The traditional Caprese Salad is a simple Italian salad made of sliced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil; seasoned with salt and olive oil. I had the ingredients but thought I would expand upon the traditional Caprese Salad and make a skillet casserole. I use my cast iron skillets regularly. I was precooking the Italian sausage and thought I would try this casserole in my cast iron skillet. This recipe has the best of everything – pasta, Italian sausage, marinara, fresh mozzarella and fresh basil. A delightful twist to your typical Caprese Salad.
Caprese Skillet Casserole
2015-07-08 17:14:37
Ingredients
- 8 oz. fettuccine, cooked Al dente
- 8 oz. Italian sausage, cooked, drained and crumbled
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce
- 8 oz. sliced mushrooms (optional)
- 8 oz. sliced fresh mozzarella
- 8 whole basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons chopped basil
Instructions
- Cook sausage in a 10 inch skillet over medium heat. Drain sausage. Do not wash pan, set aside. Cook fettuccine for 11 minutes, drain. Cool slightly. Combine eggs and milk, gradually pour over pasta, stirring while adding. Pour pasta into skillet. Top with Italian sausage, mushrooms, marinara sauce. Slice mozzarella and place slices over the top. Top with fresh basil leaves and chopped basil. Bake 350 - 25 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest for 5 - 10 minutes prior to serving.
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Wow. This really does have the best of our Italian favorites. This sounds delicious and something my whole family would love 🙂
Danielle, thanks for the comment and visiting my site. Just checked out your site – what a fun read!