Polish Casserole Recipes

POLISH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Melt butter in large oven proof skillet.
• Saute onion, add sausage. Stir.
• Add chopped cabbage, cover.
• Parboil frozen pierogies.
• When cabbage has wilted, add salt and pepper to taste.
• Add pierogies.
• Put into 350 degree oven with skillet lid.
• Bake 20 minutes.

POLISH DELIGHT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In large skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add meat and saute until browned, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in mushroom and chicken soups, onion soup mix, celery, pepper, and garlic powder.
• Spoon into 13x9-inch casserole dish.
• Cover.
• Bake at 350 degrees until tender, 45 minutes- 1 hour, stirring occasionally and adding up to 1 cup of water if needed.
• Add cooked noodles and sauerkraut and stir to combine.
• Cover and bake for 30 minutes longer.

POLISH SAUSAGE AND SAUERKRAUT CASSEROLE (KAPUSTA)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Bring sausage to boil and simmer 15 minutes; drain and set aside.
• Cut bacon into small pieces.
• Begin browning, then add diced onion.
• Saute together until bacon is almost crisp.
• Drain mixture, reserving bacon grease.
• Drain sauerkraut (do not rinse).
• Add sauerkraut and brown sugar to bacon mixture.
• Mix in about 2 Tablespoons reserved bacon grease and water.
• Place in large casserole dish.
• Cut Polish sausage into 3" pieces and place on top of sauerkraut.
• Cover and bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour 15 minutes, checking sauerkraut mixture halfway through to add more water if sauerkraut appears very dry.
• Finish baking; remove from oven.
• Taste sauerkraut and, if desired, adjust flavor by adding salt and pepper, or a little more brown sugar, vinegar or bacon grease to your taste. (Note: In the old days, Busia (Grandma) would soak a cup of yellow peas overnight to soften them and would mix them into the sauerkraut. It was probably to stretch the quantity, but I don't do it anymore!).

POLISH SAUSAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the oil (or melted butter) in a 9 x 13 baking dish. Spread the chopped onion and then the shredded potatoes evenly to cover the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Bake this first layer in the oven for 20 minutes, to crisp it up.
• While the potato layer is baking you will have time to make the cheese sauce: Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Then add the flour, dry mustard, and salt & pepper. Whisk the mixture together, allowing it to slightly brown and become smooth and just bubbly. Pour in the milk and whisk until smooth and thick. Then add the cheese and whisk again until the cheese has melted, remove from heat.
• Remove the baking dish from the oven and cover the top of the potatoes with the thinly sliced polish sausage. Place uncooked asparagus over the top of the sausage and pour the cheese sauce evenly over the top of the asparagus. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs over the casserole and put into the oven to bake for 40 minutes.

POLISH REUBEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl combine the soup, milk, onion and mustard. Mix well and set aside.
• Spread sauerkraut into the bottom of a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Top with uncooked noodles, then spoon soup mixture evenly over noodles. Cover all with sausage and top with cheese. Lastly, combine bread crumbs and melted butter in a small bowl and mix together; sprinkle mixture over cheese.
• Cover baking dish tightly with aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, or until noodles are tender.

POLISH REUBEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine soup, milk, onion& mustard in bowl and blend well.
• Spread sauerkraut into greased 13x9 dish and top with the uncooked noodles.
• Spoon soup mixture over noodles.
• Cover with keilbasa and cover with cheese.
• Combine bread crumbs and butter and drizzle over cheese.
• Cover tightly with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until noodles are tender.

POLISH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and transfer to a large bowl. Stir in sausage, soup, sauerkraut, 2 cups cheese, milk, onions, mustard and garlic., Spoon into 2 greased 8-in. square baking dishes; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown and bubbly, 45-50 minutes. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked casserole up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown and bubbly, 50-55 minutes.