Jolean's Italian Sausage Casserole

"My Mom used to make this for us, after she was just a little too old to stand in the kitchen for too long...It was one of her favorites that was easy to make, yet tasted like good old-fashioned comfort food...Sure do miss my Mom!!!"
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
7
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

  • 2 cups macaroni, cooked and drained, and tossed with
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 lb sage sausage, browned, broken into chunks and drained of grease (Weber brand was my Mom's favorite, but I prefer Jimmy Dean's)
  • 1 (16 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce (Classico was the only brand Mom would use for this.)
  • 1 (6 ounce) jar sliced button mushrooms, drained
  • 1 (16 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 12 cup romano cheese, grated (Kraft)
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directions

  • In a 2 quart, ungreased casserole dish, layer twice: 1/2 cooked macaroni, 1/2 cooked sausage, then 1/2 sauce, 1/2 mushrooms, 1/2 shredded cheese. Do the same layering again.
  • Sprinkle Romano cheese on top.
  • Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30-40 minutes, until cheese is slightly browned and casserole is bubbly.

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Reviews

  1. So simple....used what I had in the house. Smoked turkey sausage. Sauteed onions with mushrooms then added sausage. Used prego spaghetti sauce and decided I wanted my dish to have a "pizza" flavor so added a lot of pizza seasoning. Covered mine with asiago cheese because that's what I had available. Thanks for such a "simple" delicious dish. I tasted it before I baked it and could have served it immediately without baking it. Again...what a time saving dish for a busy day.
     
  2. Made with Hot Italian sausage instead and did not add any mushrooms as we are not a fan. Also did not use any butter because it does not say when to use in the directions. Other than that I followed the rest of recipe exactly and was very pleased. This dish was perfect for mid-week; few ingredients, easy to make, quick prep and into the oven, and very tasty..we will be adding it into our regular rotation.
     
  3. Here are the changes I made. I used Jimmy Dean%u2019s Italian sausage and Barilla%u2019s mushroom and garlic sauce. I did not have mushrooms so I did not use them. For the cheese, I used mozzarella and cheddar because I did not have Romano cheese. The dish was good and easy to put together for a weeknight.
     
  4. Really good! My family gobbled this up!
     
  5. Whole family enjoyed this nice comfort food meal. Followed recipe as stated, except I used rotini, and we loved it. Added rolls and a salad, perfect dinner for a cold day like today with snowflakes flying. Will always think of you when I make this recipe.
     
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Editor's Note: Sadly Stacky5 passed away on Monday, October 20, 2008. Hi! My name is Stacy, and I'm a single Mom who works full-time with 4 kids ranging from ages 9 to 21, a brand new granddaughter named Faith, and a cat named Pubert (we call him Pube) who is also my kid... That's his photo as my icon. Oh, and a new kitten that the kids named "KeeKee" but who I call Little Kitteh. I love them with all my heart! Even though I don't have my parents anymore, their presence is always felt and their love has resonated in my life, even after all this time. You'll find a lot of my posted recipes that refer to "Jolean" --- and that's my Mom. :) I sure do miss her... I love music, especially 70's music, cats, incense & lavalights, candles, and I love to play guitar. I've been called an old "hippie chick," and I don't mind that label in the least. I also love to try other people's recipes and find ones that remind me of my Mother, and those precious memories that I had growing up in a household with such a wonderfully comforting cook...I work full-time in a real estate office as an office administrator. I came to this site looking for recipes that were tried and true. I stayed at this site because I found people who were kind, loving, caring and shared the same interest that I do --- food and cooking. I've saved a lifetime of recipes and learned so much about cooking and ingredients that I actually feel proud of my cooking. I bet my Mom looks down on me with pride every time I cook a new recipe from RecipeZaar, and I bet my Dad cracks up every time he sees me photographing what I've cooked! My daughters have actually gotten into the act, too, and are quite versed in searching for recipes and answers here on Zaar. Makes me proud to be their Mom. RecipeZaar isn't just a "website." It's a lifestyle. And some of the friends I've made here are LIFELONG friends to me --- and in my estimation, those types of people are a rare thing to find in this world. :) P.S. Pube says, "Hello everybody!" ;) <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/purplechefhat.gif" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/chef3.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/beartag_1_1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/adopted_1_1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/200_artistrichardneuman-art-prints_.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/untitled.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/PAC08Main.jpg"> <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/adoptedspring08.jpg"> <a href="http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y254/Missymop/?action=view¤t=craftykookaburras.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y254/Missymop/craftykookaburras.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/World%20Tour/ZWT2.gif"> <img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/kzbhansen/Banners/Animation3.gif"> <img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/Zaar%20World%20Tour%204/ZWTAB-tg.gif"> <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/Stacky5LRC/banner002_200.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
 
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