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Seven Layer Dinner

Delicious plate of Seven Layer Dinner made with fresh veggies and local homemade sausage and topped with tomato soup.

By Bonita Hussey

4.98 ratings
Prep
15 min
Cook
1 hr 30 min
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1
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Seven Layer Dinner

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Seven Layer Dinner
Delicious plate of Seven Layer Dinner made with fresh veggies and local homemade sausage and topped with tomato soup.

Hi welcome to our website and thank you for stopping by!

If you are looking for a tasty meal for supper tonight you are in the right place……

This meal contains mostly vegetables and can be a perfect vegetarian dish just leave out the sausage.

This meal is a old fashion dish from years ago because vegetables was very plentiful in Newfoundland and Labrador…we had a lot of farmers.

Seven Layer Dinner
Layers of vegetables and sausages with a can of tomato soup,…
Seven Layer Dinner
Onions, carrot, potato, sausage and so much more.

Please continue on to our recipe and don’t forget to watch our short video tutorial before you go! I will share with you our cookbooks link if you wish to check it out….https://www.bonitaskitchen.com/cookbook

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Our cookbooks, Traditional Newfoundland Cooking and Recipes and A Little Taste of Home.
Seven Layer Dinner
Delicious, Traditional Newfoundland seven layer dinner

This meal was one my Dad made for many years, he would make it with Bologna and Vienna sausages.

I remember him making sure the wood stove was burning well and then he would take out his cast iron pan and place it on the stove top to heat up.

Then he would start layering the vegetables and ingredients in the pan and then top with Bologna and tomato soup, sometimes if he didn’t have tomato soup he would use ketchup.

Meals like this one will go along ways, to feed big families and very affordable….

Mom would have fresh bread baked and a pot of tea warming on the stove top, Mmmmmm” I can smell it now.

My Dad grow his own root vegetables and every second year he would try something new, he also grow garlic and broccoli he would like to try new vegetables to see if we would like them as kids….

Many wonderful memories of our Dad working very hard in the garden to make sure we had enough vegetables to last all winter.

Seven Layer Dinner
This is a prefect meal for anytime of the week.
Seven Layer Dinner
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The recipeSeven Layer Dinner

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  1. Peel, wash and slice all vegetable’s and place them all separate into a bowl.

  2. Grease a deep casserole dish and start layering the following.

  3. Start layering potatoes on the bottom, then a layer of thinly sliced onions, season in between each layer with salt and pepper.

  4. Next layer thinly sliced carrots, sprinkle your uncooked rice of choice.

  1. Top with a can of green peas and its juice, or frozen.

  2. In a frying pan partly cook sausages, then remove them and cut in pieces,  add to casserole dish.

  3. Next pour a can of tomato soup over the layers and rinse the can with cold water poured over top of everything.

  4. Top with a pinch of salt and pepper, cover the casserole dish with foil wrap and bake in a 350°F oven for 1 hour or until tender. Depending on your oven.

  5. Serve with fresh bread rolls and cup of tea…..

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    1. Jennifer Watson

      What kind of rice are you using? Long grain, white, minute?
      My NL spouse has requested this dinner but none of the recipes I find seem to indicate the type of rice used.
      I can’t wait to try this one out!
      Thank you!

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Jennifer, Thank you for your message and I’m so sorry I just seen your message…If you are looking for something urgent email me at [email protected] I think I may see that one sooner.
        You can use any type of rice you enjoy eating…but the brown rice you may have to precook first because its a little harder to cook in this recipe.
        This is indeed a tasty meal and you can also make this one in your slow cooker or crock pot!!
        Merry Christmas
        Bonita

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    2. Pamela

      Hi Bonita, can you freeze this seven layer dinner ?

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Pamela, Thank you for your message and for stopping by..Yes you can freeze it as leftovers in a container with lid after it comes to room temp. If you like to make it in a foil tin with lid to cook another time, make sure you cook it first and then let it come to room time before freezing and after frozen thaw before reheating. I hope this helps and enjoy to the fullest! Bonita

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    3. Kelly Bennett-Crossman

      I used a can of vegetable soup cause I didn’t have any peas. I hope it works

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Kelly, sorry i just seen your message and I hope your seven layer dinner worked out for you. Using the vegetable soup sounds like it was a prefect replacement. It’s got tomato soup, veggies and liquid. Did it work out for you?
        Bonita

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    4. Shelley

      Hi, I want to try this but don’t have canned peas. I will take the suggestion from above and use frozen corn. My question is, frozen please with the liquid nod I am now using frozen corn so I need to add more broth or water to makeup for the liquid that would have been in the peas?

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Shelley: Thank you for your message and for stopping by,,,using fresh or frozen corn or peas would be great. But yes you will need to add some liquid to replace the liquid in the can. So about one cup of veggie broth would work or water. I hope you enjoyed our recipe and sorry I didn’t see your message yesterday. Have a lovely day.
        Bonita

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    5. Michele Abbiss

      Hi Bonita
      I watch your videos all the time & have tried many of them. The 7 Layer dinner is one of our favourites ?
      We’ve just purchased an Instant Pot & I was wondering if you know if this recipe could be cooked in an Instant Pot? If so, do you have any idea how long I would pressure cook this recipe?
      Thanks so much!

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Michele; Thank you for your message and for stopping by, i’m so glad you enjoy our recipe. It can be cooked in a instant pot but be careful you don’t over cook it. The veggies will turn to soup instead of a layered dinner. I haven’t used a instant boy for this recipe yet, but did it come with a book on times for different ingredients. Maybe 10 minutes my be good for veggies, all the best and I hope this helps. Enjoy Bonita

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    6. Marilyn Keats-Brown

      Going to try this recipe for supper. Thank you for sharing.

