All In One Sausage And Zucchini Casserole

All In One Sausage And Zucchini Casserole

Recipe name:
All In One Sausage And Zucchini Casserole

Recipe category:
Main Dish

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Recipe detials: All-In-One Sausage And Zucchini Casserole

Ingredients
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
Directions:
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.

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