Easy Sausage Noodle Casserole

Easy Sausage Noodle Casserole combines flavorful Italian sausage, tender noodles, and a creamy sauce for a comforting meal that the whole family will love.

Sausage Casserole with Noodles

Busy families look for ways to save time and squeeze in all the activities.

Part of a growing family includes growing kids and what seems like bottomless tummies. If you are in a rush and need a helper in the kitchen for a weeknight meal, try this easy Italian sausage noodle casserole.

Our recipe includes chopped mushrooms for garnish, but if your crew isn’t a fan you can skip that step.

In fact, you can substitute the cream of mushroom soup for cream of potato if that’s your preference.

What makes this recipe so simple is the basic steps and the minimal number of ingredients.

Get out the ground sausage and get to browning. Dinner will be ready in 30.

Ingredients

• Italian pork sausage, can substitute other sausage
• Egg noodles, can substitute other noodle types
• Cream of mushroom soup
• Corn
• Milk
• Chopped mushrooms
• Salt & pepper
• Parsley, optional for garnish only

Recipe Tips

• Try Cream of Potato soup as a variation.
• Too thick? Increase milk to 1/3 cup.
• Not a fan of mushrooms? Leave them out.

How to make sausage casserole with egg noodles

Brown the Italian pork sausage in a frying pan. Drain excess grease.

As the meat is cooking, bring pot of water to a boil.

Follow package instructions to cook egg noodles and then drain water.

Add cooked pork sausage into the pot of drained noodles.

Stir in cream of mushroom soup. Slowly fold in milk and gently stir.

Drain liquid off the can of corn prior to adding it to the pot of noodles. Mix corn, parsley and salt and pepper to taste.

Using low heat, bring casserole up to a simmer stirring often.

Keep at medium heat for 10 minutes and continue to stir. Serve hot and straight from the pan.

Top with chopped mushrooms as garnish.

How long can you keep sausage casserole

Food safety guidelines suggest that leftovers be kept in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.

Beyond that period, the risk of food poisoning increases.

Do you have to thaw frozen sausage before cooking?

Frozen sausage can be cooked without defrosting.

It will take longer to cook the sausage completely when you start with frozen pork rather than defrosted.

USDA states that it will take approximately one and a half times as long to cook.

It may have a slightly different texture than defrosted sausage.

How to defrost frozen sausage quickly

Food safety is the most important factor when defrosting or thawing meat.

Improper thawing methods often lead to foodborne illness and bacteria growth.

To avoid the danger zone of thawing meat, it is safe to use the refrigerator to allow the meat to maintain a safe, constant temperature of 40 degrees F or below.

If you are in a hurry, use the microwave and select the meat defrost option. Note that the sausage packaging doesn’t have a metal clip at the end of the roll.

Other Easy Sausage Recipes

This simple one-skillet Sausage Breakfast Skillet recipe combines potatoes, corn, and queso fresco with a kick of salsa verde.

This quick weeknight recipe is a twist on traditional Italian Sausage and Peppers Pasta with a combination of ground Italian sausage, pasta, and peppers.

This Italian Sausage in the Air Fryer recipe guides you through a quick and flavorful way to prepare Italian sausage with an air fryer.