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Cream of Mushroom Casserole is chock full of vegetables from homemade mushroom soup to sweet peas, mixed with pasta noodles and cheese, then baked in the oven for a hearty, healthy, make ahead, main dish.
It’s perfect vegetarian comfort food, and a delicious family pleasing dinner! Even picky eaters will love this!
Comfort Food Recipe
I love a good comfort food dish! Casseroles are definitely in this category for me.
This Cream of Mushroom Casserole is filled with simple ingredients like veggies, cheese, noodles. Your whole family will love it!
Whether you call this classic, traditional, old school, old-fashioned, country, or from scratch, this delicious noodle main dish is simple and easy to make, and is pure comfort food.
Comfort food that’s easy to make.
Do you love mushrooms? You’ll love my Mushroom Soup too!
Make Ahead
We’ve had lots going on in my family lately, so I’ve been falling back on some casseroles.
You make a big batch of something, and then you get to eat leftovers for a few days. I mean, what could be better!
In fact, I was making casseroles when the football playoffs were going on. I’d make the casserole on Friday, then we didn’t even have to miss any of the games on Saturday or Sunday.
And, not that everyone is all in when there are games on, but this idea works well for any sport that you don’t want to miss on TV, or any award show, or movie night as well!
If you want to make this casserole in advance, add in a little extra pasta cooking water.
The pasta will soak up the liquid as it bakes, and as it’s refrigerated.
So, I like to add in a little extra moisture to keep things creamy.
This Casserole starts with homemade condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup.
Recipes that use my Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup
Make your own Condensed Cream of Mushroom soup, and some recipes to use it in
Besides this delicious casserole, I also make these little meat patties and rice recipe from my husband’s childhood.
Variations on the recipe
These variations are from readers on Pinterest! Great ideas. I love it when you guys get creative! Pin this recipe here too!
- leftover baked chicken
- rice
- onion
- hot pepper flakes
- paprika
Great for Lunch
Looking for more great ideas for lunch? Try my Baked barley with mushrooms and Homemade Rice-a-Roni.
And be sure to follow Life Currents’ Pinterest board on crock pots.
Other Great Casserole Meals & Recipes
Broccoli Wild Rice Casserole, Easy Tuna Noodle Casserole, and Mexican Butternut Squash Casserole.
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Cream of Mushroom Casserole Recipe
Cream of Mushroom Casserole
This delicious Cream of Mushroom Soup starts with some great Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup.
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 286 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 recipe Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup
- 12 ounces small shape pasta like penne, shells, or Farfalle
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup frozen peas thawed
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Make the Cream of Mushroom Soup (recipe here https://lifecurrentsblog.com/homemade-cream-of-mushroom-soup/ ).
While soup simmers bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook pasta, cooking pasta for 1 minute less than the package instructions (pasta will continue to cook in the oven). Drain pasta, reserving about ½ cup of cooking water.
Stir cream of mushroom soup, salt, pepper, frozen peas, and ½ cup of shredded mozzarella together. Mix in the pasta. Mix in 2 tablespoons of pasta cooking water. If mixture seems too thick, or if you’re making casserole a day before for leftovers, stir in additional pasta cooking water 1 tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached. Taste for salt and pepper.
Place mixture in a casserole dish, and sprinkle remaining ½ cup shredded mozzarella over the top.
Bake casserole, uncovered, in 375 degree oven for 20-25 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and browned a bit.
Notes
Casserole can be made a day in advance and kept in the fridge for tomorrow’s lunch or dinner.
Nutrition
Calories: 286kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 13gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 316mgPotassium: 203mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 312IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 113mgIron: 1mg
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
Keyword casserole, cream of mushroom, mushrooms, pasta
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