Sicilian Casserole Oamc Food

SICILIAN CASSEROLE OAMC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown ground beef, onion and pepper in saucepan. Cook until beef is done. Drain well.
• Add tomato paste, tomato sauce, water, and dried Italian seasoning and stir well to blend.
• Let simmer for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook elbow macaroni as directed on package. While macaroni is cooking, combine cream cheese and milk in medium bowl. Cook in microwave on medium power for 2-3 minutes, stirring once halfway through cooking. Remove from microwave and stir with wire whisk until sauce is smooth.
• Drain noodles and add to cream cheese sauce along with sour cream and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese; stir.
• In 2 quart casserole dish, place all of cream cheese mixture. Top with all of the ground beef mixture and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes until casserole is bubbly.
• To freeze, add 1 tablespoons cornstarch to the cream cheese sauce. Prepare casserole as directed, except instead of baking, chill in refrigerator. Wrap well and freeze up to 3 months.
• To thaw and reheat, thaw casserole overnight in refrigerator.
• Bake, covered, for 25-35 minutes 5 minutes longer until bubbly.

SICILIAN GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Finely grind the almonds using a food processor. Add the garlic cloves, basil, parsley, salt, and pepper; process until the garlic and basil has been minced. Pour in the olive oil and diced tomatoes, and process again until the sauce has been mixed and the tomatoes are in small pieces.

SICILIAN SUPPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook noodles according to package directions. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in tomato paste, water, 1 teaspoon sugar, salt, basil, garlic powder, chili powder and 1/8 teaspoon pepper., In a large saucepan, saute green onion in oil until tender. Add cream cheese and milk; stir until blended. Stir in 1/3 cup cheese, and remaining sugar and pepper. Drain noodles; stir into cheese mixture., In a greased 8-in. square baking dish, arrange alternate rows of beef and noodle mixtures. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Cover and bake 20-25 minutes or until bubbly.

EASY PIZZA PASTA CASSEROLE (OAMC)

Steps:

• Brown ground beef, onion, garlic and seasoning in oil.
• Drain.
• While beef is browning, cook pasta according to the packaging
• Stir in pasta, spaghetti sauce and 3 cups cheese.
• Place mixture in 2 greased 9x13x2 inch baking pans or 4 square pans.
• Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella.
• Top with pepperoni.
• Cover and freeze up to 3 months.
• To cook now: Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes, until heated through.
• To bake frozen casserole: Thaw in refrigerator overnight and bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes, till hot.