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Marilyn: That is wonderful I’m so glad you are making our seven layer dinner recipe, enjoy Bonita

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    7. Laurel

      Thank you! I have frozen peas, so I will give those a try.

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      1. Bonita

        Thats wonderful I’m sure it will work great, you can always add extra vegetable broth if needed. Enjoy Bonita

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    8. Laurel Mackin

      Hi Bonita!

      I plan on making this tonight — it is perfect for the COVID era! — but we don’t have canned peas. Can you suggest a substitute?

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Laurel, Thank you for your message and for stopping by, you can substitute with something you have available, mixed veggies, frozen peas, corn, or another vegetable sliced. I hope this helps, sorry its taking me so long to get to you. We have lots of messages coming in and I’m the only one answering. But message any time and stay safe. 🙂 Enjoy Bonita

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    9. Wayne Anstey

      Funny thing, I was going through some of my late aunt’s recipes tonight and I found one almost exactly like this one. She was from Gsrnisn (my birthplace). She called it Five Layer rather than Seven Layer. Her recipe didn’t have directions on order of layering so that’s how I came across yours. The big difference in the recipe was that she used hamburger rather than sausage (or bologna and vienna sausage LOL). I will probably use a lean (or extra lean) ground beef to cut down on the grease. Love your recipes, by the way.

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Wayne, Thank you for your message and for stopping by. I’m glad you enjoyed our recipe for seven layer dinner, this is a old fashion recipe and one our elders would make often because they had big families. My dad made it different ways when we were kids, I guess whatever was available at the time was the meat product in the dish. lol, thank you so much for leaving a message and enjoy to the fullest, I’m glad you stopped by and shared your lovely story with us. 🙂 Bonita

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    10. owena

      This looks delicious — we are trying to eat more vegetables so I think this weekend (snow and freezing rain coming) will be a perfect time to try this

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Owena: That sounds wonderful and I do agree totally, sometimes when the weather got us stuck inside its nice to have a lovely comfort food meal. Thank you for stopping by and leaving a message. 🙂 Bonita

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    11. Melissa

      This looks great! I’m dieting so, I’d likely use chicken sausage and lower sodium soup and peas, and only for two – my husband and I – but, this looks healthy and filling and oh, so good!

      I think I’ll toss some mushrooms in here, too – thank you so much for posting!

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Melissa: That sounds lovely and this is what is so nice about this meal you can make it your own by changing any of the ingredients to fit your dietary needs. Thank you for your message and for stopping by, enjoy 🙂 Bonita

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    12. Hélène

      Parsnips would be lovely here or celeriac. I think I will try rutabaga too! Root Veggie Layered Dish!
      I will add herbs btwn my layers as well as s&p and use canned crushed tomatoes for the soup and water.

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Hélène Thank you for your message and for stopping by, I’m glad you enjoyed our recipe for he seven layer dinner and your new ingredients sounds lovely to add in this dish. Have a lovely day 🙂 Enjoy Bonita

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        1. Judi Harman-Gordon

          I ate this casserole plenty of times in the 60’s and 70’s. As it was one of my mom’s go to recipes, she called it “hamburger casserole”, her sister called it “seven up casserole”.

          As the name goes, my mom used seasoned browned hamburger (salt, pepper, onion, garlic, paprika) on top. No rice, celery for the 7th layer and frozen peas.

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          1. Bonita

            Hi Judi: Thank you for your message and for stopping by, I’m so glad you enjoyed our recipe for seven layer dinner. This is a recipe that many people made years ago and they liked to add different ingredients to change it up. I’m glad our post remind you of your moms recipe, thank you once again and enjoy to the fullest. 🙂 Bonita

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    13. Dave

      Made this yesterday for lunch. It was wonderful! Thank you so much for this recipe! We had three inches of rain mixed with snow falling and this delicious casserole really helped to keep us warm.

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      1. Bonita

        Thank you Dave, I’m so glad you enjoyed our recipe. Having this one on a cold winter day is the best, good comfort food for sure. Have a lovely day and Merry Christmas to you and yours. Bonita

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    14. Mike

      Thanks for mentioning a substitute for the tomato soup. (Pasta sauce) Most tomato soups use wheat as a thickener, as i am celiac, I could not use it!
      I will make this dinner very soon and can hardly wait.

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Mike, you are very welcome, I always say you can substitute to meet your dietary needs. Because every recipe and be adjusted, this is a lovely recipe and it make delicious leftovers as well. Enjoy and have a lovely weekend….:) Bonita

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    15. Susie

      This would be comfort food to me! I am making this for supper today!

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Susie: Thank you so much for your message and for visiting our website, I agree totally this seven layer dinner is comfort food for sure. 🙂 Enjoy Bonita

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    16. Melanie

      I made this last night as well as Isabell’s dessert, they both turned out very delicious. I love how you explain everything and in step by step.

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      1. Bonita

        Hi Melanie: Thank you so much for your message and for visiting my website, I’m glad you made those to recipes. I’m so glad to help I love to cook and bake and I love sharing these meals with you. Enjoy Bonita

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      2. Donna

        The best recipe I have found! For me this is the authentic recipe I grew up on. It is important to cook it low and slow in a Dutch oven to cook it down. Excellent!

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        1. Bonita

          Hi Donna, Thank you for your message and for stopping by, I’m so glad you enjoyed this one. Differently a old fashion meal and one our elders would make lots years ago because they had big families. Cooked slow would be lovely, enjoy and Happy Easter weekend. 🙂 Bonita

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    17. Imelda Parsons

      I love watching your videos. You explain everything really well and I have learned a lot from you. Thank you for taking the time to share your recipes with us; they are greatly appreciated !

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      1. Bonita

        You are very welcome

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