Recipes #190 & #191: Lasagna Soup in a Bread Bowl

I found the Lasagna recipe on pinterest, but is originally found here, thanks to the Deen brothers it is a lighter version of Paula Deen's recipe. However, I don't know how many calories we actually saved by using a bread bowl.
Anyways. First up, the bread bowl.
You need:
boule bread dough found here

• tear off smaller sections of dough then normal--a little bigger then a fist size
• allow to rest for 45 minutes
• bake for about 30 minutes
• cool for several minutes then cut off the top of the bread. scoop out some of the bread inside and leave on the plate to use to dip in soup

once bread is resting start the soup. 

For the Lasagna Soup you need:

1 Tbsp olive oil

3 italian sausages, casing removed

1/2 onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, chopped up

sprinkle of red pepper flakes

16 oz of chicken broth (i used water and chicken bullion) 

1 can (8 oz) of tomato sauce

1 can of petite diced tomatoes with green chilies

4 whole wheat lasagna noodles, broken up

3/4 cup mozzarella cheese

sprinkle of parmesan and basil

• heat olive oil up in a pot. Add in chopped up onion and garlic
• Add sausages (casings removed) and mix up until sausage is crumbled and browned.
• add in chicken broth, tomato sauce, and diced tomatoes
• stir. sprinkle in red pepper flakes.
• bring to a boil and the reduce heat to simmer.
• add in noodles and cook for 12-15 more minutes
• remove from heat and add cheeses

pour a some into the bread bowls and wish it was colder outside to really enjoy the nice warm, hearty soup! :)

Recipe #178: Sautzels

I had to go out tonight and didn't know when I would be back so told Will to make something for dinner. I suggested that he use the Italian sausage we had in the fridge. Well on my way I thought about the meal he would want to try and sure enough, I get home and that is the meal he is making! At the pub he and his cousins go to when they are together they have this pretzel and bratwurst thing that he thought was quite delicious. So he decided to create his own using what was in the fridge of course. Thus he made a Sautzel...for lack of a better name! ;)

You need:
pretzel recipe found here
4 links Italian Sausage
Mozzarella
spicy brown or honey mustard for dipping

• Follow the recipe for the pretzels.
• While the dough is rising, fry up the sausage
• cut cooked sausage into smaller pieces
• Once pretzel is done, top with sausage and cheese, put back in oven for a couple minute or until cheese is melted.
• Enjoy with the mustard of your choice!

Recipe #175: Baked Pasta and Sausage

hmmm...a fun way to use leftovers...create another recipe! We had a lot of broccoli and sausage leftover from the day before but not too many noodles, so this became the perfect one person meal I needed since Will was gone!

You need:
1 cup of spaghetti sauce
bowtie noodles
leftover sausage and broccoli from last night's meal
mozzarella cheese

• heat up pasta according to package directions
• mix spaghetti sauce with sausage and broccoli
• drain noodles then add to mixture. 
• pour into two small dishes 
• top with cheese
• bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until cheese has melted.

Recipe #174: Sausage and Broccoli Fettuccine

Starting to experiment with some sausage recipes...I have to admit I don't love the taste of Italian Sausage, but it is fun to taste new things! It is a spin off from a recipe I found here.

You need:
4 links of Italian Sausage
one onion
1/2 box of fettuccine
one small bag of broccoli
parmesan and mozzarella
spices: rosemary, basil, red pepper flakes, parsley

• boil pasta according to package directions
• cut sausages into smaller pieces
• in a fry pan, heat up some olive oil and saute onions
• add sausage and cook
• sprinkle in some rosemary, basil and parsley
• add in broccoli parmesan and cover to steam 
• once pasta is done cooking mix together with sausage and broccoli. 
• Top with some red pepper flakes and mozzarella