The original concept came from a recipe my grandmother used to make. She never wrote anything down but I was able to find a similar printed recipe Creamy Celery Casserole from AllRecipes.com. I made a few changes from the printed version to mimic NaNa's version better. Depending on how many people NaNa had to feed that day determined how much pasta she added. She also had to cook on a tight budget so this is another reason she enjoyed making this dish. Sometimes we had mushrooms in the casserole and sometimes we didn't but it always tasted wonderful. I remember her making different versions of this recipe depending on what she had just picked from the garden. Some days we would have summer squash, tomato, zucchini or onion added to the mixture. Again, everything depended on what she had on hand or what was on sale at the grocery store. I try to do the same in my kitchen today. —AlabamaNaNa
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