Sausage and Fettuccine Bake

 

This was a Simple and Delicious Recipe I made this week that was quite unique. It is made with sausage as opposed to ground beef  like most casseroles of this nature. The italian sausage really made the dish come together and worked wondefully. This is a great casserole for the whole family! YUMM!

Ingredients (changed the measurements just a
bit from original but think it worked just perfect)


1 package uncooked fettuccine

1 pounds Italian sausage

1 large onions, chopped

1 medium green pepper, chopped

1 cans (28 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained

1 jars (4-1/2 ounces each) sliced mushrooms, drained

3 teaspoons Italian seasoning

2 cups (1 pound) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

1 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted

1/2 cup beef broth

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Cook fettuccine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook the sausage, onions and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.

Add the tomatoes, mushrooms and Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.

Drain fettuccine; stir into meat mixture.

Transfer half the sausage mixture to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dishes. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese; top with remaining sausage mixture.

In a small bowl, whisk soup and broth; spread over casseroles. Sprinkle with Parmesan and remaining mozzarella.

Cover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until bubbly and cheese is melted. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Colorful Salads/ Shrimp Ceaser and Chicken & Edamame Salads!!!

Some basics for Easy, yet Delectable Salads this Summer!

Lance grilled some yummy shrimp the other night on the charcoal grill and it was DIVINE! Decided to toss some greens in ceaser salad slice up some tomatoes and Bam- had a mouth watering Grilled Shrimp Ceaser Salad!!!!

We also grilled chicken and pulled it apart for leftovers the second night and I put together a very colorful salad of Grilled Chicken, mixed greens and the best thing on a salad ever...... Edamame. It was WONDERFUL! Had never tried that before but will be always adding it to a fresh salad now! ENJOY!

Chicken Scampi

 

This was a very awesome italian dish! Smelled like a little bit of Italy in the house!!! This is a mock scampi of Olive Gardens recipe. It turned out wonderfully and full of Italian flavors and my favorite: GARLIC! It was a little time consuming but dont let that scare you, it was totally worth it! Hope you try it and like it!!!!

INGREDIENTS:

WHITE SAUCE


1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons flour
3/4 cup milk, hot


SCAMPI SAUCE

3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons garlic, crushed
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon dried cilantro (optional)
2 teaspoons italian seasoning
black pepper
3/4 cup white wine
1 cup chicken broth

REMAINING INGREDIENTS

1/2 lb angel hair pasta, cooked and drained
2 bell peppers, thinly sliced
1 red onion, thinly sliced
10 garlic cloves, roasted
2 chicken breasts, sliced
olive oil

DIRECTIONS:

1 ROASTED GARLIC: Separate head of garlic into individual cloves still in 'paper'. toss in olive oil and wrap tightly in aluminum foil or a small pint sized dish with a lid. bake in 350* oven for 45 minutes. when the garlic has cooled to the touch you should be able to squeeze it out of the 'paper' shell of the individual cloves.

2 For white sauce: Heat 1 tablespoons butter in sauce pan, add 2 tablespoons flour and cook for 2 minutes on med. heat. heat stirring constantly. slowly add 3/4 cup hot milk (hot so it won't get lumpy). Set aside. (Make sure that the white sauce is hot when adding to the scampi sauce).


3 For scampi sauce: Heat butter over low heat. add the garlic, Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper and black pepper. cook for about 2 minutes on low heat. add the wine and chicken broth. stir until combined. (I usually cook mine for about 30-40 minutes). add 1/4 cup white sauce and cook till slightly thickened.

4 In a large skillet, saute chicken in a little olive till nearly done. add the peppers and onions, saute till chicken is done. add the sauce. saute until everything is warmed. add roasted garlic cloves. serve over pasta.