Best 9 Baked Italian Delight Recipes

ITALIAN DELIGHT

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in a large frying pan and drain well. Place back in pan, then all the ingredients, except the noodles. Mix well, cover and simmer.
• While preparing the above, cook the noodles al dente, drain well and add to the meat mixture. Save the noodle water as you will need to add liquid to the casserole as it cooks down, but use the saved diced tomato juice first. I add garlic powder to the noodle water, while cooking, to flavor the water.
• Add noodles.
• Cook on low-to-simmer for about 15-20 minutes. Check often and stir. Add tomato juice/noodle liquid, as needed. It can get too thick.

CRESCENT ITALIANO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef, mushrooms, and onion in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Mix in tomato sauce, salt, and pepper. Spread into an ungreased 8x12-inch baking dish and sprinkle with Cheddar cheese.
• Separate crescent dough into 8 triangles. Mix basil and oregano into sour cream. Spread 1 teaspoon of the sour cream mixture onto each triangle. Roll up into a crescent roll, starting at the wide end. Arrange rolls on top of meat mixture in the dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until rolls are golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.

BAKED ITALIAN DELIGHT

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375 degrees.
• In a large frying pan, brown beef.
• Drain.
• Stir spaghetti sauce into beef.
• Simmer 5 min over low heat.
• In a bowl, combine cottage cheese, parmasean cheese, and egg.
• Lay on tube dough along bottom of 9x13 in pan.
• Press to form a crust sealing cracks.
• Layer half meat mixture, cheese mix, then remaining meat mix.
• Sprinkle mozzerella cheese over top.
• Lay remaining dough over the top, covering as much as possible.
• Bake 25 min or until golden brown.
• *Make sure the dough is not 'doughy' or soggy!

ITALIAN DELIGHT

Steps:

• -In a large skillet combine oil, onion, green pepper. Saute for a little while and then add garlic and beef. Saute until all vege's are tender and beef is nearly brown.
• Add all remaining ingredients except cheese and stir until spaghettii is well-blended. Place mixture into a lightly-greased 2 quart casserole and sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

ITALIAN BAKED PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta in generously salted water 3 minutes less than recommended on package. Drain.
• Meanwhile, heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Pour 2 cups of the marinara sauce into dish. Add half of cooked pasta; toss well. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Spoon half of the ricotta cheese in dollops over top. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers ending with mozzarella cheese. Cover lightly with foil, making sure foil is not resting on cheese.
• Bake 35 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 to 15 minutes longer or until center is bubbly and thoroughly heated. Cool 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

ITALIAN HOT DISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente; drain., Meanwhile, in a large skillet coated with cooking spray, cook and crumble beef with 1/2 cup mushrooms, onion and green pepper over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes. Stir in seasonings and tomato sauce; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15 minutes. , Place pasta in an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with meat sauce and remaining mushrooms. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese and 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese. , Bake, covered, 35 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheeses. Bake until heated through and cheese is melted, 5-10 minutes.

ITALIAN PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, mushrooms and Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes., Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Add to beef mixture and gently stir in sliced plum tomatoes. , Transfer to an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheeses. Bake 25-30 minutes or until bubbly and heated through.

ITALIAN DELIGHT

Steps:

• 1. Combine beef, sausage, onion, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Steam 3-5 minutes in covered heavy skillet, until redness disappears from beef. Do not brown. Add mushrooms with juice. Transfer to greased 2 quart baking dish. Cook noodles and drain. Add soup, tomato paste, and tomatoes with juice to noodles. Stir well. Add noodles and half the cheese to meat, mixing well. Sprinkle remainder of cheese over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until casserole bubbles and cheese is melted.

BAKED MACARONI DELIGHT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*.
• Pan brown sausage until tender, drain and cool, then crumble coarsely.
• Cook pasta until just tender, 2 minutes less than package directions.
• Drain, rinse in cold water and rinse again.
• Combine sausage, ricotta, 1 cup of mozzarella, 1/4 cup grated parmesan or romano and 1/2 cup pasta sauce and mix well.
• Mix this into the drained pasta.
• Cover the bottom of a large baking pan or casserole with a layer of pasta sauce, then a third of the pasta mixture and a sprinkle of mozzarella.
• Repeat layers until all the ingredients are used, ending with the last of the mozzarella cheese and the grated parmesan or romano.
• Bake in a preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes until cheese on top is light brown and bubbling.