This straightforward Italian Friendship Casserole makes sufficient to serve two households. One for you and one for a pal! It’s acquired pasta, sauce, meat and cheese…youngsters and adults each adore it. Use your On the spot Pot to get the recipe going shortly.
Italian Friendship Casserole
I like recipes like this one! You get double the outcomes for a single effort. This recipe is known as friendship casserole as a result of it makes sufficient for your loved ones and for an additional household too. And also you do the very same quantity of labor! Win-win! This recipe can be superior to make forward and freeze or refrigerate for an additional day (see the notes part for a way).
My youngsters, husband and I all took this down shortly! It’s simply tremendous scrumptious and teenagers particularly adore it! It’s acquired frequent components that you simply’re prone to have round the home too. You possibly can double this recipe or minimize it in half relying on who you’re serving it to. So there’s no motive to not make this! Add it to your menu this week.
Elements/Substitution Concepts
- Rooster broth–or water and Higher than Bouillon Rooster Base
- Ziti–or penne pasta
- Butter
- Onion powder
- Garlic powder
- Black pepper
- Parmesan cheese–shredded or grated.
- Floor beef–meat is optionally available on this dish. You too can use floor turkey and even half beef and half Italian sausage.
- Spaghetti sauce–use what you want finest, there’s so many nice sauces on the market
- Shredded cheese–I used a mozzarella, provolone and cheddar mix
Steps
Pour broth into On the spot Pot. Add within the ziti and a pair of Tbsp of the butter.
Cowl On the spot Pot and safe the lid. Be certain valve is ready to sealing. Set the handbook/strain prepare dinner button to three minutes. When time is up let pot sit for five minutes after which transfer valve to venting. Take away the lid.
Stir within the butter till melted. Stir within the onion powder, garlic powder, pepper and parmesan cheese. (These noodles are ok to eat by themselves!).
Get out 2 sq. baking pans (9×9 inches). In every pan layer one quarter of the meat and sauce, half of the noodles, then break up the remaining meat and sauce between the 2. High every with half of the shredded cheese. Cowl every pan with foil.
Bake for half-hour at 350° F. Take away foil and bake for five extra minutes. Serve and luxuriate in. In the event you’re not able to eat straight away maintain the foil on the pan and maintain within the oven on the warming setting.
Notes/Suggestions
- The recipe as acknowledged makes two 9×9 inch pans. In the event you’d prefer to make two giant 9×13 inch pans then double the components (serves a complete of 16-20 individuals). For the strain cooking time you’ll need to lower the cooking time to 2 minutes (with a 5 minute pure strain launch). You too can halve this recipe for those who’d identical to one 9×9 inch pan. Halve all of the components and maintain the cooking time the identical.
- That is the proper meal to make for a pal who simply had a child or is in want. I prefer to get began early and make it forward of time simply so I do know I’ll be able to deliver it over on time. I maintain the foil on the pan and maintain it within the oven on the nice and cozy setting till I’m able to deliver it over.
- Once I plan to offer this recipe away I like utilizing a disposable foil pan so the recipient doesn’t want to fret about getting dishes again to me. I get them organized on amazon*.
- That is additionally an ideal make forward meal! You can also make this recipe via step 4 after which place within the fridge or freezer till you might be able to bake. In the event you’re cooking from the fridge you’ll need to bake it for 45 minutes as an alternative of half-hour. In the event you’re baking from frozen you’ll need to bake it for 90 minutes.
- Serve with a inexperienced salad with Olive Backyard Italian salad dressing and a few garlic bread or french bread.
- I used my 6 quart On the spot Pot*. You too can make this in an 8 quart pot. In the event you minimize the recipe in half you should use the three quart pot.
- Retailer leftovers in an hermetic container* within the fridge for as much as 5 days or within the freezer for as much as 3 months.
- Attempt including in some sauteed inexperienced bell peppers, onions and mushrooms for a veggie variation!
- You may additionally like 5 {Straightforward} CrockPot Meal Concepts To Convey To A Buddy That Simply Had A Child!
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Italian Friendship Casserole
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Whole Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 8–10 servings 1x
Description
This straightforward Italian Friendship Casserole makes sufficient to serve two households. One for you and one for a pal! It’s acquired pasta, sauce, meat and cheese…youngsters and adults each adore it. Use your On the spot Pot to get the recipe going shortly.
Elements
Scale
Directions
- Pour broth into On the spot Pot. Add within the ziti and a pair of Tbsp of the butter.
- Cowl On the spot Pot and safe the lid. Be certain valve is ready to sealing. Set the handbook/strain prepare dinner button to three minutes. When time is up let pot sit for five minutes after which transfer valve to venting. Take away the lid.
- Stir within the butter till melted. Stir within the onion powder, garlic powder, pepper and parmesan cheese.
- Get out 2 sq. baking pans (9×9 inches). In every pan layer one quarter of the meat and sauce, half of the noodles, then break up the remaining meat and sauce between the 2. High every with half of the shredded cheese. Cowl every pan with foil.
- Bake for half-hour at 350° F. Take away foil and bake for five extra minutes. Serve and luxuriate in. In the event you’re not able to eat straight away maintain the foil on the pan and maintain within the oven on the warming setting.
Notes
The recipe as acknowledged makes two 9×9 inch pans. In the event you’d prefer to make two giant 9×13 inch pans then double the components (serves a complete of 16-20 individuals). For the strain cooking time you’ll need to lower the cooking time to 2 minutes with a 5 minute pure strain launch. You too can halve this recipe for those who’d identical to one 9×9 inch pan. Halve all of the components and maintain the cooking time the identical.
- Class: Pasta
- Technique: On the spot Pot and Oven
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