Carefree Casserole--Dinner Favorite

Yesterday for my birthday I had Jacob make this recipe.  It is written in Mom's handwriting and looked easy and tasty and cheap to me.

Carefree Casserole                    350 degrees 20 min        6 servings

1 10 oz pkg. frozen peas and carrots
1 can mushroom soup
1/2 c water
1/2 c milk
3 c cooked rice
1 1/2 c diced cooked chicken or turkey
1/2 c shredded cheese

1.  Combine peas, carrots, soup, water, and milk in saucepan.  Bring to boil; lower heat and simmer 3 minutes.  Spoon 1/2 mixture in 1 1/2 qt. baking dish.
2.  Spoon the cooked rice over the vegetables.  Layer chicken over rice; sprinkle with salt; top with remaining vegetable mixture.  Sprinkle top with cheese.
3.  Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

 It was really good.  Jacob added extra rice, just to make it go farther for us.  He also added extra cheese, because he loves cheese.  The only issue was that Jacob forgot to add salt, so it was real bland until we added our own.  Overall, we loved it and will add it to our easy dinner repertoire.

Non-Cupboard related, here is my birthday cake that Jacob also made for me.  Isn't it cute?  He is embarrassed at the writing, but it is really good considering he had nothing to write it with.  It tasted super good, too. It must have been the cup(!) of butter he put in the frosting.