the sweet potatoes over the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with half the brown sugar mixture. Top with half the butter pieces. Repeat with a second layer of sweet potatoes, brown sugar mixture, and remaining butter pieces.
• Bake in preheated oven until potatoes are glazed with the brown sugar mixture, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle mini marshmallows over the top, and return to the oven to bake until browned, about 5 minutes more.

CHICKEN CASHEW CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Saute mushrooms in butter until brown.
• Remove from pan and set aside.
• Saute celery and onions (add more butter if necessary).
• Combine mushrooms, celery, onions, chicken, cashews, 2/3 of the can of noodles, soup and water together in casserole dish.
• Top with the other 1/3 can of noodles.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

TUNA CASHEW CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook onion and celery in butter for about 5 minutes.
• Combine with soup, chicken broth, seasonings and tuna.
• Stir in 1/2 cup chips or chow mein noodles.
• Put mixture into a buttered 1 Quart Casserole.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 Cup chips or noodles and the cashews.
• Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until bubbly.