Hashbrown Casserole

4 cups hashbrowns, frozen

chopped red and green peppers

chopped onions

cooked, chopped up breakfast sausage or bacon

1 cup shredded cheese

Mix these ingredients together and spread into a 9x13 dish.

10 eggs

1.5 cups milk

1.5 tsp salt

1 tsp parsley

pepper

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp onion powder

Mix eggs, milk and spices, and pour over the hashbrowns in the dish. Top with another 1 cup cheese. Bake for 45-60 minutes at 350, or until eggs are set.

(A half recipe makes an 8x8 pan, and a 3/4 recipe makes an 8x11 pan.)

Creamy Bacon Pasta

325-350 grams of pasta

2 slices of bacon, chopped (or more, I use 1/2 a pkg)

3/4 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp Italian seasoning

1/2 tsp salt

pepper

1/2 cup cream (I use 10%)

1/2 cup pasta water

Cook the pasta and reserve 1/2 cup water when draining. Meanwhile, cook the bacon. Once cooked, add the spices and keep warm on low until the pasta is done. Add the cream, pasta water and cooked pasta to the bacon. Turn up the heat again and simmer for a few minutes until the sauce thickens.

Italian Sausage Tortelloni

2 packages Olivieri Italian sausage tortelloni pasta (600 g each)
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 T. oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup beef broth
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomato paste
pinch of parsley and basil

Cook the tortelloni according to the directions on the package. Meanwhile, saute the onion and garlic in oil. Add the beef broth, tomatoes and tomato paste. Simmer for about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with spices and toss with the tortelloni.

 

Another way we love Italian sausage tortelloni is to make it into pasta salad. I buy the Clubhouse pasta salad mix and make it according to the directions on the package. Mix the cooked tortelloni with dressing mix, red peppers and onions, then refrigerate until cool.

Sweet & Sour Sausage

1 pkg. farmer sausage (two sticks)
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 T cornstarch
2/3 cup ketchup
1/2 cup vinegar
1 cup water

Cut up sausage and brown slightly in the oven by placing it in a roaster and baking it uncovered for 20 minutes at 350. Meanwhile, combine remaining ingredients. Once sausage is browned, pour sauce over and bake another hour, covered. Serve over rice.