Millennium Italian Casserole Recipes

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.

ITALIAN-INSPIRED CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium heat, cook sausage, beef, onion and green pepper until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, water and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add corn and olives. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in noodles. , Pour into two greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dishes. Top with cheese. Cover and bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.

ITALIAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In large skillet, brown ground beef and onion. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, parsley, garlic salt and pepper, and simmer over low heat for 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a 2 quart casserole dish, combine noodles and meat mixture. Top with cheese slices and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

MANICOTTI ITALIAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boil. Pour in rigatoni, and cook until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, and set pasta aside.
• Meanwhile, brown ground beef and italian sausage in a large skillet over medium heat. With a slotted spoon, remove beef and sausage to a baking dish. Stir mushrooms, spaghetti sauce, and cooked pasta into the baking dish. Sprinkle cheese and pepperoni over the top.
• Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is brown and bubbly, about 20 minutes.

ITALIAN HERITAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Spray a 13x9-in. baking dish with vegetable cooking oil; arrange potatoes and peppers in the dish. Combine the seasoning; sprinkle a third of the seasoning mixture over vegetables. , Layer chicken pieces and sausage over vegetables; sprinkle remaining seasoning mixture on top. Cover and bake at 425° for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 375°; bake 30-40 minutes longer.

MILLION DOLLAR CASSEROLE (SPAGHETTI CASSEROLE) RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook noodles as directed on the package.
• While your noodles are boiling, mix together the cream cheese, sour cream, and cottage cheese in a medium-sized bowl until smooth (there might be a couple of bumps from the cottage cheese, but make sure it's all mixed together well).
• Place ground beef in a large skillet and brown until completely cooked through. Drain grease well.
• Pour spaghetti sauce over the meat and mix well.
• Spray a 9 x 13 inch pan with cooking spray.
• Layer half of the cooked noodles in the bottom of the dish. Pour the creamy cheese mixture on top of the noodles and spread it around evenly. Next, add the rest of the noodles on top of the cheese mix layer and spread the noodles out to cover the pan. Then, slice up the butter and place it on top of the noodles throughout the pan.
• Once the noodle and cheese layers have been put together, pour the red meat sauce on top and cover the noodles completely.
• Cook it uncovered for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Once the 30 minutes is up, take the casserole out of the oven and cover the whole thing with cheddar cheese. Then return it back to the oven to cook for another 15 minutes.

MILLENNIUM ITALIAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook shells as directed on package. Drain.
• Sauté ground beef. Mix cottage or ricotta cheese, butter, and tomato sauce until well blended.
• Stir in mushrooms and green pepper, blending well. Add oregano and pepper.
• Place layer of cooked shells in bottom of lightly buttered casserole. Cover with layer of cottage cheese mixture. Top with half of the pepperoni. Place 2 slices Mozzarella cheese on top. Crumble 1/3 ground beef evenly over cheese.
• Repeat layers until all ingredients are used, ending with Mozzarella cheese on top, ringed with pepperoni slices.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes until hot and bubbly.