Italian Layered Bake Recipes

ITALIAN LAYER BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Unroll crescent roll dough without separating triangles. Separate dough into 2 squares along center cut line.
• Place 1 square of dough into an 8-inch square baking dish; using your fingertips, press dough to fit bottom of dish.
• Layer with half the turkey, ham, salami, Swiss cheese, and roasted peppers. Pour half of beaten eggs over peppers and repeat with remaining meats, cheese, and peppers.
• Place remaining square of dough over peppers. Pour remaining beaten eggs over dough and cover lightly with foil.
• Bake 20 minutes, remove foil, and bake an additional 20 to 22 minutes, or until golden and heated through. Let cool 15 to 20 minutes then cut and serve.

ITALIAN LAYER BAKE

Steps:

• 1. •Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Unroll crescent roll dough without separating triangles. Separate dough into 2 squares along center cut line. • Place 1 square of dough into an 8-inch square baking dish; using your fingertips, press dough to fit bottom of dish. • Layer with half the turkey, ham, salami, Swiss cheese, and roasted peppers. Pour half of beaten eggs over peppers and repeat with remaining meats, cheese, and peppers. • Place remaining square of dough over peppers. Pour remaining beaten eggs over dough and cover lightly with foil. • Bake 20 minutes, remove foil, and bake an additional 20 to 22 minutes, or until golden and heated through. Let cool 15 to 20 minutes then cut and serve

LAYERED PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in boiling salted water according to package directions; drain.
• Toss pasta with oil; spoon into a lightly greased 13x9 inch baking dish; set aside.
• In a skillet over med-high heat, cook the beef, onion, and garlic for 5-6 minutes or until beef is browned, stirring to crumble beef; drain and return to skillet.
• Add wine, spaghetti sauce, and next 3 ingredients to skillet; bring to a boil.
• Decrease heat and simmer 10 minutes; stir in ¼ teaspoon pepper.
• In a bowl, combine cottage cheese, ½ cup parmesan cheese, ½ cup mozzarella cheese, remaining ¼ teaspoon pepper, and eggs; spoon mixture over the pasta.
• Spread beef mixture over the top.
• Sprinkle with remaining ½ cup parmesan and ½ cup mozzarella; top with bread crumbs.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes or until bubbly.

ITALIAN LAYER BAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Unroll crescent roll dough without separating triangles. Separate dough into 2 squares along center cut line.
• 2. Place 1 square of dough into an 8-inch square baking dish; using your fingertips, press dough to fit bottom of dish.
• 3. Layer with half the turkey, ham, salami, Swiss cheese, and roasted peppers. Pour half of beaten eggs over peppers and repeat with remaining meats, cheese, and peppers.
• 4. Place remaining square of dough over peppers. Pour remaining beaten eggs over dough and cover lightly with foil.
• 5. Bake 20 minutes, remove foil, and bake an additional 20 to 22 minutes, or until golden and heated through. Let cool 15 to 20 minutes then cut and serve.
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LAYERED ITALIAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
• 2. Meanwhile, cook sausage in skillet until browned; drain off fat. Stir in tomato paste, undrained tomatoes, beans, rosemary and cooked pasta; heat through.
• 3. Spread half the mixture in 2-quart casserole. Combine ricotta, 1/2 cup mozzarella and egg; spoon over sausage mixture. Spread remaining sausage mixture on top.
• 4. Bake, covered, at 350F, 30 minutes. Combine bread crumbs and butter. Uncover and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella; top with bread crumbs. Bake 5 minutes more to melt cheese. Let stand 5 minutes.

LAYERED RIGATONI BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package except omit salt; keep warm.
• Spray 3-quart saucepan with cooking spray; heat over medium heat. Add onions to saucepan; cook and stir 1 minute. Add butter and flour; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Gradually stir in milk with wire whisk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in ricotta cheese and spinach.
• In separate 3-quart heavy saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; add tomatoes to oil, crushing tomatoes with spoon. Stir in basil, salt and pepper; cook uncovered about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until mixture begins to simmer and basil wilts. Remove from heat; discard basil.
• Over bottom of baking dish, spread half of the tomato sauce (1 1/4 cups). Arrange half of the pasta, 7 rows lengthwise by 9 or 10 rows widthwise, over tomato sauce. Spread half of the ricotta mixture (2 cups) over pasta. Repeat layers, ending with ricotta mixture. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese.
• Bake uncovered 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.