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August 12, 2011
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Polish Reuben Bake

Hearty Meat Dishes
Prep time:
10 minutes
baking time:
1 minutes

No church supper was complete without this dish, a Reuben sandwich masquerading as a casserole.

No church supper was complete without this dish, a Reuben sandwich masquerading as a casserole.

Ingredients

Serves 8 

  • 2 (10 3/4-ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 1/3 cups milk
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
  • 2 (16-ounce) cans sauerkraut
  • 1 (8-ounce) package medium-wide noodles
  • 1 1/2 pounds Polish sausage, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 2 cups shredded Swiss cheese (8 ounces)
  • 3/4 cup whole-wheat bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Directions
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 13 × 9-inch baking dish. Combine mushroom soup, milk, chopped onion and mustard in medium bowl until well blended.

  2. 2

    Rinse sauerkraut and drain well. Spread sauerkraut in prepared baking dish. Top with noodles. Spoon soup mixture evenly over noodles; cover with sausage. Top with shredded Swiss.

  3. 3

    Combine bread crumbs and butter in small bowl; sprinkle over Swiss.

  4. 4

    Cover dish tightly with foil. Bake until noodles are tender, about 1 hour. Garnish with apple slices and a fresh sage sprig, if desired.

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