*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                           Casserole Florentine

Recipe By     :  Great New England Food Festival Recipes
Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Casseroles                       Italian

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      package       Frozen Chopped Spinach -- squeezed dry, thawed
   1      pound         Sweet Italian Sausage
   1      can           Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup -- fried-chopped
   1      clove         Garlic -- minced
   1      lg            Onion -- coarsely chopped
  16      ounces        Riccota Cheese
   1                    Egg
   1                    Tomato -- seeded and chopped
     1/2  teaspoon      Each:
                        - Dried Tarragon
                        - Marjoram
                        Parsley -- chopped
   4      cups          Cooked Noodles -- or other pasta
                        Salt and Pepper -- to taste

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.



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