Creamy Tomato Pasta Casserole (Gluten-Free)

Name: Creamy Tomato Pasta Casserole (Gluten-Free)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 1 loaf pan, 3-4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 8 ounces brown rice pasta, fusilli, cooked al dente; 1/2 cup steak, chopped; 3 links Italian sausage; 0.5 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes; 1/4 large green pepper, diced; 1/2 medium onion, diced; 0.5 (24 ounce) jar marinara sauce; 1 small summer squash, peeled and diced; 1 teaspoon garlic, minced; 1/2 teaspoon oregano; 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded (optional); 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1/2 cup plain yogurt; 3 tablespoons half-and-half; 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon onion powder

Submitted by Jainene

"My Dad makes a version of this dish, but I changed it up to suit my tastes and dietary needs. Comfort food at its finest, especially if you like tomatoes! This recipe is very open to substitutions. You could use regular pasta, of course, and it can easily be made vegetarian by leaving out the meat, and perhaps increasing the mozzerella cheese. Enjoy!"

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 16
Yields:: 1 loaf pan
Serves:: 3-4

ingredients

8 ounces brown rice pasta, fusilli, cooked al dente
¹⁄₂ cup steak, chopped
3 links Italian sausage
0.5 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
¹⁄₄ large green pepper, diced
¹⁄₂ medium onion, diced
0.5 (24 ounce) jar marinara sauce
1 small summer squash, peeled and diced
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
¹⁄₂ teaspoon oregano
¹⁄₄ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded (optional)
3 tablespoons olive oil
¹⁄₂ cup plain yogurt
3 tablespoons half-and-half
¹⁄₄ teaspoon garlic powder
¹⁄₄ teaspoon onion powder

directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
Heat about a tablespoon of olive oil in pan at medium heat.
Saute sausage and steak in pan until brown, seasoning with half of the oregano.
Remove sauted meats to a plate covered with a few paper towels, leaving the juices and oil in the pan.
Put chopped green pepper, onion, and minced garlic in pan and saute in meat juices for about five minutes, or until the onion starts to turn clear.
Turn off heat, but leave onion and peppers in pan to keep warm.
Combine yogurt, half and half, garlic power, and onion powder. It should be a pourable, but still thick, consistency.
Drizzle one tablespoon of olive oil on bottom of loaf pan.
Spread half of the spaghetti sauce in pan.
Top with half of meat mixture, then half of the diced summer squash, half of the diced tomatoes, and half of the green pepper/onion mixture.
Finish with half of the yogurt mixture.
Repeat layers, but after the yogurt layer, sprinkle with mozzerella cheese.
Drizzle with final tablespoon of olive oil and sprinkle with italian seasoning.
Cover pan with aluminum foil, place in oven, and bake for 10 minutes. Then remove the aluminum foil and bake for another 5-10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.
Options: you can substitute sour cream for the yogurt. You can also substitute soy or goat yogurt and eliminate the mozzerella to make this dairy-free.

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Jainene

Hi there! I'm a writer by soul, and a cheerful, in-depth experimenter with pretty much everything else. I am also a happy newlywed. My husband and I first started informal pre-dating stuff while cooking odd ingredients into tasty dishes. I've done some form of cooking ever since I was six, with a particular fondness for baking. A few years ago I was diagnosed with various allergies and intolerances, including wheat, apples, bananas, pears, yeast and most things that are fermented. It radically changed my cooking style and thankfully opened up a whole new world of cuisine to try! However, I have plenty of people who still enjoy the treats I used to make (and eat), so I have the best of both worlds; playing around with high-calorie dishes without having to eat them!

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