Italian Casserole Recipes

"This is a very rich and creamy, non-tomatoey, (even though it includes some tomato), baked spaghetti. It's my most-requested recipe from friends. I gave the ingredients a lot of thought before preparing it the first time and it came out just right -- I've never changed it over the two years I've been making it. Reasonable substitutions won't hurt this..."

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Ingredients: cooking spray, cream of celery soup...

"I made this vegetarian lasagna for my sister when she came home from school declaring her newfound love for the dish. I knew she didn't like "chunks" in her pasta, nor does she eat many veggies in general, so I used the "sneaky" technique of pureeing zucchini, red pepper, carrot and onion into a smooth tomato sauce instead. "Smart"..."

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Ingredients: dried basil, eggs...

"This is a new spin on a recipe from my childhood-- my dad would make spaghetti and meatballs for me and my sister when my mom was too busy to cook. It was his favorite dish to cook-- boil spaghetti, heat frozen meatballs and refrigerated store-bought sauce, mix and serve. Once I got the hang of how Dad made S&M, I took it a few steps further--..."

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Ingredients: frozen vegetables, marinara sauce...

"I found this on the Gooseberry Patch website and I'm posting for safe keeping. It can be found in the "Gooseberry Patch: Christmas With Family & Friends" cookbook."

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Ingredients: dry breadcrumbs, marinara sauce...

"Fast, easy and delicious! Use a 9 x 12 or 10 x 14 glass or stainless steel pan, allow 20 minutes assembly, and 45 - 60 minutes to bake. If you do not have the herbs on hand, you can use any combo of dried herbs such as oregano, parsley, basil, rosemary... For vegan, substitute tofu for ricotta and nutritional yeast for Parmesan."

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Ingredients: dried rosemary, fresh basil...

"This recipe is modified from one I found online, but I've tweaked it enough that it really is it's own recipe. It makes two 9x13 pans of lasagna, and freezes beautifully. The lasagna keeps it's structure, setting it apart from other recipes I have tried over the years. The fresh mozzarella really makes a difference! New Mama No-Boil Lasagna got it's..."

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Ingredients: dried basil, fresh ground black pepper...

"Ready, Set, Cook! Simply Potatoes Contest Entry: A delicious blend of diced potatoes, onion, and bacon, mixed with crab meat and Alfredo sauce, topped with a savory corn souffle'."

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Ingredients: canned crabmeat, creamed corn...

"Pizzoccheri is the name of a pasta with buckwheat flour and wheat flour. It is also the name of a deliciously tasting Italian dish with this pasta, green cabbage, potatoe, tasteful Fontina cheese and sage garlic butter. It is the perfect winter dish. In this version I have slightly adapted the traditional recipe in order to lower the fat and carb rate..."

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Ingredients: parmesan cheese, pasta...

"This award-winning recipe is incredibly satisfying served with garlic bread. It's flavorful and filling. My grandmother found the recipe and it's been a staple in my family since. It's also makes excellent leftovers!"

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Ingredients: cottage cheese, cream cheese...

"I searched repeatedly for a baked spaghetti recipe that was richer- more like my homemade lasagna and could not find it. This is a rich and creamy version. Big hit with the whole family because we are cheese lovers!"

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Ingredients: small curd cottage cheese, eggs...

"This year's "centrepiece" dish for our Italian Christmas Eve feast, this is based on my mom's memory of a 5-star meal she had when out in Moncton on business. It's so close you could swear it was catered!"

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Ingredients: garlic powder, haddock fillets...