Italian Sunday Supper Casserole

Pepper Monkey's Note:

This is excellent served with crusty bread and a salad. A white wine would compliment this very well. Excellent casserole that was a big hit at my house and will be at yours too if you have Italian food lovers in the family. :)

• Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• ½ lb Italian pork sausage
• 1 (19 ounce) can creamy tomato soup
• 1 (14 ½ ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes
• 2 ½ cups sliced potatoes
• 1 medium onion , thinly sliced
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 ½ cups shredded gruyere or 1 ½ cups swiss cheese
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease 13x9 inch casserole dish.
3. Cook ground beef and sausage in skillet.
4. Stir in tomatoes and let simmer then add soup and bring to a simmer.
5. Make a layer of potatoes and onion in baking dish.
6. Next make a layer of meat sauce and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
7. Repeat until all ingredients are used up.
8. I make about two hearty layers.
9. Bake 60-65 minutes covered with foil or until potatoes are soft.
10. Remove foil and sprinkle swiss or gruyere cheese and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
11. Cheese should be melty and bubbly.
12. Cool for 15 minutes and sprinkle with parsley before serving.

Reviews

[Dreamgoddess]

This recipe had a nice flavor that we enjoyed. The only change I made in the recipe was to add salt for additional flavor. When I make this again, I'll use one reviewer's suggestion of boiling the potatoes a bit before putting the casserole together.

[Lori Mama]

Delicious. Loved the addition of the swiss cheese on top. Unfortunatly I had to make a sub. I realized too late, I was out of tomato soup, so I used a can of tomato sauce. I believe the texture of the sauce would have a differant mouth feel with it. I will deffinatly make it as stated next time.:)

[L.A. Stewart - way upstate N.Y.]

This was so yummy! We had plenty for leftovers, and we LOVE leftovers! Thank you so much for this recipe! LA :-)