Crispy On The Top Tuna And Green Pea Casserole Rocco Dispirito Recipes

CRISPY-ON-THE-TOP TUNA AND GREEN PEA CASSEROLE (ROCCO DISPIRITO)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Prepare an 8x8x2-inch baking dish by spraying with cooking spray and set aside.
• Cook pasta according to package directions in a large pot of boiling salted water. Drain.
• In medium bowl combine sour cream, yogurt, mustard, and cheese. Mix in the cooked noodles, tuna, and peas until the pasta is coated with sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle panko over the top.
• Bake 10 minutes or until rotini is hot throughout.
• Serve immediately.

GREEN PEA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350'.
• In a medium bowl combine peas,chestnuts,pimentos,cream of mushroom soup and cheddar cheese.
• Grease a 8x8 baking dish and add the pea mixture.
• Melt butter in microwave dish.
• Add Ritz crackers to butter and sprinkle over top of the casserole.
• Bake for 30 minutes.

GREEN PEA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix soup, sour cream and 1/3 cup 4 cheese Mexican blend and salt together.
• Fold in peas.
• Spread into an 8X8 inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle with 3/4 cup cheddar cheese.
• Mix melted butter with cracker crumbs.
• Spread over top of cheese.
• Sprinkle Cayenne pepper over the top if using.
• Bake at 350 Degrees until bubbly and golden brown, about 30 minutes.

MAMA'S MARINARA SAUCE AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• MAMA'S MARINARA SAUCE.
• Cook the garlic and onion in the olive oil in a sauce pot over a medium-low flame, about 10 minutes or until garlic is tender and onions translucent, not brown (this is called "sweating" because it will draw out a lot of moisture and flavor).
• Add all the tomato products. Pour the chicken stock into one of the 28-ounce cans. Fill it the rest of the way with water and add that and the sugar to the pot. Stir and bring to a simmer. Taste and season with red pepper flakes and salt, and cover. Simmer the sauce for about 1 hour. The sauce should be fairly thin but not watery and very smooth. Uncover and simmer for 3 minutes. If it is too thin for your taste, add a little water if it seems thick.
• MAMA'S MEATBALLS.
• Place the chicken stock, onion, garlic, and parsley in a food processor and purée.
• In a large bowl, combine the puréed stock mix, meat, bread crumbs, eggs, Parmigiano-Reggiano, red pepper flakes, and salt. Combine with both hands until the mixture is distributed evenly. Do not overmix.
• Put a little olive oil on your hands and form the mixture into balls a little larger than golf balls. They should be about ¼ cup each, though if you prefer bigger or smaller, it will only affect the browning time.
• Pour about ½ inch of olive oil into a straight-sided, 10-inch-wide sauté pan and heat over a medium-high flame. Add the meatballs to the pan (working in batches, if necessary) and brown the meatballs well on all sides. This will take about 10 to 15 minutes.
• While the meatballs are browning, heat the marinara sauce in a stockpot over medium heat. Lift the meatballs out of the sauté pan with a slotted spoon and put them in the marinara sauce. Stir gently. Simmer for one hour.
• Serve with a little extra Parmigiano-Reggiano sprinkled on top.