Seven Layer Side Dish

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⏱ 80 mins 🍽 8 serving(s) 🏷 Cheese

This satisfying layered bake is a fantastic way to use up ingredients. It features homestyle egg noodles, shredded potatoes, spinach, and a rich blend of cheeses, all baked together with a savoury mushroom and onion mixture. The result is a comforting side dish that is substantial enough to serve as a main course with the addition of cooked meat. It requires some assembly but yields a beautiful, sliceable presentation perfect for a gathering.

Seven Layer Side Dish

Ingredients

  • 1 (12 ounce) package homestyle egg noodles
  • 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, melted
  • 1 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 (20 ounce) package shredded potatoes
  • 1/2 lb asiago 3-cheese blend or 1/2 lb Italian cheese blend, shredded
  • 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained well
  • 1 cup green onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated.

Method

  1. Heat your oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Prepare the egg noodles following the package instructions, then drain them.
  3. Cook the butter, sliced mushrooms, onion, minced garlic, salt, and pepper for about 5 minutes until the onion softens.
  4. Take the mushroom mixture off the heat.
  5. Lightly grease a 9-inch springform pan.
  6. Begin assembling the dish in layers, pressing down firmly after each one.
  7. Start with half of the shredded potatoes.
  8. Add all of the cooked noodles as the next layer.
  9. Spread half of the shredded cheese blend over the noodles.
  10. Spoon the entire mushroom and onion mixture on top.
  11. Drizzle some melted butter over the layer.
  12. Distribute the well-drained spinach evenly.
  13. Cover with the remaining shredded potatoes.
  14. Bake the dish at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
  15. Take the pan out of the oven.
  16. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese blend, the chopped green onions, and the grated Parmesan over the top.
  17. Return it to the oven and bake for another 30 minutes.
  18. For the final 2-3 minutes, place it under the broiler to brown the top.
  19. Allow the bake to cool for 30-40 minutes.
  20. Carefully remove the side of the springform pan and cut the dish into wedges.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium660600 mg

Recipe details

CategoryCheese
AuthorBobtail