Caruso Casserole 

Submitted by RachelB-KY

"This is delicious and simple. I had some extra sausage one day and needed a recipe. I found this and my three year old will even eat it! I don't add the zucchini and add extra tomatoes and tons of extra cheese. :o)"

 

• Ready In: 28mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb mild Italian sausage
• 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1⁄2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 2 cups cooked noodles, drained
• 1⁄2 cup zucchini, slices halved
• 1⁄2 cup tomatoes, chopped

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cook sausage, onion and garlic in skillet until sausage is brown and crumbly. Drain and set aside.
3. Melt butter, stir in flour and seasonings until smooth.
4. Remove from heat and stir in milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly for 1 minute.
5. Reduce heat to low. Stir in half of the cheese.
6. Stir in cooked sausage mixture, noodles, zucchini and tomatoes.
7. Turn into buttered 1 quart casserole. Bake 25 - 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
8. Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
9. Return to oven to melt cheese.

Reviews

[cajunhippiegirl]

We really enjoyed this Casserole. I used close to a pound of sausage and omitted the zucchini because I couldn't find any that looked good. The cheese sauce really set this apart from other casseroles. All in all very good & it reheated great. Served with a big salad & garlic bread. Made for PAC Spring 2010. Thanks for posting.