Saturday, September 25, 2010

So here's what happened...

I know, I know...it's been 3 months since I left y'all hanging.  Here's where we were...

In my refrigerator I had the following:
*  smoked turkey sausage
*  zucchini
*  yellow squash
*  onion





From the garden:
*  basil
*  parsley



Chop the link of smoked turkey sausage and the following veggies:

1/2 medium sized onion
1 zucchini
1 yellow squash

DIRECTIONS:

Sautee 2 teaspoons of minced garlic and 1/2 of a medium sized chopped onion in approximately 2 tablespoons of EVOO just until the onion is sweating (about 3 minutes).

Add the sausage, squash and zucchini.  Season with Tony Chachere's Hot & Spicy, black pepper and red pepper flakes to taste. 


Sautee for an additional  4-5 minutes.  Once the veggies have softened to your liking, add a can of Italian diced tomatoes.  Cover, lower heat and let simmer for 5 minutes.

Serve over pasta.  Add fresh basil, parsley and shredded parmesan cheese.



Here is a different version.  Add mushrooms and about 1/2 a bag of fresh spinach after you add the can of diced tomatoes.  I think the sausage here is from a leftover link I had from a BBQ lunch the day before.  Here's a pic I had on file:


And the finished product:


Quick meals with what you have on hand!