Tallerini Casserole
What’s in a name? My mom made “Johnny Marzetti,” and my MIL made, “Tallerini!”
Whatever you call it, through the years Tallerini Casserole has been a tasty, easy, inexpensive, dish, that both sides of our family have enjoyed. I like to make it for a large gathering, and it freezes well, but most especially, it’s a great dish to share with family, friends and neighbors who are in need of a little TLC, earning the nickname, (at our house), “Compassionate Casserole.”
Tallerini Casserole
I know my family loves Tallerini Casserole and my friends I share it with request the recipe. I wrongly assumed everybody makes this one! We always serve it at informal family parties with broiled garlic-cheesy bread, a tossed green salad and root-beer floats!
I cook the sauce and noodles ahead of time and make this in quantity. It tastes a little like spaghetti. I like to serve it for big groups, because the pasta always glob and sticks together when I make big batches of spaghetti noodles, and the people at the end of the line aren’t thrilled with their serving! This recipe on the other hand, comes right out of the oven, sauced, hot and delicious and can be served easily…without globby noodles! It holds up well for second helpings too. It makes 2- 9×13″ pans, and I would say, depending on your eaters, 24 to 36 servings.
Now for the step by step instructions…
I like to use lean ground beef, less fat and less waste. Brown and drain it in a 5 quart or larger pot.
Sauté onion and green pepper till tender crisp. Add the ground beef back to the pot…
add olives, sliced in half, corn, can use creamed or whole kernel, and I like Prego.
Add salt and pepper, and I like to use some Italian herbs of choice, season and taste. Now let it simmer for at least an hour, 2 if you can!
You need 2 (16 oz) packages of egg noodles and a BIG pasta pot that holds 8 to 10 quarts of water.
Add the noodles to boiling water, stir and cover. I take it off the heat and let it sit for 10 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
In a large mixing bowl, mix it gently with the sauce.
Spray your dish with non-stick spray. Add the sauce and noodles. Cover with shredded cheese and pop it in a 350 degree oven. Bake uncovered till noodles and cheese look bubbly (and I like to brown it a little too), between 30 to 45 minutes.
While your casserole is baking, split a loaf of French bread in half lengthwise. Score the bread into slices. Mix 1 cube of soft butter with 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese and 1 to 2 cloves of fresh garlic, that you’ve smashed. Spread it on your prepared bread and then sprinkle it with grated mozzarella cheese. Just before your casserole is ready, tuck your cheesy-bread under your preheated broiler. Watch it carefully…(unlike me today, my edges are a little too crispy), it will get toasty and bubbly quickly!
Serve with green salad topped with Olive Garden Salad Dressing, and our family loves good-old root-beer floats for dessert, feel the LOVE!
Tallerini Casserole
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Tallerini Casserole is an easy to make ahead casserole, great for serving crowds or for taking to those in need of some TLC. It comes out of the oven hot and bubbly and is a loved family favorite.
Author: Renée
Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 24-36
Ingredients
- 3 pound lean ground beef
- 2 chopped yellow onions
- 2 chopped green peppers
- 1 (4 lb. 3 oz) jar Prego sauce
- 2 (14½ oz) cans creamed corn or whole kernel corn
- 2 (14½ oz) pitted black olives, sliced
- 2 (16 oz) packages wide egg noodles
- 1 pound shredded medium cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Brown ground beef and drain any fat.
- Sauté onion and peppers till tender crisp.
- Add beef, Prego, corn, and olives.
- Let it simmer low for an hour.
- Cook egg noodles in boiling water as directed. Drain and rise.
- Add to meat sauce and and pour into 2 (9x13) baking pans.
- Sprinkle with cheese and bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes until the cheese is bubbly.
If you’ve never tried this, I hope you love it…happy baking and thanks for stopping by!
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The casserole looks so delicious! I love quick fix dinners. 🙂 Thanks for sharing it with us!
Looks delicious! Root Beer Floats are an old childhood favorite! I think last Friday was National Root Beer Day 🙂
Yummy!! I always love your recipes. I picked up some buttermilk to make your pound cake. Now I’m off to hunt for the recipe and try not to get distracted or I will be in your blog doing the happy dance for an hour 🙂
This looks very good to me…I just love a great cassarole, down home good cooking! thanks for sharing it! Come say hi 😀
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This sounds delish! Whatever the name is – just call it “All Gone”! 😀
Thanks for sharing!
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I’m always looking for yummy casserole dishes. this one definitely looks like a winner! I love the addition of corn to it. It gives it that extra little crunch and color.
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This looks good and it would be easy to make a vegetarian version. Thanks! Have a wonderfulday.
Nice to see a recipe perfect for crowds! We entertain a lot and host church gatherings, too. I’ll give it a try soon.
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That looks easy and so good at the same time.
We call it Johnny Marzetti and we love it!
This looks excellent! Great pictures, I can feel the love, thanks!
Woo Hoo! I’m so glad you linked this recipe to Woo Hoo! Wednesday. It’s definitely a great recipe to share.
The corn is a surprising addition, but it sure looks good. My husband would like this.
Oh my, that sounds delicious! I love the name Compassionate Casserole. Adding this to my favorites right now!
This looks great! Who care’s about the name :)! Thanks for linking to Tuesday Tastes! Polls just opened for the People’s Choice Award! Stop by and and vote when you get a chance -just click on your fav recipe!
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Mmmm…that sounds good, I think I will make that one next time I have company. Thanks so much~
Looks like a satisfying meal to me!
If you ever serve another large batch of pasta, be sure to coat it with a bit of olive oil while it’s still hot. That way it won’t stick together in a solid mass by the time that last person is served. And don’t you listen to anyone who tells you that will keep the sauce from sticking to the pasts – nonsense. A little trick from my Italian kitchen to yours!
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This looks wonderful.
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My family calls it Johnny Marzetti, my cousins call it Jean Marzetti. We make it differently, not as many veggies and with tomato juice instead of spaghetti sauce but it sure is yummy!!
Thanks for sharing! I’ve never heard of it before, but it looks delicious!
Great recipe! I love making casseroles! Thanks for linking for Friday Favorites!
Looks yummy!!
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