Italian Bake Food

EASY ITALIAN PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Brown meat in large skillet; drain.
• Add cooked pasta, sauce, and half of the parmesan; mix well.
• Spoon into 13X9-inch baking dish.
• Top with mozzarella cheese and remaining parmesan.
• Bake 20 minutes or until heated through.

ITALIAN PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, mushrooms and Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes., Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Add to beef mixture and gently stir in sliced plum tomatoes. , Transfer to an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheeses. Bake 25-30 minutes or until bubbly and heated through.

ITALIAN BAKE RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Cut up chicken, onion, peppers and sausage. Boil pasta and drain (don't over cook) I will not use pasta but spaghetti squash. Mix pasta, sausage, onion, peppers, chicken and sauce. Put in a large deep dish. If it won't all fit, make a little side dish to freeze for lunch later. Top heavily with cheese. Bake at 325 degrees fahrenheit for about 45 minutes or until golden and bubbly.

ITALIAN BAKED CHICKEN AND PASTINA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until just tender, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Drain pasta into a large mixing bowl.
• Meanwhile, put the olive oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add the chicken and cook for 3 minutes. Add the onions and garlic, stirring to combine, and cook until the onions are soft and the chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes more. Put the chicken mixture into the bowl with the cooked pasta. Add the canned tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, parsley, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine. Place the mixture in a buttered 8 by 8 by 2-inch baking dish. In a small bowl mix together the bread crumbs and the Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle over the top of the pasta mixture. Dot the top with small bits of butter. Bake until the top is golden brown, about 30 minutes.

ITALIAN BAKE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. In large skillet, cook Italian sausage until slices are no longer pink, about 10 minutes.
• 2. Remove sausage from the skillet and reserve about 2 tablespoons of the drippings.
• 3. In skillet, saute mushrooms, onions, bell pepper and garlic just under tender-crisp.
• 4. In large bowl, combine sausage, mushrooms, bell pepper mixture, stewed tomatoes, Italian seasoning.
• 5. Place a layer of pasta on the bottom of dish. Spoon mixture into a greased 3-quart or 9x13 baking dish. Add half of the mozzarella cheese and repeat layers.
• 6. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle remaining cheese over top of casserole and return to oven for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted on top.
• 7. Variation: I always use spaghetti sauce instead of the Italian stewed tomatoes and season to my taste. I cook the sausage, onions, peppers and add to the spaghetti sauce. The sauce is cooked for 4 to 5 hours in the crock-pot and then layered in a casserole or 9x13 baking dish. I tend to use 2 cups of cheese because we are cheese lovers. To change the taste I will vary the cheese with the shredded Italian blend cheese along with the mozzarella cheese. I cook this until the casserole is heated throughout and the cheese is bubbling and melted.

ITALIAN CHICKEN BAKE

Steps:

• Fry the onion and garlic in the oil until softened. Add the oregano, tomatoes and sugar, a little splash of vinegar and some salt and pepper, then simmer for 20 mins until the sauce is really thick. Stir in the chicken and transfer to a baking dish.
• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Tear over the mozzarella in chunks, then scatter over with the breadcrumbs with a bit more ground pepper. Bake for 20 mins until the chicken is piping hot through and the top is golden and bubbling. eat with mash, jacket potatoes, rice or pasta.

ITALIAN VEGGIE BAKE

Steps:

• Heat dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir 5 min. or until tender. Stir in eggplant; cook 5 min., stirring frequently. Add mushrooms, zucchini and peppers; cook and stir 5 min.
• Stir in tomatoes; bring to boil. Simmer on medium-low heat 15 min. or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Pour vegetable mixture into 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; top with cheese. Cover.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until heated through. Sprinkle with parsley.

EASY ITALIAN BAKED PASTA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Brown meat in large skillet; drain. Return to skillet. Add pasta, pasta sauce and half the Parmesan; mix well.
• Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with remaining cheeses.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

ITALIAN BAKED CANNELLONI

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, warm oil and saute ground beef with the onion, sage and rosemary; cook until meat is evenly browned and crumbly. Drain fat. Add salt and 1/2 cup white wine; cook until wine is evaporated. Set mixture aside.
• To make the Bechamel sauce: Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and stir until well incorporated. Stir in milk and bring to a slow boil until mixture thickens. Remove sauce from the heat. In a steady stream, pour the bechamel in to the beaten egg yolks, whisking constantly. Stir the sauce into the meat mixture. Stir in the cubed mozzarella.
• In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter and saute onion until soft and translucent. Add 1/2 cup white wine and let it cook down to evaporate; add stewed tomatoes and salt. Mix well; simmer for 15 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, a few at a time, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; using a slotted spoon, remove immediately to a pot filled with cold water. Lift pasta out with slotted spoon and arrange on a flat surface.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Spoon a line of filling into each shell, starting from one end and using your finger to push the filling inside of each shell. Place cannelloni in prepared baking dish and cover with tomato sauce mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until heated through; when finished baking, allow to stand for 5 minutes and serve.