Today is my husband’s birthday. Michael is thirty something today. And in honor of his special day, he took the day off from his day job, to begin building out the steps on his workshop.
It was a hot and sweaty job – with lots of measuring twice maybe even three times and then cutting… But, a lot of progress was made and he is content this evening.
Contentment from hard and successful work = a happy birthday, at least for my husband anyway.
so, I decided to make him a yummy dinner. His (new) favorite, in fact.
Spicy Sausage Pasta Pie. It turned out so well this time, that I felt sure you might want to try it too. We had a little bread and salad with ours, but you can serve it however you’d like!
Here’s the dish:
Ingredients:
1 tbsp olive oil
1 lb italian sausage (I used adele’s)
1 cups diced onion
1/2 cup diced green pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 (10 oz) can Ro-Tel tomatoes and green chiles, Mild
1/2 cup heavy cream
8 oz bow tie pasta
1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper, each
2 cups of Pepper Jack cheese, shredded
1. Add olive oil to an oven-safe skillet over medium high heat until just smoking. Add sausage, onions and peppers and cook until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
2. Add broth, tomatoes, cream, pasta, salt and pepper and stir. Bring to a boil, cover skillet, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until pasta is tender, about 15 minutes.
3. Remove skillet from heat and stir in 1 cup of cheese. Top with remaining 1 cup of cheese. Broil until cheese is melted, spotty brown, and bubbly.
(This recipe is revised from another recipe on the blog: kevinandamanda.com)
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