Southwest Sausage And Pasta Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, cook beef and onion over medium heat, crumbling beef, until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Stir in next 8 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Drain macaroni; stir into beef mixture., Preheat oven to 375°. Transfer macaroni mixture to 2 greased 2-qt. baking dishes. Top with cheese and jalapenos. Cover and bake at 375° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake until bubbly and heated through, about 10 minutes longer. Serve 1 casserole. Cool the second; cover and freeze up to 3 months., To use frozen casserole: Thaw in refrigerator 8 hours. Preheat oven to 375°. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°, 20-25 minutes.

Steps:

• In a greased 13x9-in. baking dish, layer half of the tortilla strips, chiles, sausage and cheese. Repeat layers. , In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and salt, garlic salt, onion salt, pepper and ground cumin; pour over cheese. Sprinkle with paprika. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50 minutes. Arrange tomato slices over the top. Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. Serve with sour cream and salsa.

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• Grease a 10x9-inch baking dish. Layer half the tortilla pieces into the bottom of the prepared dish; top with 2 cans green chilies, half the cooked sausage, and half the cheese, respectively. Repeat layering.
• Beat eggs, milk, salt, garlic salt, onion salt, black pepper, and cumin together in a bowl; pour over the layers in the baking dish.
• Cover baking dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
• Remove dish from refrigerator and let warm at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake the casserole bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes. Arrange a layer of tomato slices atop the casserole and continue baking until a knife inserted into the middle of the casserole comes out clean, 10 to 15 minutes more. Let casserole cool 10 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Brush a shallow 3-quart baking dish with olive oil. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until very al dente; you still want it to retain a little bite. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the sausage and cook and crumble with a wooden spoon until no longer pink, about 4 minutes. Add the onion and fennel; cook until softened, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and season with salt. Bring to a simmer and add the cream. If the sauce is too thick, add a little water from the pasta. Turn up the heat to medium high and simmer rapidly to thicken the sauce and blend the flavors, about 10 minutes.
• Add the rigatoni and basil and toss to coat the pasta with the sauce. Remove from the heat and stir in half each of the mozzarella and parmesan. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish and sprinkle with the remaining mozzarella and parmesan. Bake until browned and bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes. Let sit 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 13 x 9 dish; set aside.
• Cook shell pasta according to package; set aside and keep hot.
• While pasta cooks, brown the sausage in a skillet with the onions until no longer pink; drain well.
• Return the cooked sausage and onions to the skillet. Stir in the salsa, salsa con queso, and fat free sour cream.
• Stir in the cooked shell pasta and mix well.
• Pour into the prepared casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with the cheese.
• Bake at 350 for about 20 - 25 minutes.

Steps:

• Fry sausage and drain.
• Add onions and pepper; saute about 5 minutes.
• Combine eggs, milk and spices.
• Grease 13" X 9" pan.
• Line bottom with half of tortilla strips, then sausage, chiles, and Jack cheese.
• Repeat second layer, ending with cheese.
• Pour egg mixture over top of casserole.
• You can add 8-10 thin tomato slices on top.
• Bake in pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.
• You can make this the night before and put in refrigerator.