might you be willing to share your recipe......? i'd much rather make a homemade or semi-homemade spaghetti sauce, then buy the jar sauce from the grocery store. and, i really like the thought of cooking a large batch, and then freezing it in portions.
What do you put in your pasta casserole?
It's a recipe from a friend that is easy but tastes soooooooo good - shell or fusilli noodles (depending on your preference), ricotta cheese, 2 sauces (sun dried alfredo and garlic marinara), chopped onion, chopped red and green pepper, topped with parmesan cheese. You can add crumbled Italian sausage but since I'm vegetarian I use Upton's seitan (also delicious, honestly you'd never know the difference). Goes great with salad and garlic bread.
We're vegetarian too
It's a recipe from a friend that is easy but tastes soooooooo good - shell or fusilli noodles (depending on your preference), ricotta cheese, 2 sauces (sun dried alfredo and garlic marinara), chopped onion, chopped red and green pepper, topped with parmesan cheese. You can add crumbled Italian sausage but since I'm vegetarian I use Upton's seitan (also delicious, honestly you'd never know the difference). Goes great with salad and garlic bread.
Is this cooked in the oven? (doesn't seem like a casserole?) Either way it sounds good. A great alternative to meat Italian sausage is Tofurkey Italian sausage - they have a pretty good spice mix.
Yes, it is cooked in the oven either in a Pyrex glass pan or I still have my old CorningWare which has lasted forever. I have had tofurkey but love 'Upton's Naturals' products especially since they are made right here in Chicago. If you have a chance you should try their products and check out the website: http://www.uptonsnaturals.com Don't know if they have it where you live though.
We're vegetarian too
Upton's is just absurdly expensive here - at its cheapest it's almost double the price of Tofurky products ($4.99 496g vs $8.50 300g)
Wow, I pay $3.99 here. Come to Chicago!
Sure! 3 large cans of tomato sauce. It comes in different flavors, so mix and match, if you want! 1 can of tomato paste. 1 onion, roughly chopped, 1 green bell pepper, the same. I carrot, grated. 2 lbs ground meat. Doesn't matter what kind, as long as you like it. THIS time I used pork simply because I had been given a big package of it! Sautee the onions and pepper in a large pot. When the onions JUST begin to go translucent, add the carrots. Continue cooking until onions and peppers are softened and onions are almost clear. Brown the ground beef in a separate skillet, seasoning as desired. I also add basil, oregano and whatever else seems right at the time! I use a Jamaican jerk seasoning. It adds an odd kick to the sauce that I really like. Drain meat, stir in the tomato paste and mix very well, then add to pot Add salt, pepper and garlic salt to taste. Pour in the first can of tomato sauce and stir to combine paste, meat, and veggies, then add the next two, mixing well. Bring to a gentle simmer for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally and adding small amounts of water as necessary. Look, you can actually just heat the whole thing up and have it done in 30 minutes, but if you skip the long simmer, you're going to miss the best part, that subtle blending of flavors.
Oh, wow, that sounds good. We love a good quiche.
