Kielbasa Pasta And Cheddar Bake Recipes

KIELBASA SAUSAGE CHEESY POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° and lightly spray a 13 x 9 baking dish or a 3 quart baking dish with non stick cooking spray. Set aside.
• In a Dutch oven or larger stock pot, add cut sausages with about 1/2 cup of water (might need to add more water as sausage browns. Add 1/8 of a cup at a time).
• Cook over medium heat until water is evaporated and sausage is browned a bit then add diced onions, cook for 3-4 minutes and add garlic. Cook until onions are translucent
• After sausage has browned and onions are translucent, add diced potatoes to pot.
• Pour chicken broth, heavy cream, 1/2 can of cheddar cheese soup, seasoning and pepper into pot. Stir.
• Cook over low heat just until mixture starts to boil. Turn off heat and add cheese to pot.
• Mix everything together and pour into prepared baking dish. Add additional cheddar cheese on top, if desired.
• Cover with foil and bake for 65-75 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Remove from oven and remove foil. Place back in the oven for 10 additional minutes.
• Carefully remove from oven and enjoy!

PASTA SKILLET WITH KIELBASA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil for pasta.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a deep skillet. Add onion and garlic to the hot oil and saute just until tender, about 5 minutes. Add kielbasa to the skillet and cook and stir until browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, mushrooms, sugar, balsamic, salt, black pepper, and red pepper. Reduce heat and let sauce simmer while you cook pasta.
• Add penne to the pot of boiling water and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes, stirring peas into pasta during last 2 minutes of cooking time.
• Drain pasta and transfer to sauce. Stir to combine and add basil. Heat over medium-low heat so pasta can absorb liquid from sauce, about 5 minutes. Stir in Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese and serve.

CHEESY KIELBASA AND PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Cook egg noodles according to package directions to al dente. Drain and place in a greased 9x13" pan.
• Melt butter in a saucepan. Cook chopped onions in butter until tender. Add flour and cook for about a minute, stirring frequently. Pour in the chicken broth while stirring. Once the flour is incorporated into the broth, add milk and cook until it begins to thicken, stirring frequently. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper to your taste (amounts will vary widely based on preference and which broth you use.)
• Slice kielbasa into 1" pieces.
• Spread kielbasa and broccoli over noodles. Pour sauce over the top of the casserole.
• Mix cheese together and sprinkle over the casserole.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until the sauce is bubbly and the cheese is melted.

KIELBASA AND APPLE PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 2-quart baking dish or casserole with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
• Cook pasta according to package directions in a large saucepan. Drain and return to saucepan; set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan whisk together milk and flour. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 1 minute more. Remove from heat. Stir 1/2 cup of cheese, salt and hot pepper sauce into the milk mixture until smooth.
• In the large saucepan toss together the cooked pasta, apples, kielbasa and cheese sauce. Transfer to prepared baking dish; cover with foil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes. Uncover and carefully stir pasta mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese and the green onion. Bake 10-15 minuted more or until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly. Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

CHEESY KIELBASA PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil, then salt generously. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions. Drain.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook until browned on both sides. Remove the sausage from the pan to a plate and cover lightly with foil. Reserve about 1 tablespoon of oil in the pan and drain the remainder. Return the pan to the heat and add the onion, zucchini and carrots. Cook, stirring often, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, another 30 seconds.
• Stir the spaghetti sauce and the undrained tomatoes into the vegetables. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine the egg and the ricotta cheese.
• Spray 2 9×13-inch baking dishes with nonstick cooking spray. (Make sure one is freezer safe. I like to use a disposable aluminum pan.)
• In each of the pans, layer one fourth of each of the drained pasta, the tomato sauce, the sausage, the ricotta mixture, cheddar cheese, and then the mozzarella cheese. Repeat the layers.
• Cover the casserole that you are going to eat with foil, and bake for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and cook an additional 15 minutes, until heated through and the cheese is melted. Top with sliced green onions before serving.
• Let the second casserole cool completely, the place a piece of plastic wrap over the top. Cover tightly with foil and freeze.
• When ready to bake, allow the casserole to unthaw in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Carefully remove the foil and discard the plastic wrap. Recover the casserole with the foil and bake at 350º for 45 minutes, then remove the foil and bake an additional 10-15 minutes.

KIELBASA, PASTA AND CHEDDAR BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Coat a 10-cup baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• In large pot of lightly salted boiling water, cook rigatoni until al dente, firm but tender, following package instructions. Drain.
• In large heavy-bottom saucepan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and cook until softened, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir in flour, cook 1 minute.
• Gradually whisk in milk.
• Bring to boil, stirring continuously; boil until thickened, about 1 minute.
• Remove from heat.
• Set aside 1 cup of cheese for topping casserole.
• Whisk remaining 2 cups cheese, hot-pepper sauce, and salt into mixture.
• In pasta pot, combine rigatoni, cheese sauce, kielbasa and apples into baking dish.
• Cover.
• Bake covered for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and stir.
• Sprinkle with 1 cup remaining cheese and scallions.
• Bake until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.
• Let stand 10 minutes.
• Serve.