Entree – Casserole

Lasagna

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Make sure you use teaspoons, not tablespoons, of fennel, otherwise you’ll end up with “Dave’s Infamous Fennel Lasagna.”

Ingredients:
½ lb Lasagna Noodles, Cooked
1 lb Mozzarella Cheese, grated
¾ c Parmesan Cheese, grated

Meat Sauce
1 lb Italian Sausage
½ lb Ground Beef
2 c Onion, chopped
4 cloves Garlic, minced
1 tsp Sugar
2 tsp Salt
1½ tsp Basil
½ tsp Fennel Seed
¼ tsp Pepper
28 oz Tomatoes, canned
12 oz Tomato Paste
1/4 c red wine

Ricotta Mixture
1 Egg, beaten
15 oz Ricotta Cheese
1 tbsp Parsley Flakes
1 tsp Salt

Directions:

  1. Brown meat.
  2. Saute onions, garlic
  3. Combine Meat Sauce ingredients and simmer to taste.
  4. Mix up Ricotta Mixture.
  5. In a 9×13 baking pan, put a thin coat of meat sauce on the bottom, then layer 3x (i.e., use 1/3 of ingredients in each layer) the following:
    • Lasagna noodles
    • Meat Sauce
    • Ricotta Mixture
    • Mozzarella
    • Parmesan
  6. Cover with foil; bake at 375° for 25 minutes.
  7. Uncover, bake another 25 minutes.
  8. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Prep Time: 2 hrs
Serves: 8
Source: “Mama Creamette” (modified)

Chili Cheese Rice Bake ala Dave

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This is a really easy, really filling, and really cheap meal.

Ingredients:
4 oz Green Chile, canned diced
3 c Rice, cooked
2 c Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
½ c Cheddar Cheese, shredded
1 c Sour Cream
½ tsp Salt

Instructions:

  1. Mix chiles, sour cream, salt in a bowl.
  2. In a 1.5 quart casserole, repeat these layers twice:
    • 1 c rice
    • 2/3 c Jack
    • 1/3 of sour cream mix
  3. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes (or 3 minutes at 100% in a microwave)
  4. Sprinkle cheddar all over top.
  5. Bake another 15 minutes (2 minutes at 100%) until cheese is melted and casserole is heated through.

It’s also quite possible just to mix everything up and bake it.

Serves: 6

Source: Dave got it from somewhere