I used to in my married and cooking days.

That sounds like a winner, Kathleen. I make them up sometimes. Casseroles really don't need a recipe anyway. Only problem is, if it's really good you have to write it down quickly before you forget what all you put in it so you can do it again.

If you didn't add any extra salt it should be fine--but that onion soup mix is really salty!

Come back and let us know how you all liked it.

Soup mix, canned soup, and a packaged rice mix?! That a whole lot of sodium for one casserole!

I like the idea of the zucchini and yellow squash with it.

It was pretty good, not too salty either. I can't stand really salty food so I was really worried about it.

That does sound good, Kathsgrdm. I've made up a couple that became regulars. One...I sauteed up some sausage, cut up in chunks with cut up onions. Add some frozen mixed vegies, then frozen shredded hash browns, S & P. Heat till all is heated through, toss in some shredded cheddar cheese. and stir until blended in. Serve when cheese is melted . I serve with green salad or cold slaw. Quick, easy and tasty. The other, 1 package Uncle Bens long grain & wild rice mix cooked to directions and some frozen mixed veggies. Add cut up cooked chicken, or turkey, and a can of cr of chicken soup. Bake till bubbly. Also easy and tasty.

Sodium doesn't tasty salty. Sodium is not salt, altho salt does contain sodium. Yup, your recipe was a sodium bomb.

Ah, the food police and the sodium scare. They get people so worked up over little things at times. Yes, some people need to be more careful about it and I often try to buy lower sodium versions of things but it seems the ones that get overly worked up over it don't seem to realize the body needs sodium. In fact, with this hot weather one of the cautions is people getting too *little* sodium so they tell you to drink milk and sport drinks for extra sodium for the body to be able to better absorb hydration.

I've never been too crazy for the cream soup recipes so often I make variations of things without it. I generally keep certain staples around so I can put something together and know I'll like it as long as I don't over-season it. I don't always bake things either. One that was surprisingly good, I took some sausage, potatoes and mixed in some "California" vegetables (aka broccoli, carrots and cauliflower). Could have added some cheese I guess but I'm not a "cheese on everything" type of person.

Another I do occasionally is put together some meat whatever I have, rice and vegetables. Simple and good. And yes, the food police are trying to write tickets for potatoes, rice and pasta too and "Officer Chicken Little" can go right ahead and write it. :) I know a lot of people on various forms of Atkins diets and only one of them is actually healthy. The fads and scares come and go. I personally don't get too worked up over them.

wow

I agree with Cynic. I try to make and eat things with moderation. When I was first diagnosed with Diabetes, the diatition (sp?) had me so confused with having to count all of the carbs, fats, salt (sodium). We were still running our business, I had to buy and cook 3 meals a day. Finally I told her all I can concentrate on at that time is the carbs. Her remark was...It's your funeral! Yup, THAT was professional.