Johnny Marzetti Casserole - Slow Cooker or Oven!
Johnny Marzetti Casserole - Slow Cooker or Oven!
Johnny Marzetti Casserole, the classic Midwest dish that is the perfect comfort food!
If you haven't heard of it, don't feel bad as I didn't have a clue what it was (or that it even existed) until I randomly stumbled up it a couple of weeks ago. My attention was immediately drawn to the title : Johnny Marzetti? Made a casserole? Who's he?
Ingredients
- 2 cups dry rotini pasta
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 pound bulk mild Italian sausage
- 3/4 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 lb white mushrooms washed and chopped
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 15-16 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 15-16 ounce can tomato sauce
- 2 cups shredded Italian cheese blend
- 1 1/2 cups shredded old Cheddar cheese
Instructions
- If making in the oven, preheat your oven to 350 °F.
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions to a firm al dente. Remember, you are cooking it even further in the oven or crockpot, you don't want mush.
- Fry the ground beef and Italian sausage in a large skillet until browned. Mix in the onion and mushrooms and cook until soft. Add in the garlic, saute for 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in the Italian seasoning, diced tomatoes and tomato sauce. Simmer briefly, then set aside and cool for 10 minutes.
- Grease or spray the casserole dish or the inside of the slow cooker. Spread a little bit of the sauce on the bottom of the dish/slow cooker, then top with the pasta.
- Sprinkle the Italian blend cheese over the pasta, then pour the remaining sauce over the casserole.
- Cover and cook in the oven for 45 minutes or in the slow cooker on low for 1 1/2 - 2 hours. When ready, uncover, sprinkle the cheddar cheese on top and then cover again until melted.
- Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
If you have a slow cooker where "low' is super hot, cut the time to 1 1/2 hours. The slow cooker method is great for when you don't want to use the oven but it's not an all day recipe.
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