Perhaps a little on the low brow, college-dorm side of life, but quite tasty nonetheless! This is a take on a dish that I usually make with smoked sausage or polska kielbasa. Not what I’d call light fare in either case, but it does have a good amount of veggies thrown in.
In truly Seat of my Pants fashion, this dish was cobbled together with whatever I could find at the ready when I discovered that I had not only forgotten to pull anything out for dinner, but that it was very late in the evening and I needed something for Mrs. Seat of Her Pants to eat in a hurry.
Equipment
Pasta pan for the noodles (or a stock pot, whatever you’ve got)
Frying pan or Sautee pan (I used Cast Iron)
Misc. kitchen utensils
Cooking... by the seat of my Pants!
Ingredients
Egg noodles (2 handfuls, maybe ¾ cup)
1 small red onion: diced (Or half a big one…)
2 large cloves of garlic: diced
½ bag of Lil’ Smokies® cut in half
5 Ready Made® breakfast sausages, chopped
1 ½ cups fresh broccoli florets
8 oz chopped mushrooms
1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
1 6oz bag of fresh spinach
Shredded Mozzarella & Asiago cheese (or Parmesan if you prefer)
- Add egg noodles to 2 quarts boiling salted water.
- Heat pan over med high heat. Add olive oil, two swirls around the pan.
- Add onions, a pinch of salt and stir ’til translucent.
- Add garlic, stir wait 30 seconds (Garlic will turn bitter if it burns… No more than 45 seconds here!)
- Add mushrooms, and broccoli, saute 5 minutes, or until mushrooms have turned a deep brown.
- Add Lil’ Smokies® and Ready Made® sausages, Allow to brown slightly.
- Add tomatoes with liquid, stir and allow pan to return to heat.
- Add spinach, fold through until wilted
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Remove egg noodles from water and drain, add noodles to sauté pan and stir to combine. If the pan looks dry, add some of the pasta water.
- Cover, remove from heat and let steam for five minutes. (Just to let the flavors mingle a bit.)
Serve Warm with a generous sprinkling of cheese and a good beer or iced tea and enjoy.
What I would’ve done differently had I thought about it.
I probably would have added a bit of chili flakes or used diced tomatoes with green chilies added. Perhaps saute the sausages in beer prior to adding them. I also might have added a touch of fennel seed at the very beginning.
Considering the off the shelf nature of this particular dish I think it came out pretty well.
The response from Mrs. Seat of Her Pants… “Fan-Freakin’-Tabulous!”
That’s good enough for me. I’m off to pull something out of the freezer.
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Tags: Broccoli, entree, main dish, Pasta, Recipes, SausageCategory : Recipes
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