Paula Deens Baked Fusilli With Italian Sausage Recipes

PAULA DEEN'S BAKED FUSILLI WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; lightly grease a 4-quart casserole dish.
• In medium skillet over medium-low heat, cook sausage until well done.
• Remove from pan and set aside.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add garlic and shallots, and cook for 5 minutes, or until tender.
• Add mushrooms and black olives and cook for 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• In large bowl, whisk together spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce and eggs.
• Stir in diced tomatoes, salt, basil, oregano and Italian seasoning.
• Layer half of pasta, half of mushroom mixture, half of sauce mixture and half of cheese into prepared casserole dish.
• Repeat layers, ending with cheese.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

BAKED SPAGHETTI BY PAULA DEEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a stockpot, combine the tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, onions, peppers, garlic, parsley, seasoning mixtures, sugar, and bay leaves.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, and then reduce the heat and let simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
• Crumble the ground beef in a large skillet.
• Cook over medium-high heat until fully cooked, with no pink color remaining.
• Drain the fat from the meat, and then add the ground beef to the stockpot.
• Simmer for 20 more minutes.
• Cook the pasta according to the package directions.
• Cover the bottom of a 13 by 9 by 2-inch pan with sauce.
• Add a layer of pasta and then a little less than 1/2 of each cheese; repeat the layers, ending with the sauce.
• Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
• Top the casserole with the remaining cheese, return it to the oven, and continue to cook until the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 5 more minutes.
• Cut into squares before serving.
• House Seasoning: Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

SAUSAGE AND PEPPERONI BAKED SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
• In a large skillet, combine sausage, onion, pepperoni, and garlic.
• Cook over med-high heat until sausage is browned and crumbly and onion is tender; drain.
• In a large bowl, toss together sausage mixture, cooked spaghetti, marinara sauce, alfredo sauce, diced tomatoes, and cheddar cheese.
• Pour into prepared baking dish.
• Top with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and browned.