Recipe

Sweet Italian Sausage Casserole Recipe

	Peetabear / All my dishes 5 months, 2 weeks ago this is a nice casserole using lots of veggies and Italian sausage.... if you doubled the recipe it would be great to take to a pot luck dinner...the recipe is courtesy of PARADE \| September 2002 Prep:25m Cook:45m Servings:4	Peetabear
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Ingredients

2 tablespoons margarine

2 tablespoons olive oil

8 ounces sweet Italian sausage, casings removed

1 cup diced (1/2-inch) eggplant

1 cup diced (1/2-inch) zucchini

1 cup diced (1/2-inch) red or green bell pepper

1/4 cup chopped onion

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1 can (28 ounces) Italian plum tomatoes, drained and chopped

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves

Cayenne or black pepper, to taste

2 ounces grated mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. Melt the margarine with the oil in a nonstick pan over medium-low heat. Add the sausage meat and cook for 10 minutes, breaking up the meat with a spoon. Remove to a bowl with a slotted spoon; reserve.

2. To the same pot, add the eggplant, zucchini, bell pepper, onion and garlic. Stirring occasionally, cook until softened, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the reserved sausage, the tomatoes, parsley, basil and cayenne. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

3. Spoon the mixture into an 8x9-inch, oven-to-table baking dish to fit and sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese. Bake in a 350°F preheated oven until the cheese melts, about 15 to 20 minutes.

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