Jim Mosetti Recipes

JOHNNY MARZETTI UPDATED

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place the farfalle (aka bow ties) into the pot, cook 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Lightly grease 14 x 11 1/2 x 2 1/4-inch baking dish (or two 8x8-inch pans) and set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a very large heavy skillet over moderate heat 1 minute.
• Add onion and garlic. Stir-fry until limp, about 3 minutes.
• Add mushrooms and stir-fry until juices are released and evaporate, about 5 minutes.
• Add beef and cook and stir, breaking up clumps, until no longer red, about 5 minutes.
• Off heat, mix in tomato sauce and all but 1 cup cheese.
• Transfer to baking dish, add bow ties, and toss gently but thoroughly to mix.
• Scatter remaining 1 cup cheese on top.
• Bake, uncovered, until browned and bubbling, 35-40 minutes, and serve.

BEEF AND NOODLE CASSEROLE/JOHNNY MOSETTI/"FROJOS"

Steps:

• Bring large pot of water to boil and cook noodles according to package directions. Drain.
• While the noodles are cooking, brown the ground beef with the diced onion, celery and bell pepper until beef is cooked through and vegetables are softened. Season to taste with salt and pepper, if desired.
• Mix together beef mixture, noodles, tomato sauce, and tomato soup and place in large, rectangular baking dish.
• Top with shredded cheddar and sliced green olives.
• Bake uncovered at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until cheese is melted and casserole is heated through.
• Special Note: I often bake this in two 9x9 pans and then freeze one for later use if I am making this for myself. To use frozen casserole simply thaw overnight in the refrigerator and bake at 350, uncovered, to heat through.

JOHNNY MARZETTI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until just al dente, 6 to 8 minutes; drain. Run cold water over the pasta to stop pasta from cooking further. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, cook the ground beef and sausage until completely browned and crumbled, 7 to 10 minutes. Mix in the onion, celery, garlic, and pepper; continue to cook and stir another 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and stir in tomatoes and tomato sauce. Allow to cool five minutes.
• Lightly grease a large casserole dish. Spread the pasta over the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle the Italian cheese blend over the pasta. Pour the meat mixture over the pasta and cheese. Cover dish with heavy aluminum foil. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes; remove foil and sprinkle Cheddar cheese evenly over the casserole. Continue baking until Cheddar cheese has melted, about 5 minutes. Rest for 10 minutes before serving.

JIM MOSETTI

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions (be sure to heavily salt the water) and drain.
• Brown sausage with onion, drain off any excess grease.
• Do a quick saute of mushrooms in oil or just toss them in with the everything else in the following steps.
• Combine noodles, soup, sausage and onions in a casserole dish. (also add tomatoes and tomato pesto if desired).
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 35-45 minutes, until browned on top.
• This was never an overly saucy dish so don't expect it to be. We always bake it until a few of the noodles on top start to crip a bit.
• Notes: I do not reccomend using any noodle other than the Kluski noodles, it just isn't the same otherwise. I can't get them here in Virginia so I either have to order them online or stock up during out of state trips. It used to be that bags were sold in 8 and 16 ounce sizes (the original recipe used an 8 oz. bag, I think) but now you can only find the 16 oz. size -- thus, we now use about 2/3 of the bag for the recipe.
• I always stick to the tomato soup instead of switching to a plain tomato sauce. Again, just not the same.
• I usually stick to the original 4 ingredients plus add a can of Rotel which isn't too tomatoey or spicy for my kids. Mom adds all three of the optional ingredients and Dad loves it. I think just regular diced tomatoes and the pesto would be a good choice, too.