It’s based off a favorite one dish meal, this time made over using food storage ingredients. The pine nuts are definitely optional, it’s good with or without them.
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups freeze dried sausage crumbles (rehydrated using 2 cups warm water)
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 (16 oz.) box penne pasta
1 (14 oz.) can chicken broth
1 (6.5 oz.) jar sun dried tomatoes, 1/2 jar chopped fine (*see note)
1/3 cup freeze dried spinach (rehydrated using 1/4 cup water)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 – 1/2 cup pine nuts, optional
Instructions:
Rehydrate sausage crumbles according to package directions and drain reserving liquid in a measuring cup. To the reserved liquid add water to measure 2 1/4 cups. In a skillet over high heat, add sausage crumbles, chicken broth, sun dried tomatoes, measured liquid, penne pasta and 1/2 tsp. salt. Stir to combine, covering the pasta as much as possible with the liquid. Cover the pot and cook, lifting the pot’s lid every so often to stir until penne is tender, about 15 minutes. Turn off heat and add rehydrated spinach, parmesan cheese and nuts. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serves 6-8
Notes:
It may not seem like the liquid called for will be enough to cook the pasta but it will be, I promise! Keep the lid on the skillet as it cooks, just lifting the lid to stir the pasta around off and on until the penne is tender.
I only use about half of the small jar of sun dried tomatoes here, the rest could be used to flavor up a bread recipe or if you really like them you could try using more in the dish itself.
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 (16 oz.) box penne pasta
1 (14 oz.) can chicken broth
1 (6.5 oz.) jar sun dried tomatoes, 1/2 jar chopped fine (*see note)
1/3 cup freeze dried spinach (rehydrated using 1/4 cup water)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 – 1/2 cup pine nuts, optional
Instructions:
Rehydrate sausage crumbles according to package directions and drain reserving liquid in a measuring cup. To the reserved liquid add water to measure 2 1/4 cups. In a skillet over high heat, add sausage crumbles, chicken broth, sun dried tomatoes, measured liquid, penne pasta and 1/2 tsp. salt. Stir to combine, covering the pasta as much as possible with the liquid. Cover the pot and cook, lifting the pot’s lid every so often to stir until penne is tender, about 15 minutes. Turn off heat and add rehydrated spinach, parmesan cheese and nuts. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serves 6-8
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Rehydrate the sausage crumbles and add ingredients to the skillet.
Rehydrate the spinach just before adding into the skillet.
Add last three ingredients…
Serve!
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Notes:
It may not seem like the liquid called for will be enough to cook the pasta but it will be, I promise! Keep the lid on the skillet as it cooks, just lifting the lid to stir the pasta around off and on until the penne is tender.
I only use about half of the small jar of sun dried tomatoes here, the rest could be used to flavor up a bread recipe or if you really like them you could try using more in the dish itself.
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