Lowfatitaliansausagedinner Food

ITALIAN SAUSAGE DINNER

Steps:

• Place the first six ingredients in a 6-qt. slow cooker. In a large skillet, brown sausages in oil. Reduce heat. Add wine and Italian seasoning, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Transfer to slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until potatoes are tender.

LOW-FAT ITALIAN SAUSAGE DINNER

Steps:

• Place sausage links along with 1/2 cup of water in non-stick dutch oven. Prick skins. Heat to a boil and cook, turning once until sausages are grey and begin to give off liquid.
• Add onion chunks and continue to boil.
• When onion is tender, add mushrooms and peppers.
• Cook until peppers are almost tender; add squash and zucchini.
• Continue to cook at a boil to evaporate liquid.
• When liquid is almost gone, remove sausages, cut each into 4 or 5 chunks, and add back to pot.
• Add tomatoes with their juice, tomato paste and spices. Stir and heat through.
• Serve over cooked pasta.

HEALTHY, HEARTY ITALIAN DINNER

Steps:

• Brown onions and baby carrots in a little olive oil over medium heat.
• Stir in other vegetables and toss well.
• Add spaghetti sauce, stock, vermouth, and herbs. Stir well and bring to a boil.
• Simmer until carrots are fully cooked and flavors are blended - about 30 minutes though it can hold as long as needed. Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.
• If the sauce is too thick for your tastes add additional stock, tomato juice, or V8.
• If the sauce is too thin for your tastes add tomato paste or simmer, uncovered, until it thickens.
• To prepare the polenta, first slice about 1/2 to 3/4 inches thick.
• Lightly grease a griddle with olive oil. Heat it on medium to medium-high heat.
• Brush the polenta slices with olive oil as well.
• Brown both sides of the polenta on the hot griddle then sprinkle lightly with garlic powder and Italian seasoning.
• Serve sauce over polenta and top with Parmesan.
• If you like, you can round out the meal with a green salad and garlic bread.
• Note: Feel free to add cooked chicken, browned ground beef, browned sausage, cooked pork, or whatever leftover meat you have if you don't want a meatless dish.
• Note: If you are adding leftover vegetables that have already been cooked add them at the last 10 minutes so they don't overcook.
• Note: This can be made in the crockpot but may require you to reduce the amount of stock. Brown onions and carrots first for the best flavor.

ITALIAN PASTA AND SAUSAGE DINNER

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• While pasta is cooking, in a medium pan crumb and cook sausage about 6 minutes; drain off grease and add chopped onion and garlic sautéing another 6 minutes or so till onion is tender.
• Stir in basil, oregano, crushed red pepper, salt and pepper heat another one to two minutes.
• Lower heat while adding tomato sauce and ricotta, stir while heating so ricotta blends evenly and does not burn.
• Mix pasta and sauce together. Sever with fresh grated parmesan cheese and a green salad.

ITALIAN BREAKFAST SAUSAGE (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together.
• Shape into 12 patties.
• Spray skillet with non-stick spray.
• Fry over medium heat, covered to reserve moisture, about 3-5 minutes per side.