Let's take a short break from sweets and chat about dinner today. I'm constantly on the lookout for dinner recipes and ideas to try out (I tend to focus heavily on breakfast and dinner when it comes to cooking). I'd like to say it's all about finding great meals for my family but in truth, it's as much about keeping things interesting for myself, as the cook.
It's invigorating to try something new, learn something, and potentially find a new family favorite or something you'd want to whip up again and again. I love simple and easy recipes because those are the ones we fall back on and rely on day-to-day. Of course, more elaborate dishes and meals certainly have its own rewards.
But for the most part, the recipes that catch my eye are simple ones like this one. It's a near hands-off way to cook sausages and I ultimately ended up making two meals with it. All you have to do is place sausages (I used sweet Italian sausages) in a mixture of tomato sauce and chicken stock and let it simmer until done. No messy pan-searing of the sausages first! Check on it a couple of times to give it a stir and it'll be ready in about half an hour or so. I served the sausages, along with some of the sauce they cooked in, over grits (the quick-cooking kind that only takes a few minutes) but you could go with mashed potatoes or say, polenta.
For the second act: Here's a bonus - take the leftover sauce and turn it into a quick pasta sauce for the next day!
Even if you do not have any sausages leftover like I did, you could just use the extra sauce for a tasty pasta dish. If you like a somewhat creamier red sauce, add a couple spoonfuls of ricotta cheese. I didn't have ricotta on hand so I only used Parmesan cheese. It was easy and tasty.
And that was two easy dinners that were well worth making!
But for the most part, the recipes that catch my eye are simple ones like this one. It's a near hands-off way to cook sausages and I ultimately ended up making two meals with it. All you have to do is place sausages (I used sweet Italian sausages) in a mixture of tomato sauce and chicken stock and let it simmer until done. No messy pan-searing of the sausages first! Check on it a couple of times to give it a stir and it'll be ready in about half an hour or so. I served the sausages, along with some of the sauce they cooked in, over grits (the quick-cooking kind that only takes a few minutes) but you could go with mashed potatoes or say, polenta.
For the second act: Here's a bonus - take the leftover sauce and turn it into a quick pasta sauce for the next day!
Even if you do not have any sausages leftover like I did, you could just use the extra sauce for a tasty pasta dish. If you like a somewhat creamier red sauce, add a couple spoonfuls of ricotta cheese. I didn't have ricotta on hand so I only used Parmesan cheese. It was easy and tasty.
And that was two easy dinners that were well worth making!