Tiala (Tiella)

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Tiala (Tiella)
Tiala (tee-ay-lah) is a summer treat that is common where I live in North Central West Virginia–an Italian specialty and apparently a very local one at that. There are many variations in ingredients, method of putting it together, etc. but this is my favorite way to do it.

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Difficulty: Easy

Servings: as many as you'd like

Prep Time: 1/2 hour  

Ingredients

Yellow squash
Zucchini
Bell peppers
Hot peppers, optional
Onions
Potatoes
Garlic
Oil
Dried basil and oregano
Hot or mild Italian sausage OR hamburger
Your favorite spaghetti sauce and/or tomato sauce
Mozzarella cheese–the more the better

Directions

Put whole potatoes in a large pot of water and bring to a boil. Cook until almost done–fork tender. Drain and let cool.
Meanwhile, wash and trim zucchini, yellow squash, bell peppers, and onions. For the squash, if they are small and tender, just slice about 1/4″ thick. If they are bigger, halve and then slice or quarter and slice if large (cut away large seeds and discard from large squash). Cut bell peppers into 1″ chunks. Cut onions about the same as peppers.

Sauté all veggies except potatoes in small amount of oil until fairly tender but not completely done, sprinkle generously with basil and oregano while cooking.

Drain veggies well (important!), set aside.

Cook meat of choice in a skillet until no longer pink, breaking up into chunks as it cooks. Drain.

In a large stockpot, pour in the spaghetti and/or tomato sauce. Stir in the cooked meat, sautéed and drained veggies and cooled potatoes. Stir gently after adding potatoes. Add more sauce if needed to cover all the veggies.

Ladle some of the Tiala mixture into a greased pan or dish, about 1/3 or more full. Cover with a layer of mozzarella.

Cover cheese layer with the rest of the mixture. Top with another layer of mozzarella.

Cover and bake at 350 degrees until hot and bubbly and all veggies are tender but not mushy.

Can uncover the last few minutes if it seems a little too soupy.

Categories: Beef, Budget, Casserole, Crowd-Size, Main Dish, One Dish Meal, Pork

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Submitted by: wvhomecanner on September 3, 2011




Comments

  1. Sonia says:

    Oh man, this dish was so delicious!! Dede had this as one of the selections for us at the Retreat…and delicious is an understatment! I kept hearing from everyone how scrumptious this tasted. Imagine how thrilled I was to see it in our special Retreat Cookbook…Yeah Baby!!!

  2. Lacey says:

    I’m going to be gone this summer so I’m trying to use up items from my “extra” freezer. I went searching for recipes that used those items and this fit the bill. To be honest, it sounded a little unusual (meaning not something I’d usually make) but I was willing to try it and oh. my. heck. It was wonderful.

  3. Dede ~ wvhomecanner says:

    Glad u tried it Lacey! It does sound different but it is so so good! Mouth watering now! LOL

    dede

  4. Leah's Mom says:

    Yum! We make this in Northern Indiana too! Just didn’t know it had a name before. Our favorite way to use the summer squashes 😀

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