American Chop Suey

[CathyT]

We’ve been making this since the 80’s. My kids used to say’Mom could you make the wine casserole’

12 ozs macaroni or small pasta. Preheat oven to 400
1 tb olive oil
3/4 lb good quality breakfast sausage. I love Jimmy Dean Natural or with sage
1 onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup red wine
28 oz can crushed tomatoes
8 oz tomato sauce
1/2 tsp dried sage, I use a little more
1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
3 tb chopped parsley, Italian if possible
Salt to taste
Abt 3 oz mozzarella cheese grated
1/4 cup grated Parmesan

Cook and drain the pasta with salted water.
While pasta is cooking heat the oil and add the sausage, cooking over Med heat breaking up with side of a spoon until almost cooked. I pour off the fat or most of it at this point. Add the onion and garlic, cook 3-4 min, add the wine to the skillet and cook over high heat for about 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, sauce, sage, cayenne. Simmer uncovered for about 5 minutes. Stir in 2 tb of the parsley. Add the macaroni and toss together and add salt if necessary. Transfer to a 2 quart oiled dish. Toss the two cheeses and the remaining tb of parsley. Sprinkle over the top of the casserole. Bake until bubbly and cheese is melted, 15-20 minutes. Yummy with a salad or veggies.

[nonie]

sounds good, looking forward to trying this one.