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Italian Barley and Sausage Casserole
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Brief Description
Healthy Italian Casserole
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Main Ingredient
Barley Italian Sausage Mozzarella
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Category: Main Dish
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Cuisine: French
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Prep Time: 20 min(s)
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Cook Time: 40 min(s)
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Recipe Type: Private
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Notes:
For 2 cups cooked quick cooking barley, in a medium saucepan bring 1 1/3 cups water to boiling; stir in 3/4 cup quick-boiling barley. Return to boiling, reduce heat. Simmer, coveredm for 10 to 12 minutes or until barley is tender; drain.
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Posted By: mleenhouts
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Posted On: Jan 20, 2013
Number of Servings:
Ingredients:
- - Non-stick cooking spray
- 4 ounces - bulk Italian sausage
- 3 cups - button mushrooms sliced (8 ounces)
- 1/2 cups - onion chopped (1 med)
- 2 cloves - garlic minced
- 2 cups - barley cooked
- 1 1/2 cups - no salt added tomato pasta sauce
- 1 1/2 cups - mozzarella cheese shredded (6 ounces)
- 1/2 cups - bottled roasted red sweet pepper chopped
- 1/4 cups - pitted green olives chopped
- 2 tablespoons - fresh basil
- 1/2 cups - red and/or yellow grape or cherry tomatoes halved
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Coat four 12 to 14-ounce individual casserole dishes with cooking spray; set aside. Coat large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat skillet over medium heat. Add sausage, mushrooms, onion and garlic. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender. Drain off fat.
2. Stir barley, pasta sauce, 1 cup of cheese, roasted pepper, olives and 1 tablespoon of basil into sausage mixture. Divide mixture among casserole dishes and cover with foil.
3. Bake for 30 min. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake uncovered for 10 min. or until heated through and cheese is melted. Top with tomatoes and the remaining basil.
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