Mom's Chicken and Swiss Casserole

This is a quick and delicious casserole that has Swiss cheese in the middle.  My mom made it and I asked for the recipe.  I've had it in my,"tried and true" file for years!

I halved this recipe for us, because with the amount of chicken in the original recipe, it's just too much for us.

(I also added a small can of drained mushroom slices to half of ours.)

That Swiss cheese adds just the right touch!

I put finely-diced celery on top of the side with mushrooms.

Mmmm....so good!

Hearty Hash Brown Sidedish

  Our family filed into the house last Sunday afternoon after morning church service.  As usual, everyone was hungry!  

  I had thawed some salmon filets to put in the oven, but what did I have that would make a hearty sidedish?  This crew of guys has big appetites when it's cold out and they haven't eaten yet!  

  I pulled a bag of hash browns out of the freezer and put together a potato casserole using what I had.  It was very popular!  At the end of lunch, every bit was gone.  Hubby even had seconds...and he's the picky eater!

Marcia's Potato Casserole

1 pkg.  Frozen hash browns

1/3 C finely-chopped onion

1 can of low-fat cream of celery soup

1/2 C milk

1/2 C. Low fat sour cream or plain Greek Yogurt 

1 8 oz. pkg. shredded cheddar

Salt and pepper (garlic powder) to taste

Mix thoroughly and put in a greased casserole dish.  Slice Roma or cherry tomatoes on top.  Bake in 350-400 degree oven until cheese is golden on top and casserole is hot and bubbly around sides of the cheese -about 20-30 min.