*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                           Casserole Florentine

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Casseroles                       Italian
                Pasta                            Pork & Ham

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      Pk            Frozen Chopped Spinach,
                        - thawed and squeezed dry
   1      Cn            Condensed Cream of Mushroom
                        - Soup
   1                    Garlic Clove, minced
     1/2  T             Each:
                        - Dried Tarragon
                        - Marjoram
                        Salt and Pepper, to taste
   4      C             Cooked Noodles, or other
                        - cooked pasta
   1      Lb            Sweet Italian Sausage,
                        - cooked -- drained and
                        - chopped
   1      Lg            Onion, coarsely chopped
   1                    Egg
   1      Pk            (15-16 oz) Riccota Cheese
   1                    Tomato, seeded and chopped
                        Parsley, chopped

  Combine spinach, cream of mushroom soup, garlic and seasonings in a 
small
  bowl; spread evenly over noodles or other pasta in buttered 3-quart flat
  casserole.  Distribute chopped sausage over the spinach mixture and
  sprinkle with chopped onion on top of sausage.  Blend egg into ricotta 
and
  spread over all.
  
  Bake in a preheated 375-F oven 25 to 30 minutes or until golden, then 
allow
  to cool slightly.
  
  Top with garnish of tomato and parsley.
  
  Source: Yankee Magazine's Great New England Food Festival Recipes Shared
  by: Norman R. Brown
 




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