Easy Cheesy Kielbasa Noodle Casserole Food

CHEESY KIELBASA PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil, then salt generously. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions. Drain.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook until browned on both sides. Remove the sausage from the pan to a plate and cover lightly with foil. Reserve about 1 tablespoon of oil in the pan and drain the remainder. Return the pan to the heat and add the onion, zucchini and carrots. Cook, stirring often, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, another 30 seconds.
• Stir the spaghetti sauce and the undrained tomatoes into the vegetables. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine the egg and the ricotta cheese.
• Spray 2 9×13-inch baking dishes with nonstick cooking spray. (Make sure one is freezer safe. I like to use a disposable aluminum pan.)
• In each of the pans, layer one fourth of each of the drained pasta, the tomato sauce, the sausage, the ricotta mixture, cheddar cheese, and then the mozzarella cheese. Repeat the layers.
• Cover the casserole that you are going to eat with foil, and bake for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and cook an additional 15 minutes, until heated through and the cheese is melted. Top with sliced green onions before serving.
• Let the second casserole cool completely, the place a piece of plastic wrap over the top. Cover tightly with foil and freeze.
• When ready to bake, allow the casserole to unthaw in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Carefully remove the foil and discard the plastic wrap. Recover the casserole with the foil and bake at 350º for 45 minutes, then remove the foil and bake an additional 10-15 minutes.

THREE-CHEESE KIELBASA BAKE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, brown sausage in oil over medium heat; drain. Add the onions, zucchini, carrots and garlic; cook and stir until crisp-tender, 5-6 minutes. , Stir in spaghetti sauce and tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Drain macaroni., In a small bowl, combine egg and ricotta cheese. In each of 2 greased 13x9-in. baking dishes, layer a fourth of each of the following: macaroni, meat sauce, ricotta mixture, cheddar and mozzarella. Repeat layers. Top with green onions. , Cool 1 casserole; cover and freeze it for up to 2 months. Cover and bake the remaining casserole at 350° for 15 minutes. Uncover; bake until cheese is melted, 15 minutes longer. , Freeze option: Thaw in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350° until heated through, 35-40 minutes.

CHEESY NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook and drain noodles.
• Add butter,salt and pepper to taste.
• Stir in cheddar cheese and sour cream.
• Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees or until cheese melts.

KIELBASA PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bring large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes over mediun-high heat or until al dente.
• Drain Pasta.
• In a mediun skillet over medium-high heat, Cook sausage in oil until browned on both sides, 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine Ziti,sausage,stewed tomatoes,tomato sauce,oregano,parsley and pepper.
• Mix well.
• Pour into 9x13 baking dish.
• Sprinkle with bread crumbs and shredded cheese.
• Cover with foil (the new Release foil works great).
• Bake 30 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake 10 to 15 minutes more, until top is golden.

CHEESY NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, melt butter. Stir in the flour, garlic salt and onion salt until smooth; gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add the cheese; stir until melted. Stir in noodles. , Transfer to two greased shallow 2-qt. baking dishes. Combine the bread crumbs and butter until crumbly; sprinkle over casseroles. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

LOTTIE'S KIELBASA NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Shred about 2 slices of bread, to make 1/2-3/4 cups of rye bread crumbs (set aside).
• Butter enough of the remaining rye bread to line the bottom of a large casserole, place it buttered side down.
• In a skillet, add 1 tablespoon butter and saute 1/2 the onions with the ground pork until onions are lightly browned.
• Mix onion, pork and any drippings into sauerkraut.
• In same skillet, add 2 tablespoons butter and saute remaining onions and mushrooms until onions are clear.
• In small saucepan, combine sour cream, mustard, milk and 1 tablespoon flour, mix well and heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens.
• Gradually stir in broth, continue heating and stirring until sauce thickens again.
• Stir mushroom mixture into sauce.
• Spread sauerkraut mixture evenly over bread in casserole pan.
• Spread parboiled noodles evenly over sauerkraut.
• Pour sauce mixture evenly over noodles.
• Cover noodles with a layer of kielbasa.
• Mix melted butter with bread crumbs, and spread over kielbasa.
• Cover casserole pan tightly with tin foil.
• Bake in preheated 350°F oven for about 25-35 min.
• or until noodles are tender.
• Remove foil, cover the top of casserole with shredded cheese.
• Return to oven uncovered and bake about another 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
• **Shortcut: You can substitute two 10 1/2 ounce cans Cream of Mushroom soup and 1 1/2 cups of milk for the"scratch sauce" (mushrooms, milk, sour cream, flour and broth).
• Mix soup, mustard, remaining sauted onions and milk together well and use in place of"scratch sauce".

EASY CHEESY TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain noodles and return to the pot. Pour olive oil and salt over the drained noodles; stir.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Put processed cheese food cubes into a large, microwave-safe bowl. Heat in microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth, 3 to 5 minutes; pour over noodles and add tuna, peas, celery soup, mushroom soup, and black pepper. Stir to coat noodles completely; pour into a large casserole dish. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the top of the noodle mixture to cover completely.
• Bake in preheated oven until Parmesan cheese just begins to brown, 20 to 30 minutes.

KIELBASA CHEESY NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook the Pasta as directed on package.
• Drain and pour into large Oven-Safe Casserole dish.
• In a large skillet, saute the diced onion and pepper in 2 Tbsp of butter or Olive Oil.
• Slice the smoked sausage links into small pieces and add to the skillet with the onion and pepper.
• When the sausage is browned (most smoke sausages are precooked, so it shouldn't take more than a few minutes to brown).
• add the contents of the skillet (sausage, pepper and onion) to the pasta in the Casserole Dish.
• Mix well.
• Add the cubed or shredded cheese.
• Add the 1/2 cup milk or water to the mixture.
• Salt and Pepper if desired.
• Stir well.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30-40 minutes (or until it all melts together).
• I usually serve with Boiled or Mashed potatoes, Saurkraut and Hot Rolls on the side.
• YUMMY!
• and believe it or not-- the kids LOVE IT!