All the flavors of a fully loaded pizza with the speed and ease of a pasta dish. This is a kid-pleaser. You can substitute ground beef or chopped pepperoni for the sausage. Pair it with a green salad and you have a quick weeknight dinner. [Read more…] about Pizza Bowties with Italian Sausage
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Tamale Sandwiches on Cornbread
You’re going to need a fork for these sandwiches. They are a different take on pork bbq, using Mexican inspired flavors. I found a recipe in the Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day cookbook called Spicy Pork Buns. The authors of the book explained that they wanted to create a sandwich that has the flavor combination of tamales. That sounded like a good idea to me.
I altered the recipe in several ways. First, they put the meat mixture into a yeast type cornbread and baked it with the bread dough wrapped around the meat. That sounds awesome to eat and time consuming to make, so I decided to use my cornbread recipe instead and serve the meat over the top. I also made a lot more meat and changed the filling ingredients a bit. [Read more…] about Tamale Sandwiches on Cornbread
Sweet and Sour Meatballs over Rice
A recipe I cut out of a magazine a long time ago, inspired me to create this. The magazine version used barbecue sauce, but I thought it would taste better with a homemade sweet and sour sauce instead. The dish is still very easy to make and the kids loved it. I intended to use a green pepper, but I didn’t have any. I substituted carrots. They were very good and it’s one of the veggies my kids like to eat. [Read more…] about Sweet and Sour Meatballs over Rice
Bubble and Squeak
Bubble and Squeak is a traditional English dish. I found this recipe in the Whole Foods for the Whole Family cookbook. Some people say the name comes from the sound that it makes while cooking. The ingredients are simple – cabbage, onions, potatoes and meat. I used smoked sausage, but you could use another meat. [Read more…] about Bubble and Squeak
Italian Sausage and Spinach Stuffed Shells
I have a freezer full of pork that we got from my niece’s 4-H project. The place my sister took it to be processed doesn’t always give you what you ask for. I think it’s more what they are in the mood to make. The day they processed my order, they must have been in the mood for Italian Sausage. I’ve never seen so much of it!
With so much Italian sausage, I’m having to get creative to use it. I decided to give it a try in stuffed shells. The result tasted great and as a bonus, you get to cook once and eat twice. This recipe makes enough for two 9×13 pans! [Read more…] about Italian Sausage and Spinach Stuffed Shells