Johnny Marzetti

Johnny Marzetti is an Italian American pasta dish in the cuisine of the Midwestern United States prepared with noodles, cheese, ground beef, and a tomato sauce that typically includes aromatic vegetables and mushrooms.[1] It is similar to American chop suey and American goulash.

Johnny Marzetti
Johnny Marzetti is a pasta casserole popular in the American Midwest and the former Panama Canal Zone
Alternative namesAmerican chop suey, American goulash
CourseMain dish
Place of originUnited States
Region or stateColumbus, Ohio, Midwestern United States
Created byMarzetti’s Restaurant, Columbus, Ohio
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsPasta, ground beef, tomatoes
VariationsCheese, mushrooms, vegetables

History

Johnny Marzetti originated in Columbus, Ohio at Marzetti's, an Italian restaurant established in 1896 at Woodruff Avenue and High Street by an Italian immigrant named Teresa Marzetti.[2][3] One of the dishes Marzetti offered her customers was a baked casserole of ground beef, cheese, tomato sauce, and noodles that she named for her brother-in-law, Johnny.[4] Teresa Marzetti was the first person to serve the casserole Johnny Marzetti in a restaurant.[5] Proximity to the nearby Ohio State University helped the first restaurant succeed and spread Marzetti's fame.[6]

By the 1920s, it had become popular across Ohio and the Midwestern United States. The original restaurant closed in 1942, but a second location, opened in 1919, remained in operation until Teresa Marzetti died in 1972.[7] Marzetti's later became known for various salad dressings, which are still produced under the T. Marzetti Company label.

See also

References
  1. "Johnny Marzetti". Saveur. April 9, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  2. Edward Pfau (April 4, 2013), Casserole indeed started in Columbus, The Columbus Dispatch, p. 18A, retrieved October 20, 2013
  3. Charlotte Durham (September 30, 2009), Origin of Johnny Marzetti pasta casserole legendary, The Commercial Appeal, p. M4, retrieved October 20, 2013
  4. "Johnny Marzetti - Ohio History Central". Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  5. "Johnny Marzetti - Ohio History Central". ohiohistorycentral.org. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  6. "T. Marzetti Company - Ohio History Central". Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  7. "Teresa Marzetti - Ohio History Central". Retrieved 23 September 2014.

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