Baked Italian Delight Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Combine beef, sausage, onion, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Steam 3-5 minutes in covered heavy skillet, until redness disappears from beef. Do not brown. Add mushrooms with juice. Transfer to greased 2 quart baking dish. Cook noodles and drain. Add soup, tomato paste, and tomatoes with juice to noodles. Stir well. Add noodles and half the cheese to meat, mixing well. Sprinkle remainder of cheese over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until casserole bubbles and cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in a large frying pan and drain well. Place back in pan, then all the ingredients, except the noodles. Mix well, cover and simmer.
• While preparing the above, cook the noodles al dente, drain well and add to the meat mixture. Save the noodle water as you will need to add liquid to the casserole as it cooks down, but use the saved diced tomato juice first. I add garlic powder to the noodle water, while cooking, to flavor the water.
• Add noodles.
• Cook on low-to-simmer for about 15-20 minutes. Check often and stir. Add tomato juice/noodle liquid, as needed. It can get too thick.

Steps:

• Cook pasta in generously salted water 3 minutes less than recommended on package. Drain.
• Meanwhile, heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Pour 2 cups of the marinara sauce into dish. Add half of cooked pasta; toss well. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Spoon half of the ricotta cheese in dollops over top. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers ending with mozzarella cheese. Cover lightly with foil, making sure foil is not resting on cheese.
• Bake 35 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 to 15 minutes longer or until center is bubbly and thoroughly heated. Cool 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375 degrees.
• In a large frying pan, brown beef.
• Drain.
• Stir spaghetti sauce into beef.
• Simmer 5 min over low heat.
• In a bowl, combine cottage cheese, parmasean cheese, and egg.
• Lay on tube dough along bottom of 9x13 in pan.
• Press to form a crust sealing cracks.
• Layer half meat mixture, cheese mix, then remaining meat mix.
• Sprinkle mozzerella cheese over top.
• Lay remaining dough over the top, covering as much as possible.
• Bake 25 min or until golden brown.
• *Make sure the dough is not 'doughy' or soggy!

Steps:

• Heat the 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, a good pinch of salt and several grinds of black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is tender and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the ground beef and sausage; cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until crumbled, golden brown and no longer pink, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic, tomato paste, 1/2 teaspoon oregano, crushed red pepper flakes (if using), 1 teaspoon salt and several grinds of black pepper; cook, stirring, until the garlic is tender and the tomato paste is thoroughly combined, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes, parsley sprigs and 1/4 cup water and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer, then cover partially with a lid and reduce the heat to medium low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened slightly and the flavors have melded, about 15 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and black pepper.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the pasta and cook according to the package directions, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, stir together the ricotta, 1/4 cup of the Pecorino Romano, the egg, remaining 1/4 teaspoon oregano, pinch of salt and a couple grinds of black pepper in a medium bowl until smooth and combined; set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease the bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with olive oil. Once the meat sauce is finished cooking, remove the parsley sprigs and discard. Stir in the al dente mostaccioli until well coated.
• Transfer half of the pasta and sauce to the prepared baking dish, then spread the ricotta mixture on top in an even layer with a rubber spatula or small offset spatula. Top with the remaining pasta and sauce, followed by the mozzarella, then the remaining 3 tablespoons Pecorino Romano.
• Cover the baking dish with foil and bake until heated through, about 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until the cheese is completely melted and the sauce is bubbling at the edges, 10 to 15 minutes more. Sprinkle with chopped parsley. Let rest for about 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*.
• Pan brown sausage until tender, drain and cool, then crumble coarsely.
• Cook pasta until just tender, 2 minutes less than package directions.
• Drain, rinse in cold water and rinse again.
• Combine sausage, ricotta, 1 cup of mozzarella, 1/4 cup grated parmesan or romano and 1/2 cup pasta sauce and mix well.
• Mix this into the drained pasta.
• Cover the bottom of a large baking pan or casserole with a layer of pasta sauce, then a third of the pasta mixture and a sprinkle of mozzarella.
• Repeat layers until all the ingredients are used, ending with the last of the mozzarella cheese and the grated parmesan or romano.
• Bake in a preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes until cheese on top is light brown and bubbling.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375° F. In a large skillet combine oil, onion, green pepper, garlic, and ground beef. Sauté until vegetables are tender and beef is nearly brown. Add all remaining ingredients except cheese and stir until spaghetti is well-blended. Place mixture into a lightly-greased 2-quart casserole and sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef, mushrooms, and onion in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Mix in tomato sauce, salt, and pepper. Spread into an ungreased 8x12-inch baking dish and sprinkle with Cheddar cheese.
• Separate crescent dough into 8 triangles. Mix basil and oregano into sour cream. Spread 1 teaspoon of the sour cream mixture onto each triangle. Roll up into a crescent roll, starting at the wide end. Arrange rolls on top of meat mixture in the dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until rolls are golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.