Show i Casserole Noodle-Frankfurt- er Lightly butter a shallow 2-- qt i casserole cup sliced pitted ripe olives Vs or baking dish Set aside Drain contents of Heat in a large skillet 3 tablespoons butter or margarine Add the chopped onion and frankfurter pieces cook over medium heat frequently moving and turning with a spoon until 2 10-o- cans frankfurters x For Noodles— Heat to boiling in a large saucepan 3 qts water tablespoon salt Add gradually so boiling will not stop 3 cups (8-o- x pkgj noodles Boil rapidly uncovered 6 to 10 min or until noodles are tender Test tenderness by pressing a piece against side of pan with fork or spoon Drain noodles by 1 turning into colander or sieve rinse with hot water to remove loose starch Return noodles to saucepan Using fork thoroughly blend into the drained noodles cvp melted better or margarine teaspoon salt Vj Cover noodles with clean towel set aside to keep warm For Frankfurter Mixture— Cut 5 of the frankfurters into halves lengthwise and reserve for top of casserole Cut the remaining frankfurters into -- in pieces Finely chop enough onion to yield cop finely chopped onion Cut into slices enough pitted ripe olives to yield onion is transparent Stir in 1 can) cups ( 10Va- - to x condensed tomato soup Vi cup hot water 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce V Ve y4 11-o- teaspoon Accent teaspoon salt Few grains pepper Cover and simmer about 10 min To Complete— Grate and set aside Vs Eb sharp Cheddar cheese (about 2 cups grated) Remove frankfurter mixture from heat Mix in the olives and turn the hot mixture into the casserole Cover the frankfurter mixture with an even layer of the grated cheese Arrange the buttered noodles on top of the cheese layer Top the noodles with the reserved frankfurters (as in photo) Put casserole into a 350°F oven for about 15 min or until thoroughly heated Remove from oven and garnish with parsley 6 servings An interesting medley ot flavorful foods makes a colorful frankfurte- r- noodle dish Sausage and Spaghetti with Cheese Sauce Lightly butter a dish casserole or baking 2-- qt 10-o- m Sauce— Drain For serving liquid contents of Tomato-Mushroo- 4-o- re- can sliced mushrooms x (about Va cup drained) Finely chop enough onion to yield Vj cup finely chopped onion Heat in a large skillet 2 Vi tablespoons butter Add the drained mushrooms and onion cook over medium heat frequently moving and turning with a spoon until onion is transparent Stir in the mushroom liquid the sausage liquid and 3ya cups No 2 j con) tomatoes x can) tomato sauce of and a mixture 2 tablespoons finely chopped 1 cvp (8-o- parsley Vi teaspoon salt Vs teaspoon Accent teaspoon garik powder teaspoon tarragon crumbled Vs teaspoon rosemary crumbled Vs teaspoon pepper Cover and simmer about 40 min stirring occasionally For Spaghetti— Follow procedure for cooking noodles omit butter (see recipe for Casserole) Boil Noodle-Frankfur- ter to min 2 cups x pkg) spaghetti broken into 2- - or n pieces 10 15 (8-o- Drain reserving liquid contents of corns perk sausages 2 x one of Cut half the sausages into -- in pieces reserve remaining sausages for top of casserole 1 rapidly uncovered 3-i- For Cheese Sauce— Shred and set aside 4 ox Cheddar cheese (about 1 cup shredded) Set out cup grated Parmesan cheese Melt in a saucepan over low heat 2 tablespoons butter Blend in 1 Vj tablespoons flour teaspoon Accent is teaspoon salt Few grains pepper Heat until mixture bubbles Remove from heat Add gradually while stirring constantly 1 cup undiluted evaporated milk Cook rapidly stirring constantly until sauce thickens Cook 1 to 2 min longer Cool sauce lightly Blend the Cheddar and Parmesan cheese into the sauce heat slowly stirring constantly until cheese is melted To Complete Casserole— Turn the spa- ghetti into the casserole Add the sausage m pieces and pour in the Sauce mix lightly but thoroughly Spoon the Cheese Sauce over the top Tomato-Mushroo- Arrange the remaining sausages in a decorative pattern on top (as in photo) Bake at 375°F 25 mux or until bubbly and Cheese Sauce is lightly browned Remove from oven and save immediately 5 servings A creamy golden cheese sauce fops this fine-flavor- NOYEMSE ed sausage-spaghe- 27 19SS FAMILY tti WEUT casserole MAGAZNE 11 |