One day I was watching a food network show about casserole winners. I watch a lot of Food Network. I saw a lady prepare a casserole and she said the basics are just a few ingredients Cream of Chicken or Mushroom Soup, pasta, a meat and cheese. I said I can do that. So I ran to my pantry and refrigerator to see what I had along those lines. This is the recipe I came up with. I typically measure with my hands for this recipe, so I had to throw the ingredients into a container to see how much it came out to be. Feel free to make adjustments as you think your family will like it.
Amy’s Awesome Breakfast Sausage Casserole
1lb Breakfast sausage
1 lg onion (optional) this is my secret veggie I add to the
dish
1 package bow tie pasta (you can use any pasta, I used bow
tie because it looks fancy)
1 can cream of mushroom
1 can cream of chicken
½ can of milk
8oz cheese
2.8 oz Fried onions or small can of fried onions
Preheat your oven to 350.
First put your pot on to boil for the pasta. Once it is
boiling pour in the pasta to cook.
Be sure to get a large frying pan or start this in a big
pot. You need to fit all the ingredients listed above in one pot. You can use
several, but I don’t like cleaning more than I have to.
If using onion, fry onion in a little butter or oil until
translucent.
Then add breakfast sausage and brown the meat and drain.
Open the Cream of Mushroom and Cream of Chicken soup and put
them in the pot. Pour milk into one of the cans about half way and add that to
the pot. You can get a measuring cup and add about half a cup. But again I don’t
like to dirty something I am going to have to clean. Stir this until it looks
smooth and starts to simmer. Add ½ the package of cheese and ½ the container of
French fried Onions.
Test the pasta for aldente, it is ok if it is a little under
cooked it will cook more in the oven. Drain the pasta and add that to your big
pot. Stir all the ingredients together.
Spray a 9X13 in pan with cooking spray. Pour all of the ingredients
in your casserole dish. Sprinkle the remaining cheese and fried onions on top. This
makes the top crunchy. I think this is why everyone in my family loves this
recipe. Place in the oven for 30 minutes. It should be bubbling around the
edges when you take it out. As my two year old would say yuuuummmmy!
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I would love to know if you try this recipe. I haven’t really
shared it with anyone and would love to know if your family enjoys this Breakfast Sausage Casserole recipe. I know my family loves it!
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