Cheesy Sausage Rotini Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 450 g rotini pasta
• 1 cup broccoli, chopped
• 1 (796 ml) can diced tomatoes (do not drain!)
• 1 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
• 5 cooked italian sausages, sliced (mild - hot depending on preference)
• 1 cup mushroom, cut into quarters
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2 cup sliced onion (i prefer sweet/vidalia)
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1/2 cup soda cracker
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions, add broccoli to water for last 3 minutes.
• 2 drain and set aside.
• 3 toss the next 9 ingredients into the pasta mixture.
• 4 also add 1 cup of the cheese to mixture and toss well.
• 5 pour into a casserole dish greased with butter.
• 6 top the casserole off by sprinkling rest of the cheese, soda crackers and parmesan cheese.
• 7 bake in oven covered for 50 minutes, then bake an additional 10 minutes uncovered.
• 8 the leftovers freeze well.
• 9 we freeze individual containers to take to work for lunch and pop them in the microwave.
• 10 enjoy!