Grilled Sausages, Warm Cabbage Pasta Salad, Thyme for Cooking recipes.

Grilled Sausages
Warm Cabbage and Pasta Salad

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

Simple grilled sausages are perfect anytime. Paired with an easy, warm Cabbage Pasta Salad for an easy midweek dinner.

Grilled Sausages

Total time: 15 minutes
There is such a variety of sausage available, you can grill them often and never repeat. Duck, turkey, chicken, beef as well as pork, hot, mild, smoked or not.

sausages Ingredients:

4 - sausages, depending on size, 12oz total weight (360gr)

Instructions:

This is really a tough one - cook them on the barbecue grill (or sauté them) until done. Serve.

Warm Cabbage Pasta Salad

Total time: 25 minutes
The cabbage and onions are softened first, then browned and finished with mustard and vinegar for an easy, healthy pasta salad.

Warm Cabbage Pasta Salad Ingredients:

1 cup (3.3oz, 95gr) bite-size pasta, farfalle, penne
1 onion
2 cups shredded cabbage
1/4 cup (2oz, 60ml) chicken stock
2 tsp olive oil
2 tsp butter
1 tbs Dijon mustard
2 tbs white Balsamic vinegar

Instructions:

Cook pasta according to package directions.
Peel and thinly slice onion.
Shred cabbage: cut a slice off of the head, lay the slice cut side down, cut into 4ths, then, cutting across, slice very finely: 1/16" - 1/8" (.3cm). Do not use the core of the cabbage - you'll recognize it when you see it.
Put onions and cabbage into a nonstick skillet, add stock, cover and bring to a boil.
Simmer 5 minutes.
Uncover and cook off stock.
Add butter, oil and stir-fry over medium heat until starting to brown.
Reduce heat to low and let cook slowly, lightly caramelizing, for another 15 minutes.
Just before adding the pasta stir in the mustard and vinegar.
Drain pasta and toss with cabbage and onions.
Serve.

Cooking schedule: 25 minutes
Assemble all food, utensils and serving dishes
Utensils: measuring cups, spoons, knives,
large skillet, pot and colander for pasta, barbecue
grill or medium skillet
Put water on high heat for pasta
Light/turn on barbecue grill if using
Shred cabbage
Slice onion
Cook cabbage, onion
Uncover cabbage, onion, cook off stock

Add butter, oil, stir-fry
Reduce heat, cook
Start to cook sausages
Start to cook pasta
Stand around waiting for stuff to cook
Stir the cabbage
Turn the sausages
Stir mustard, vinegar together, add to cabbage
Drain pasta, add to cabbage, remove from heat
Remove sausages
Serve

Menu Plan for Spring II: Week 9, Wednesday

Grilled Sausages
Warm Cabbage and Pasta Salad