Italian Delight Recipes

ITALIAN DELIGHT

Steps:

• 1. Combine beef, sausage, onion, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Steam 3-5 minutes in covered heavy skillet, until redness disappears from beef. Do not brown. Add mushrooms with juice. Transfer to greased 2 quart baking dish. Cook noodles and drain. Add soup, tomato paste, and tomatoes with juice to noodles. Stir well. Add noodles and half the cheese to meat, mixing well. Sprinkle remainder of cheese over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until casserole bubbles and cheese is melted.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE DELIGHT!

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add penne pasta, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Place the Italian sausage links in a small skillet over medium heat. Cook, turning occasionally until firm and cooked through.
• In a separate larger skillet, combine the red and green bell peppers, mushrooms, and Italian dressing. Cook and stir until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Slice the Italian sausages into rounds, and stir into the vegetables. Continue to cook and stir for another 5 minutes.
• To serve, place servings of pasta onto plates. Top with the sausage and vegetable mixture. Sprinkle liberally with Parmesan cheese.

ITALIAN DELIGHT

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in a large frying pan and drain well. Place back in pan, then all the ingredients, except the noodles. Mix well, cover and simmer.
• While preparing the above, cook the noodles al dente, drain well and add to the meat mixture. Save the noodle water as you will need to add liquid to the casserole as it cooks down, but use the saved diced tomato juice first. I add garlic powder to the noodle water, while cooking, to flavor the water.
• Add noodles.
• Cook on low-to-simmer for about 15-20 minutes. Check often and stir. Add tomato juice/noodle liquid, as needed. It can get too thick.

BAKED ITALIAN DELIGHT

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375 degrees.
• In a large frying pan, brown beef.
• Drain.
• Stir spaghetti sauce into beef.
• Simmer 5 min over low heat.
• In a bowl, combine cottage cheese, parmasean cheese, and egg.
• Lay on tube dough along bottom of 9x13 in pan.
• Press to form a crust sealing cracks.
• Layer half meat mixture, cheese mix, then remaining meat mix.
• Sprinkle mozzerella cheese over top.
• Lay remaining dough over the top, covering as much as possible.
• Bake 25 min or until golden brown.
• *Make sure the dough is not 'doughy' or soggy!