Conneaut Zucchini Cassarole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 -4 cups fresh zucchini, chopped
• 2 lbs italian sausage
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 small green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 small red bell pepper, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 slices bread (i used some left over garlic bread but any bread will work)
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 cup water
• 1 dash salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3/4 cup parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook zucchini in boiling water for aprox. 6 minutes then drain.
• 2 in a frying pan cook italian sausage(bulk works better then links for this recipe) until browned and cooked through. drain any fat.
• 3 return sausage to fry pan and add onion, bell peppers and saute' until onion is translucent. then add garlic and saute' for 1 more minute. drain if needed and transfer to a large bowl.
• 4 tear or cut bread into pieces, add to bowl with sausage/vegetable mixture. add all remaining ingredients but not the parmesan cheese. mix well and transfer to a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
• 5 sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• 6 bake at 350f degrees for about 30 minutes or until it is bubbly and hot.