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Recipes From The Big Blue Binder: Zucchini Casserole. I can remember going to visit my sister at her home in Windsor, Ontario about 30 years ago and she had made the most delicious casserole you could ever want to eat. Zucchini Casserole. It was just fabulous. Of course she gave me the recipe. It had layers of stuffing on the bottom and the top, and in the middle was a mix of wilted zucchini, onions and carrots, with a mix of cream soup and sour cream.

It soon became a favourite in our home and it is something I look forward to making every year when the zucchini create a glut in the garden. I have never met anyone who didn't immediately fall in love with it. *Zucchini (Courgette) Casserole*Serves 4Printable Recipe I love this casserole. Pre-heat the oven to 180° C/350° F. Heat a large skillet on top of the stove and add a few TBS of water. Melt the butter in a small saucepan or in the microwave. Layer half of the buttered crumbs in the bottom of the baking dish. Oven Roasted Smoked Sausage and Potatoes. Smoked Sausage was not something that was a familiar ingredient in my home when I was growing up. I had never even heard of it. I discovered it shortly after I moved out to Western Canada as a young Bride . . .

It was love at first bite. Kielbasa . . . Polish Sausage . . . whatever you call it. It's delicious and it's also a very versatile ingredient to have in your refrigerator or freezer. It comes in very useful and means that you will always have a delicious and quick, if simple, meal ready to hand when you want it. This is something that I used make every so often for my family through the years. Simple, delicious and economical . . . all plus's in a young mum's books! It's not something I make really often these days . . . let's face it, my aging thighs don't need all those calories . . . and it's probably not the healthiest dish for people to indulge in very often, but as a once in a blue moon treat, and a store cupboard meal, it goes down as a real treat.

Easy Shepherd’s Pie Recipe. 1 Boil the potatoes: Place the peeled and quartered potatoes in medium sized pot. Cover with at least an inch of cold water. Add a teaspoon of salt. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook until tender (about 20 minutes. 2 Sauté vegetables: While the potatoes are cooking, melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a large sauté pan on medium heat. Add the chopped onions and cook until tender, about 6 to 10 minutes. If you are including vegetables, add them according to their cooking time. If you are including peas or corn, add them toward the end of the cooking of the onions, or after the meat starts to cook, as they take very little cooking time. 4 Add the ground beef, then worcestershire sauce and broth: Add ground beef to the pan with the onions and vegetables.

Add the worcestershire sauce and beef broth. 5 Mash the cooked potatoes: When the potatoes are done cooking (a fork can easily pierce), remove them from the pot and place them in a bowl with the remaining 4 Tbsp of butter. Baked Spaghetti Recipe. 1 Put a large pot of water on the stove on high heat. Add salt to the water, about 2 Tbsp for 6 quarts of water. While the pasta water is heating, continue with the next steps. 2 Break up the sausage into clumps into a large sauté pan. Turn the heat on, to medium. Slowly cook the sausage, breaking it up into smaller pieces with the a wooden spoon. The slow cooking will help the fat render out. 3 Add the chopped onions and mushrooms to the pan. 4 Add the marinara sauce and the 1 1/2 cups of water to the pan with the onions and mushrooms. 5 By this time your pasta water in step one should be boiling. 6 Place the cooled pasta in a large bowl. 7 Preheat your oven to 350°F. 8 Place half of the pasta in an even layer in the casserole dish.

Cover with half of the sauce. 9 Cover with foil and bake for 40 min at 350°F. Extra-Easy Lasagna Recipe. Jolean's Cheese Potato Smoked Sausage Casserole Recipe - Food.com - 126623.