JGE 30 – Cabbage Sausage Plus Boil/Soup/Stew

Good Day,

Hungry and needed something that would warm me up on a frigid Tampa, Florida nights.

Checked the refrigerator, checked, and thought - Cabbage and Sausage.

And I gathered up my ingredients –

Cabbage, Sausage, Potatoes, Carrots, Onion, Garlic, Beef Broth, Mesquite Seasoning, Water, Salt and Pepper.

I prepared everything and started layering all the ingredients into a large pot. I poured over the beef broth and water, added the seasonings and then turned on the burner to high.

Just before the brew started boiling I turned the heat down to low and covered the pot. I set the timer for 40 minutes and then took the dogs out for their evening walk.

I came back in about 30 minutes and then had an immediate for craving for Red Lobster Cheddar Cheese Biscuits. Of course, thanks JH, there were a mix box in my pantry. Took me a couple of minutes to prepare the biscuits and then throw them into the pre-heated oven.  I brushed all the biscuits with some melted butter.

Supper was served. Cabbage, Sausage, Potato, Carrot, Onion boil and my modified Red Lobster Cheese Biscuits …

And Jim's gotta eat.

Jim

JGE 10 - Spicy Pasta, Bean and Sausage Sort of Soup

Good Day,

Okay this old Hubbard goes to the cupboard to check out the shelves.

Two cans: Diced Tomatoes and Chickpeas, and a half bag of Strozzapreti pasta. In the refrigerator, Italian Chicken Sausages and half a bag of Baby Spinach. I want something good and something filling for supper.

I googled - "Sausage, Chickpeas, Tomatoes, and Pasta". One million, six hundred and fifty thousand hits... The Internet the space-age electronic cookbook.

The top of the list is a link to Yummly... Spicy Pasta, Bean, and Sausage Soup. Why not?

Not Barilla.

 

And the Devil Dog, Radar, checked out for his helping on the stove.

And this one was quite easy.  First the sausage chopped up and browned in some olive oil and then I added some chopped onions and garlic.  Next I poured in the can of diced tomatoes and I drained and added the chick peas.  I wasn't sure if there may be too much liquid but as this was to be a sort of a soup I figured that I could add some chicken broth after the fact, especially to cook up the pasta.

I adjusted the seasonings with some salt and pepper.  After a couple of minutes, I think about eight, I checked the pasta to make sure that it was just al dente.  Next I threw in the baby spinach.

But of course to serve I had to toss on some Parmesan cheese.

This was good, light, filling, and definitely a quick fix.

I did enjoy,

Jim