Recipe Details

Summary

Name: All-In-One Sausage And Zucchini Casserole

Category: Main Dish

Ingredients and Directions

2-3 tablespoon olive oil

1 1/2 pound ground chuck

1 pound hot OR mild italian sausage

3 each zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

4 each garlic cloves, chopped

1 each onion, sliced

1 cup long-grain rice

1 each can whole tomatoes (14 1/2 ounce), chopped

2 teaspoon fennel seed

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 tablespoon basil, fresh, finely chopped

1 tablespoon rosemary, fresh, finely chopped

1 pepper, freshly ground

3 cup chicken broth OR stock

1 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Heat the oil in a large 5 quart Dutch oven. Add the ground chuck and sausage. Brown. Drain and set aside. In the Dutch oven in the oil, saute the zucchini, garlic, and onion until soft and translucent. Add the rice and cook until opaque, about 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, fennel, red pepper flakes, basil, rosemary, salt, pepper, and chicken broth. Heat through until just to the boil. Stir in the meat. Transfer to a rectangular baking dish. Top with the parmesan cheese and bake 1 hour. Top with additional parmesan cheese if desired, when served. Maybe made 1 to 2 days ahead. The casserole freezes. Defrost and reheat.