Showing posts with label Leftovers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leftovers. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Sausage Gravy Pasta

When I was in AZ visiting my brother's family recently, my sister-in-law made a really good pasta. She told me what was in it and I realized it had the same ingredients as my sausage gravy I use for biscuits and gravy. I decided to experiment with the leftovers and it really worked out great! I'm not very good at using leftovers, but this is one of the best. Your family will have no idea they're eating the same thing for dinner that they had for breakfast! Here's a link to my Biscuits & Gravy recipe so you can make that for breakfast.

I also decided to try something I haven't tried before. I took pictures throughout the process so you can see how easy it really is. Also, I'm not including a recipe here, just the method...

Start by boiling a pot of water and cooking your pasta according to package direction. I used penne with the lines in it, but you really could use whatever type of pasta you want.
In a soup pot or deep skillet, put in your leftover sausage gravy. It doesn't really matter how much there is, just add all of it. If there isn't very much, the small amount of sausage you have will still flavor all of the sauce. If you have a lot, that just more meat for your pasta!
Sprinkle the gravy with 1-2 tablespoons flour and add about 1 Cup chicken stock or broth.
Stir the liquid into the gravy. It will start out thin and gradually thicken as it's heated. If it gets too thick, you can add more chicken stock or even a little starchy water from the pasta pot.
Once it's thickened and your pasta is done, add the pasta to the sauce pot.
And stir together.
Then add a bunch of dark greens. You could use spinach, kale, arugula...any dark green that holds up to cooking.
Stir it all together until the greens are wilted. Put it on a plate and sprinkle with parmesean cheese.
Ta Da!

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Spaghetti Pasta Salad

I wanted to post a couple of leftover recipes. I really have a hard time with leftovers and can only eat them if they are completely transformed into something that doesn't resemble what they were originally. This is one of my favorite things to do with leftover spaghetti noodles. In fact, I usually try to make extra pasta just to make sure we have enough left over to make this. It could not be any easier.


Cooked Spaghetti

Tomatoes, chopped

Cucumber, chopped

Can of sliced Olives

Zesty Italian Salad Dressing

Salad Supreme


Combine all ingredients in whatever quantities desired. Serve warm or cold.