Sausageflorentinebake Recipes

FLORENTINE SPAGHETTI BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, cook sausage and onion, crumbling meat, until sausage is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Stir in pasta sauce and mushrooms. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook until heated through, about 15 minutes., Drain pasta. Combine the egg with the next 5 ingredients. Spread 1 cup sausage mixture in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with spaghetti and remaining sausage mixture. Layer with egg mixture and mozzarella cheese., Cover and bake 45 minutes. Uncover; bake until lightly browned and heated through, about 15 minutes longer. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE FLORENTINE FOR THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Brown sausages in skillet or on grill.
• Peel and slice onions. Put in bottom of 6qt crock pot.
• If using peppers, seed and slice vertically. Layer on top of the onions.
• Pour frozen spinach into crock pot.
• Arrange sausages on top of the spinach.
• Pour spaghetti sauce evenly over top of everything.
• Cook on high for 2 hours then on low for 3-4 hours. OR, thaw the spinach first and cook on low for 6+ hours.
• Serve over pasta, over rice, or with a hearty, crusty, bread. Pass grated Parmesan at the table.
• Note -- If preparing for a party or a potluck you may wish to slice the sausage and make 2 layers of ingredients to better control the portions. This version could have shredded mozzarella incorporated into the layers and on top.

FLORENTINES

Steps:

• Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line a heavy large baking sheet with parchment paper. Stir the almonds, flour and zest in a medium bowl. Stir the sugar, butter, cream, and honey in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Bring the mixture to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the almond mixture. Cool the batter for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Using 2 teaspoons of batter for each cookie, spoon 8 mounds of the batter onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing evenly apart (the cookies will spread). Flatten the batter slightly with your finger.
• Bake the cookies until they are lacy and golden brown, about 10 minutes. Gently slide the parchment paper with the cookies onto a rack and cool completely. Transfer the cookies to paper towels. Repeat with the remaining batter, lining the baking sheets with clean parchment for each batch. (The cookies can be made up to this point 2 months ahead. Cool completely, then store airtight in the freezer. Defrost before continuing.)
• Stir the chocolate in a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water until the chocolate melts. Spread the melted chocolate over the bottom of 1 cookie. Top with a second cookie, bottom side down, pressing lightly to adhere. Repeat with the remaining cookies and chocolate.

SAUSAGE FLORENTINE BAKE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, cook sausage until no longer pink; drain.
• Add tomatoes, bay leaf, garlic, sugar, basil, oregano, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, in a separate bowl combine eggs, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, and nutmeg. Stir in spinach, cooked noodles, and onions.
• Discard bay leaf from sausage mixture.
• In each of two greased 9-in square baking pans, layer a fourth of the noodles and a fourth of the sausage mixture. Top each with 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
• Repeat layers.
• Top with remaining Parmesan cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 30 minutes or unil bubbly.
• Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
• Note: Casseroles may be frozen before baking; thaw in the refrigerator overnight and bake at 350 for 1 hour.