Name: Rustic Potato and Sausage Casserole
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 Servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 kg boiled potatoes; 300 g sausages; 2 piece eggs; 300 g mozzarella; 50 g grated cheese; fine salt; breadcrumbs

Description

This potato and sausage casserole is a rustic and comforting dish, perfect for a family dinner or Sunday brunch. The combination of boiled potatoes, flavorful sausage and stringy mozzarella creates an explosion of flavors that will win everyone over. I often prepare it when I have dinner guests, because it is easy to make and can be prepared in advance. The mozzarella, once melted, makes everything irresistible! A tip? Serve it hot to best appreciate its creamy texture and rich taste. Ideal for autumn evenings, when you want something hot and substantial.

Ingredients (7 ingredients)

1 kg boiled potatoes

300 g sausages

2 piece eggs

300 g mozzarella

50 g grated cheese

fine salt

breadcrumbs

Preparation (6 steps)

Crumbled sausage

Thermomix® Setting

5 min/248°F/Speed 1 120

Remove the casing from the sausage and crumble it. Put the crumbled sausage in the Mixtopf and cook for 5 minutes/120°C/Stufe 1, without the lid, to brown it lightly.

300

Mashed potatoes and sausage

Thermomix® Setting

10 sec/Speed 3

Mash the boiled potatoes in a large bowl. Add the cooked sausage with its sauce in the Mixtopf and mix for 10 seconds/Stufe 3.

Mix the ingredients

Pour the sausage and potato mixture into the bowl with the mashed potatoes. Add the eggs, 40 g of grated cheese, salt and diced mozzarella. Mix well with a spatula until you get a homogeneous mixture.

Prepare the baking dish

Butter or oil a baking dish and sprinkle it with a little breadcrumbs. Pour the mixture into the baking dish and press the surface with your hands to create a compact layer.

Baking in the oven

Sprinkle the surface of the casserole with a little breadcrumbs and the remaining grated cheese. Bake in a preheated static oven at 180°C for 30 minutes, or in a fan oven at 170°C for the same time.

Cool and serve

Remove the casserole from the oven and let it cool for 5-10 minutes before slicing it. Serve the hot potato and sausage casserole, with stringy mozzarella.

Finished cooking? Great! 🎉

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About this recipe

The potato and sausage casserole is a dish that takes me back in time, to Sundays spent at my grandmother's house. She always prepared it, with potatoes from her garden and sausage she bought from the trusted butcher. It was a simple dish, but full of flavor and affection. The recipe that I propose to you today is my revisitation of my grandmother's recipe, adapted to the use of the Thermomix®, but with the same rustic and genuine spirit. Potatoes are the main ingredient of this casserole. I recommend using yellow-fleshed potatoes, because they are more flavorful and hold their shape better when cooked. The sausage, on the other hand, must be of good quality, possibly fresh and with a good balance between lean and fatty meat. Finally, the mozzarella gives the dish a stringy texture and a delicate flavor that goes perfectly with the other ingredients. The grated cheese, preferably Parmigiano Reggiano or Grana Padano, adds a touch of flavor and crunchiness. To prepare this casserole with the Thermomix®, I recommend that you carefully follow the instructions. Cooking the sausage in the bowl is essential to brown it lightly and release all its flavor. When you mash the potatoes, make sure there are no lumps, otherwise the casserole will be uneven. The addition of the eggs serves to bind the ingredients and make the casserole more compact. A trick to prevent the mozzarella from drying out too much in the oven is to add it only at the end, in the last 10 minutes of cooking. If you want to make this casserole vegetarian, you can replace the sausage with champignon or porcini mushrooms, sautéed in a pan with garlic and parsley. For a vegan version, you can use sweet potatoes instead of normal potatoes and replace the mozzarella with grated vegan cheese. As for the spices, you can add a pinch of nutmeg, paprika or chilli pepper to give a touch of extra flavor. The potato and sausage casserole is perfect to serve as a single dish, accompanied by a mixed salad or grilled vegetables. It goes well with a full-bodied red wine, such as a Chianti or a Montepulciano d'Abruzzo. If there are leftovers, you can keep it in the refrigerator for a couple of days and reheat it in the oven or in the microwave. You can also prepare it in advance and cook it when you are ready to serve it. In this case, I recommend that you store it in the refrigerator, covered with transparent film, and add the breadcrumbs and grated cheese only before baking.

Rustic Potato and Sausage Casserole

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Ingredients (7 ingredients)

Preparation (6 steps)

Crumbled sausage

Mashed potatoes and sausage

Mix the ingredients

Prepare the baking dish

Baking in the oven

Cool and serve

Finished cooking? Great! 🎉

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