The cost to make this
very simple casserole depends on the type of sausage you purchase. If you are looking for the least expensive
option, buy whatever is on sale at your grocery store.
A nice variation on this recipe is to use 1 lb. of cooked ham, especially if you have leftovers from a cooking a large ham earlier in the week. Just make sure to cube the ham into 1" pieces so they do not dry out too much during cooking. If you do substitute ham for the sausage, I would highly recommend using shredded Swiss cheese instead of cheddar.
What You Need
2 qt. baking dish,
greased
8 oz. egg noodles1 package smoked sausage or kielbasa, cut into ½ inch chunks
1 can condensed cream of celery soup
1 cup milk
1 tsp. white pepper (if you don’t have white pepper, use black pepper)
1 small can Durkee French fried onion
2 cups shredded cheese (the stronger flavor of cheddar is best but you can use mozzarella or Swiss)
Preparation
Preheat oven to 3750
Cook egg noodles
according to package directionsCut the sausage into ½ inch chunks
In large mixing bowl combine soup, milk, pepper and 1 cup of cheese
Add well-drained noodles and sausage chunks to soup mixture and mix well
Put sausage and soup mixture into well-greased 2 qt. casserole dish
Top with remaining cheese and the small can of Durkee onions
Cooking
Put the sausage and soup
mixture into well-greased 2 qt. casserole dish
Top with remaining
cheese and the can of Durkee onionsCover and cook for 20 minutes
Remove cover and cook an additional 5-10 minutes or until slightly browned on top. Sserves 4-6.
Note: This recipe doubles well with the following
adjustments:
- Use slightly less than 16 oz. of egg noodles (when I double the recipe I use all but about ½ to 1 inch of a 16 oz. bag)
- Do not double milk to the full 2 cups. Only use 1¾ cups milk for 2 cans of soup
- Use a 9 x 13 casserole pan
