Lindas Low Carb Italian Casserole Recipes

LINDA'S LOW CARB ITALIAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown the meats, garlic, onions and mushrooms, season with salt and pepper.
• Drain fat, stir in the rest of the ingredients (except for those listed under topping).
• Put meat mixture into a greased 7"x 11" baking dish.
• Combine topping ingredients and spoon over the surface of the meat mixture, then spread evenly with a spatula.
• Bake at 350F for about 40 minutes or until the topping is nicely browned.

LINDA'S BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook broccoli and drain.
• Melt butter and sauté onion.
• Mix together broccoli, soup, melted butter, sautéed onion and Cheese Whiz.
• Pour into a greased casserole dish.
• Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
• You can put grated cheddar cheese on top if you want.

EASY ITALIAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Brown ground beef w garlic powder, basil, sea salt & pepper, drain.
• Add both jars of spaghetti sauce to drained meat.
• While browning meat, prepare penne according to package directions, drain.
• In 9x13 baking dish, layer ingredients: meat/sauce, cheese, pasta, cheese, meat/sauce cheese and so forth, ending w cheese (roughly 3 layers of each).
• Bake uncovered until bubbly and cheese is melted.
• *I usually serve with garlic bread and green beans.

MILLION DOLLAR ITALIAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bring water to boil, add salt and pasta and cook per directions.
• Use 2 T of butter and grease a 9 x 12 baking dish.
• Dice green pepper and onion.
• Slice mushrooms.
• Heat 2 T of garlic oil and saute on medium heat bell pepper, onion, and mushrooms 3-4 minutes.
• Drain pasta and set aside.
• Add ground sirloin, crumbling as you add. Add salt & pepper, breaking up beef into small bites. Remain cooking until beef is no longer pink, drain excess gease.
• Add jar of pasta sauce and heat through.
• While meat sauce is cooking, add softened cream cheese, sour cream, and cottage cheese to a medium size mixing bowl.
• Using a hand mixer or immersion blender, mix 3 ingredients until well blended.
• Layer 1/2 pasta into baking dish, add blended cheese mixture and smooth evenly over pasta.
• Evenly add remaining pasta followed by red meat sauce.
• Cover dish with foil and bake 20 minutes. (I spray oil my foil so it doesn't stick).
• Remove foil and add grated cheese on top.
• Return to oven for 10-15 minutes until cheese has melted well.
• Rest for 5 minutes before serving.