Spicy Zucchini Rice And Sausage Casserole With A Cheesy Corn Sauce I Made It

Spicy Zucchini Rice and Sausage Casserole with a Cheesy Corn Sauce

mommyluvs2cook 13 years ago
By: Asheats

I was curious if this would be too rich, like after 8 bites I would be tired. No way! It was so good I went in the kitchen and starting eating small bites out of the casserole dish! I followed the recipe exactly EXCEPT I used Italian sausage in place of the breakfast sausage which worked great! I bet the breakfast sausage was good though. I also halved the recipe (which now after eating it wish I'd had made the whole batch for leftovers) and it worked great with just an adjustment to cooking time. I'm telling you this is full of creamy goodness flavor!

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mrpiggy 13 years ago said:

"Holy" thats a mouth full of words in that recipe. Nice photo, ML2C. The corn in there looks like little yellow JujuBes candies. I used to love those as a kid. I would lick the bottom of one and stick it on my finger like a pretend ring. It would be my Underdog Super Energy Pill ring. Then I would eat the pill and be STRONG : ) Underdog is before your time, but thats what popped in mind the second I saw your photo. Thanks : )

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gkwillow 13 years ago said:

Not plane nor bird nor even frog. It's just little old me... And were you also imagining that Sweet Polly Purebred was singing her song for you? Obviously, Underdog was not before MY time. ;)

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DetroitTokyo 13 years ago said:

Looks yummy & different! Enticing photo. I wonder if this would be good with just ground pork? If so, any seasoning suggestions necessary?
I like the memory jog you shared Mr.P, very cute!

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frankieanne 13 years ago said:

Pork does sounds good. Seems you could put some chops in that first bake with the rice and all.
There's no need to fear...! :)

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mommyluvs2cook 13 years ago said:

I have not idea what candy your talking about Mr. P but you sure did have fun with it as a kid :) Dt, I think ground pork would work great and I wouldn't even bother with seasoning. The cheese sauce has lots of flavor. Chops are a great idea too!

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gkwillow 13 years ago said:

ML2C I thought mr p would post an enlightening answer about the inspiration for his super energy pill. But since not, here's a link to show you what he was talking about :) http://www.candyfavorites.com/jujubes-bulk?gclid=CNvnyKOx5KwCFeQCQAodIXvWIg
Kind of like gummy candy but not exactly.
"Old folks" like us know about stuff like that. :P

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mrpiggy 13 years ago said:

Hmm. It appears that we have 3 - how shall I put this- "seasoned" people here that know about Underdog. I STILL like super heros. And yes GK, I had a childhood crush on Polly (if thats even possible with a cartoon) Same with Charlotte from Charlotts web. And she was a spider. How weird is that?? I was sooo upset when she went away : (

ML2C. Here are JujuBes. I dont even know if they are still around
http://www.mypartyplanner.com/common/d_images/products/00/05/28/image_337957.jpg

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gkwillow 13 years ago said:

mr p ........ I would have thought that you would have bonded more with Wilbur the PIG.
Instead, looks like you transitioned from Charlotte to Spidey. :P

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frankieanne 13 years ago said:

OK, any of you "seasoned" folks remember Super Chicken and his super sauce?
"When you find yourself in danger, when you're threatened by a stranger, when it looks like you will take a lickin' (bawk bawk bawk bawk!!!)"
My sister and I loved that cartoon. It was on with George of the Jungle. I have the George of the Jungle DVD's so I have all the Super Chicken episodes, too.

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gkwillow 13 years ago said:

Hey Frankieanne - To be honest I never watched those and I don't know why. We did not have cable because of living on a farm, and we only got a couple of stations. So maybe these were on a network that we didn't have or else something else was on at the same time that I wanted to see... I guess because I grew up without a lot of TV, that's why I really don't watch or even care to watch much TV now. But I do seem to do a fairly good job of spending time on the computer, on sites like these... ;)
How about those Flintstones, though? Yabba dabba doo!

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mommyluvs2cook 13 years ago said:

Those kind of remind me of "dots"! Are they the same weird texture?

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mrpiggy 13 years ago said:

I went to school dressed as George of the Jungle. (Another hero....to me anyway) I remember being in love with my kindergarten teacher (Mrs Tanner) and showing her my costume. I couldnt understand why she didnt take me home : ( I thought I was sooo cool

Some more "seasoning"

Just call for Super Chicken. He would drink his super sauce and give the bad guys a toss

I dont remember much about the cartoon, but the song sticks with me. Wasnt he masked like Secrete Squirrel?

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mrpiggy 13 years ago said:

They are like stale gummy bears. I dont know if I have had dots. Sometimes I see them though. But these are different. Lets call them "seasoned" dots : ) Blink a couple times and they go away

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frankieanne 13 years ago said:

Hey, gkw, I think I grew up kind of like you did - on a small ranch/farm. We had an antenna on a hill, though, that got one or two channels. Luckily, one of them showed cartoons after school so I am very versed in "cartoon." Love the Flintstones! I always loved the friendship between Wilma and Betty. :)
Yes, Mr. P, Super Chicken drank his super sauce and he did wear a mask, too!

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