Sausage/Potato casserole

LaRue · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 12:02 pm Post subject: Sausage/Potato casserole

One of my most favorite dishes to cook is a sausage/potato casserole. I'm making it for the family today and figured I would share it. Knowing how some of ya'll enjoy cooking.

Ingrediants
2 pounds Hot Sausage
4 cups Potatos (diced)
1 can Golden Mushroom soup
1 medium Onion (diced)
2 cups Sharp Cheddar cheese
1.5 cups Milk
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Pepper
1 9 x 13 pan

Cook sausage and onion until golden brown. Drain excess grease. Thoroughly mix soup, milk, salt, and pepper together. Now you are going to layer these ingediants into the 9x13 pan. Start with a thin layer of the sausage/onion, then potato. Now a thin layer of the sharp cheddar cheese. Pour 1/2 of the "wet" ingrediants over that. Repeat process until you have 2 layers of each, ending with a very thin layer of cheese on top.

Cover and cook for 1.5 hours at 350 degrees. Remove from oven and cover entire top of ingrediants with remaining sharp cheddar cheese. Place back in oven uncovered for additional 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Serves 8 unless your family is like mine, then it only serves 4 Laughing

I usually double up on all ingrediants when it comes to making this dish. It's one of those casseroles that taste best when its left-over. The potatos have extra time to absorb the sage and spicies from the sausage/onion and soup.

Enjoy Very Happy

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euotis · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 12:59 pm Post subject:

** Derail ***

A guy at work pointed this recipe out to me yesterday.

Velvetta Fudge (OMG YUCK)

http://www.geocities.com/webcipes2/cand/c40.html
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Bashdur K · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 1:16 pm Post subject:

LaRue, That sounds really great! It's on the plan for this weekend.

Euotis: Velveeta Cheese and Chocolate? ummmm...ICK !

BonlainyT · Member Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Posts: 3942

That does sound good Larue, close to breakfast one my wife makes. Pretty much the same ingredients but add eggs and fresh spinach. The crust is mashed potatoes, so GOOD, gonna ask her to make ti this weekend. YUMMY.
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ZigonZagoff · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 1:57 pm Post subject:

Have you tried not cooking the cheese hard but just melting as the last step?

How about scrambled eggs into the liquid combo and making it a very good breakfast dish? Could remove the "Layered" requirement. Or make the eggs in the bottom layer but not in the top. Would firm up the dish and make it possible to cut out cubes.

Sounds like alot of people would also like Shepherds Pie. Meat and vegatable stew (low liquid) covered with Mashed potatoes and baked. Very yummy.

LaRue · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 3:51 pm Post subject:

I make this alot at work. People at the EMS station love it. they are my biggest critics.

I once tried this with eggs as was suggested. It was absolutely horrid. Noone would eat it. We had to toss it out. Somehow eggs don't mix with something in this recipe.

BonlainyT · Member Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Posts: 3942

The breakfast casserole that my wife makes isn't exactly the same as this one, but similar. Trust me its damn good, the eggs and spinach and fresh basil (I forgot that part) make it QUITE tasty. I wil try and get her recipe for that one and post it too.
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Daneloire · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 4:56 pm Post subject:

Shepherd's Pie. Mm. Give me one of those and a Guinness and I will love you forever.

-Dane

Whizbang Dustyboots · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 5:17 pm Post subject:

This looks damn good, and the kind of thing Pedi and I like. Pity it's been 80-90 degrees here of late; this seems like kickass cold weather food.
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Emmie · Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 7:53 pm Post subject:

Let's see some more recipes up here!!! Bring out the chocolate cookies and cakes and pies! :attenho:
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Katarin Andolini · Member Joined: 08 Nov 2001 Posts: 253

hmm, I'm missing some of my favorite recipe cards. Mad

I think I'm going to try that recipe this weekend even though I'm single. :p

This was a favorite of Alermik's and mine growing up. It's from a cookbook by a local restaurant (The Ovens of Brittany Cookbook). It's easier and faster than it looks. ^^

Turtle Bars

Makes 24-30 bars

The Ovens' Turtle Bars sandwich pecan-studded caramel filling between a crumbly, buttery cookie crust and a silky chocolate topping. You'll be licking your fingers with these irresistible goodies.

Crust Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons cold shortening, in small pieces
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Filling Ingredients:
1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
1 cup brown sugar
3 cups chopped pecans
1/4 cup heavy cream

Glaze Ingredients:
6 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped OR 1 cup chocolate chips
4 tablespoons butter, in small pieces

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-by-13 inch baking pan.
2. To make crust: In food processor or by hand, mix flour, baking poweder, and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture is texture of cornmeal. Mix egg and vanilla, then add to dry mixture. If you are using a food processor, leave machine running while you add egg mixture, but turn it off as soon as egg is poured through. Dough should be crumbly. Spread mixture evenly in pan and press firmly over surface. Bake 5 minutes.
3. To make filling: Melt butter and brown sugar. Stir until thoroughly combined. Bring to boil over high heat and cook to soft ball stage (240 degrees on candy thermometer). Remove from heat. Combine pecans and cream and add to caramel mixture. Pour over baked crust and smooth it out. Chill thoroughly.
4. To make glaze: Melt chocolate and butter in microwave or over simmering water. Spread evenly over filling. Chill until set and cut into bars.

Clodin · Member Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Posts: 32

Gah no fair...now I wanna eat and nothing in the house to cook Razz

LaRue · Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 12:38 am Post subject:

Seems several are going to try this recipe soon.

Disclaimer
If you or someone you love is on a heart healthy diet. Put them up in a motel for the night. The cooking process and consumption may cause seizures (grease withdrawal), harding of the arteries(grease overdose), and heat stroke(sage/spice reaction) Additionally those prone to (GERD) GastroEsphogeal Reflux Disease please take an extra (PPI) Proton Pump Inhibator!

Otherwise Enjoy Very Happy

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LaRue

Angel Ice Cream Loaf

1 loaf angel food cake
1 quart strawberry ice cream (or your favorite ice cream)
1 pint heavy cream (whipped)
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1/4 cup chopped nuts (your favorite)
1 small can crushed pineapple (drained)
1 package frozen strawberries (drained) (or your favorite fruit)

Slice angel food loaf lengthwise. Place a layer of ice cream 1 inch thick between the cake slices sandwich-style.

Make an icing of whipped cream to which marshmallows, nuts, drained crushed pineapple, and drained strawberries have been added. Spoon the icing over the loaf covering it as best you can. Place in freezer until icing becomes hard.

This will slice very easily as soon as it is taken from freezer.

Enjoy Smile

BTW, thanks for adding your recipes Very Happy

My second love after being a Paramedic is Cooking.
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brelenie1 · Member Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 425

Game Day Meal:

Guiness

open bottle (or can)

drink

repeat

Brelenie
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