Do you feel like you're fixing the same thing over and over? I just love finding new recipes, or inspirations in this case. Juliasalbum.com shared an Autumn Dinner with Sausage, Pasta, Brussels Sprouts and Butternut Squash and I saved it for future use. You will be glad I did. It doesn't contain any canned soup, cream cheese or anything else that would push this into the good, but not good for you category. The flavors are simple, but you will find yourself mmmm'ing every bite!
I subbed the smoked sausage with some Alaskan Caribou sausage and the butternut squash with sweet potatoes. My grandson Aydan's FFA group was selling veggies and fruits as a fundraiser so that case of sweet potatoes needed be used.
INGREDIENTS:
12 oz. (one bag, or more if you LOVE Brussels Sprouts like I do) cut in half, stems trimmed
2 sweet potatoes, scrubbed and chopped
8 oz. bow tie pasta
12 oz. smoked sausage (or any other style)
5 garlic cloves minced
Olive oil
Two tablespoons butter
Paprika, salt, pepper and thyme to taste
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Prepare veggies for roasting. Once everything is chopped, drop in a bowl and coat with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Spread the Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and
bake for 30-40 minutes. There will be some crispy leaves by the time the
sweet potatoes are fork tender. Remove and set to the side.
Cook pasta per directions on the box. Drain and set to the side. While the pasta is cooking, cut the sausage links into 1/4" or so slices and then in half again.
In a cast iron skillet on medium heat, add a tablespoon of olive oil, and thoroughly cook the sausage. Transfer to a bowl and set to the side
Add minced garlic to the skillet along with additional olive oil as needed and cook on low heat until garlic softens. Add the butter to the skillet.
Add the pasta to the skillet and thoroughly coat with garlic, butter, and olive oil. Season pasta with salt, pepper and paprika.
My cast iron skillet (no. 10) was not quite large enough to hold all this goodness so I transferred to a deeper skillet. I'm not a fan of using multiple pieces of cookware when I can avoid it, so I will definitely start with this one the next time.
Carefully mix all the ingredients so that everything is coated well. Add fresh time or ground thyme to taste. Sample a bite and add additional seasonings to suit your taste buds.
This made quite a bit of food for just me so I gladly shared with my sister and brother-in-law. My sister isn't a big garlic fan and you could smell it when we popped open the lid. She did say it didn't overpower the dish.
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