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.

PAULA DEEN'S SAUSAGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°.
• In a heavy skillet over medium heat, crumble the sausage with a fork.
• Sauté the sausage until completely cooked.
• Drain off the fat, remove the sausage, and set aside.
• Melt the butter in another skillet over medium heat.
• Sauté the onions in the butter until tender.
• Add the milk and heat until steam rises, but do not boil the milk.
• Cut the cream cheese into small pieces, add it to the onion mixture, and remove the pan from the heat.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, then add the cheddar, the onion mixture, the Worcestershire, salt, and pepper.
• Mix thoroughly and pour this into the pie crust.
• Top with cooked sausage, and bake for 30 minutes, or until set.