Smoked Sausage, Red Cabbage, Pasta, Thyme for Cooking's Healthy Weekly Menu.

Pasta with Smoked Sausage and Red Cabbage

Cooking time: 25 minutes for menu Cooking schedule: see below for instructions

This is a simple dinner, but full of the robust flavors of smoked sausages and red cabbage, tossed with pasta. If you didn't make the Red Cabbage you can buy ready-made to use in this dish.

Pasta with Red Cabbage and Smoked Sausage

Total time: 25 minutes
The slightly salty, sweet flavor of smoked sausage goes well with the sweet sour taste of the cabbage. The pasta just brings it all together. I used smoked bratwurst. Italian sausages would work... but something smoked is better!

Pasta with Red Cabbage and Smoked Sausage Ingredients:

12oz (360gr) smoked sausages or spicy sausages, pork or turkey
2 - 3 cups leftover red cabbage
1 1/4 cups (4.2oz, 125gr) pasta - penne, rigatoni, fusilli

Instructions:

Cook pasta according to package instructions
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausages and brown well.
Add cabbage, reduce heat, cover and simmer until sausages are done and cabbage is hot.
When done, remove sausages and slice into 1" (2.5cm) pieces.
When pasta is done drain and put into a big bowl. Add cabbage and sausage, toss to mix well and serve.

Cooking schedule: 25 minutes
Assemble all food, utensils and serving dishes
Utensils: measuring cups, spoons, knives,
pot and colander for pasta, skillet with lid
Put water on high heat for pasta
Brown sausages
Turn sausages, brown some more

Add cabbage, cover, simmer
Cook pasta
Wee break - check e-mail, snail mail
Remove sausages, cut
Drain pasta
Combine the whole lot, mix well
Serve, enjoy

Menu Plan for Winter II: Week 2, Monday

Pasta with Smoked Sausage and Red Cabbage

Pasta with Red Cabbage and Smoked Sausage

Need help planning dinner? Do you have a garden? A CSA for fresh veggies?

Try our Weekly Menu Plans: Healthy Gourmet Dinners; Quick, Easy Recipes.
Each week carefully planned to reduce waste and use a lots of fresh, seasonal veggies.

Menu Plan for Winter II: Week 2, Monday

Pasta with Smoked Sausage and Red Cabbage

Pasta with Red Cabbage and Smoked Sausage

Need help planning dinner? Do you have a garden? A CSA for fresh veggies?

Try our Weekly Menu Plans: Healthy Gourmet Dinners; Quick, Easy Recipes. Each week carefully planned to reduce waste and use a lots of fresh, seasonal veggies.

Try our Weekly Menu Plans: Healthy Gourmet Dinners; Quick, Easy Recipes.
Each week carefully planned to reduce waste and use a lots of fresh, seasonal veggies.