Sausage-Basil Fusilli
This comfort food was born out of fall’s inspiration. Using some extra sausage I had in the freezer and a half bottle of white wine that needed to be used, this was an easy crowd pleaser to create.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. fusilli pasta
- 1 lb. italian sausage (mild or hot)
- 1 handful fresh basil
- 1/2-3/4 c. white wine
- 3 tbsp. chicken stock
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1/2 carton cherry tomatoes, each one cut in half
- 1/4 c. cream (or substitute with non-fat plain creamer)
- Olive oil
Instructions
- Cook the sausage until done. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Deglaze the pan with chicken stock. Place 2 tablespoons of olive oil in the pan, and sauté the diced onion until translucent. Add minced garlic and cook another minute.
- Add the sausage back to the pan, then pour the wine over the onion, garlic, sausage mixture. Let reduce for about 5 minutes over a medium/low boil.
- While the sauce is reducing, Cook the pasta until al dente. Drain and put in individual bowls.
- Add the cream, tomatoes, and the chopped fresh garlic to the sauce. Let it warm and combine for about a minute over heat.
- Divide the sauce evenly over the fusilli pasta in the bowls and serve immediately.
- Serves 4
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Ron’s Supreme Spaghetti Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- 1 lrg.red or yellow onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- ¼ c. olive oil
- 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
- 1 (28 oz.) can chopped tomatoes
- 1 (15oz.) can tomato sauce
- 2 (6oz.) can tomato paste
- 1 inch anchovy paste from a tube
- 2-3 Tbsp. chopped fresh basil, or 1 tbsp. dried
- 1 Tbsp. chopped oregano, or ½ tbsp. dried
- ⅓ c. chopped parsley
- 1 ½ tbsp. sugar
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 6-8 shakes chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- 1. Brown turkey with the onion and garlic in the olive oil in a large saucepan. Cook until crumbly. Add mushrooms, tomatoes, t.sauce, t.paste, anchovy paste, basil, oregano, parsley, sugar, garlic powder, chili powder, salt and pepper. Simmer for 2 hours.
- 2. Serve over spaghetti or linguine with parm.
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Cincinnati Chili
Ingredients
- 1 12 lbs ground beef
- 29 ozcan tomato sauce
- 14.5 ozcan whole tomatoes
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 ½ Tbs chili powder
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 clove garlic
- 3 bay leaves
Instructions
- Brown meat, add onions and cook. Add rest of ingredients. Cook slowly, covered 4-5 hours. If desired, add kidney beans before serving, heat to warm. Serve over spaghetti with cheese and onions.
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