Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Menus and a recipe

Monday
Barbeque chicken
GF Mac and cheese
Caesar salad
Grapes

Tuesday
Gluten Free Penne with Sausage in Cream sauce
Penne with Spicy Vodka Tomato Cream Sauce Recipe

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
  • 2/3 cup dry white wine
  • 1 14 1/2-ounce can mini diced peeled tomatoes with juices
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 2 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 pound Gluten free(Ronzoni) penne pasta
  • 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté until golden brown and tender, about 7 minutes. Add sausage and sauté until golden brown and cooked through, breaking up with back of spoon, about 7 minutes. Drain any excess drippings from skillet. Add wine to skillet and boil until almost all liquid evaporates, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices and simmer
3 minutes. Add cream and simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Stir in Italian seasoning. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from heat. (Sauce can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
Cook GF pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain pasta; transfer to large bowl.
Bring sauce to simmer. Pour sauce over pasta. Add 3/4 cup cheese and toss to coat. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese.
I freeze half of this and just thaw and warm in the oven.  Delicious.

Wednesday
Beans and rice in the crock pot

Thursday
Tacos with leftover Beans and rice.

Friday
Potato soup and chili in the crock pot.