Kielbasa Stroganoff Casserole - Another Gourmet Gibbs Creation

This week, Beef Stroganoff takes on a whole new twist - swap Kielbasa for the beef, add the "Secret Mormon Family Recipe" ingredient - Cream of Mushroom Soup! - and turn it into a casserole. A tasty treat that is sure to please the most finicky of eaters (not including our vegetarian friends - they'll have to wait for another post).

The incredibly simple list of Ingredients:

1 Hillshire Farms (or other brand) Kielbasa/Polish Sausage - available in the meat/deli section
1 large yellow onion - chopped
1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup

1 4-oz can Mushrooms - stems and pieces

1 8-oz tub Sour Cream

1 package wide egg noodles

1 and 1/2 cups (more or less) sharp white cheddar cheese

(Kitties like to make sure you're using the correct cheddar... FYI)

Prepare the pasta according to directions - pretty basic - water, a dash of oil and salt, boil/cook, drain. Let the pasta drain in the colander, and set aside the pot you cooked it in - cause you'll want that for mixing up all the good stuff.

Slice the Kielbasa - I like to cut it in half, and then quarter each section. Also chop the onion. In a large fry-pan, brown the Kielbasa. There's no need to add any oil because once the Kielbasa starts to heat it will produce plenty of its own juices (fat!). Stir occasionally, and and add in the onion to brown/saute as well.

Drain the grease as best you can, then using the pasta pan, stir together the Kielbasa and onion, mushrooms (including the liquid from the can), cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, cooked noodles, and one cup of the sliced/shredded cheese -

if you use a yummy sharp white cheddar, it will crumble as you slice it - to just the texture you'll

want for mixing.

Scoop it into a casserole dish, then top with the remaining 1/2 cup of cheddar. Cover and cook in your pre-heated 375 degree oven for 45 -50 minutes.

Uncover and cook for an additional 10 minutes to brown the top of the casserole. Let sit for 20 minutes or so (while you toss your salad - the healthy portion of the meal) - then ENJOY!

And how couldn't you? Look - we finished off nearly half of the casserole... YUMMY.