May 12, 2010

Fettuccine & Cheese Bake

casserole, cheese, Italian, Kids' Favorite Recipes, main dish, pasta, sausage

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45 ratings

Prep time: 29 minutes
baking time 40 minutes
Servings: 4 to 6
Partner: Lemon Garlic Cauliflower

This is one recipe of Grandma’s I use over and over because it is so easy.

Ingredients

8 ounces fettuccine
8 ounces pork sausage meat
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 cup shredded Colby cheese
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
2 tablespoons chopped pimiento
1 cup milk
3 large eggs, beaten
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease 4 to 6 individual baking dishes.
2

Cook pasta using package directions; drain well.
3

Combine sausage, onion and bell pepper in a medium skillet. Cook, stirring frequently, until sausage is browned and crumbly, about 6 minutes; drain.
4

Combine pasta, sausage mixture, Colby, Monterey Jack and pimiento in a large bowl and mix well. Spoon into prepared baking dishes.
5

Combine the milk, eggs, salt and black pepper in a small bowl and mix well. Pour over pasta mixture.
6

Bake, covered, for 25 minutes. Remove covers and bake for 15 minutes longer. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Grandma's Secret Trick

Being an experimenter, Grandma liked this dish. She sometimes substituted cooked, drained ground beef or chopped pepperoni for the sausage. Sometimes she used a red bell pepper instead of the green bell pepper and left out the pimiento. Sometimes she used a combination of mozzarella and Cheddar cheeses in place of the Colby and Monterey Jack.