Creamy Penne with Italian Sauage and Spinach

Creamy Penne with Italian Sausage and Spinach

Okay, this recipe is "made up" after looking up a couple different recipes.

About 1 lb Italian sausage, casings removed, crumbled and cooked. (if your package is more than that fine, my pkg was about 1.25 lbs...I used just half the sausage, I cooked it all then froze half of it for another day)
About 1lb Penne Pasta, cooked and drained.

Garlic
Onion
1 can chicken broth
1 can diced tomatoes
1 pkg frozen spinach, thawed and drained.
1/2 pkg cream cheese
About 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese

Cook sausage.  At the end of cooking time add onion and garlic (just to taste, I added about 1 tsp dried minced onion and a good couple tsp of minced garlic).  Then add chicken broth and tomatoes.  Bring to simmer and start to cook down a little.  Add spinach.  When it returns to a simmer add cream cheese.  Stir until good and melted and creamy, then add pasta and Parmesan.  The pasta will absorb some of the liquid and make it less runny. 

Suasage Hash

Sausage Hash

1lb pork sausage (just whatever you like for breakfast!)
Abt 2 Cups cubed potatoes
1 Large Carrot Shredded (or baby carrots slice, whatever works)
Salt and Pepper to taste
(actual recipe calls for bell pepper and I think onion, I'm too lazy to chop everything like that just to have hubby pick 'em out!)

Cook potatoes.
Brown sausage in a large skillet.  Towards the end of browning add carrots (and other veggies).  Add cooked potatoes and salt and pepper.  Cook just until its all mixed up good.  And viola!  Sounds super plain but the spiciness in the sausage really gives it flavor.

Turkey/Brown Rice "Hash"

Turkey Brown Rice "Hash"
(Had this at a potluck and mixed and matched at home to re-create it)

1lb ground turkey, browned (my packaged was like 1.2lbs...close enough)
2 Cups (or so) cooked brown rice
1 Can whole kernal corn
1 Can black beans
Chili Powder
Salt & Pepper
Cheese

Brown turkey in a deep skillet, at this point I added a couple shakes of chili powder.  Cook rice.  (I cooked mine in chicken broth, cause thats how I roll).
Add rice to cooked turkey.  Add corn and beans.  Salt and Pepper to taste.  Cook just a bit longer to heat through.  Top with cheese if ya want (of course we did!)