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Sausage, with its hearty flavor, is a
satisfying meat for cold days. Try
combining sausage with
vegetables instead of eggs for easy
on&dish meals.
Precooked sausages store well
and can be teamed with pantry
items for emergency meals. Made
in your microwave, these meals
can be ready in a moment’s notice!
Here are three different recipes
using sausage, two of which can be
ready to eat in less than 20
minutes. The third, which includes
dried lentils, takes longer, but
reheats or freezes well if made
ahead of time.
Almost any flavor or size
sausage can be substituted in these
dishes. Just keep the quantity
about the same. If substituting
fresh (uncooked) sausage in the
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two “quickie” recipes, precook the
sausage, first, following the
directions in Step 2 of the LwtiL
and Sausage Stew. MB
' If substituting loose balk
sausage, brown it like hamburger,
cooking on high for about 6 minutes
per pound, stirring several times
to break it up.
Lentil and Sausage Stew
11-pound bag dried lentils
3 % cups hot water, divided
1 pound Italian sausage
1 stalk celery chopped
2 carrots, sliced thinly
1 medium onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons olive oil
V* teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon salt
V* teaspoon pepper
4 cups chicken stock
1 teaspoon paprika
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1. Put lentils in a 3-quart
casserole. Add 3 cups hot water,
cover. Microwave on high for 5
minutes; let stand covered for 15
minutes.
2. While lentils stand, put
sausage in a casserole, and pierce
with a fork several times. Add %
cup hot water, cover. Microwave
on high for 10 minutes, turning
sausage over halfway through.
Cool slightly, then peel off skin and
slice in V4-inch slices.
3. Drain lentils, and stir in
sausage and remaining
ingredients, except
Cover. Microwave on high for 10
minutes, stirring after 5 minutes,
until everything’s hot.
4. Stir again and microwave,
covered on medium (50,5) for 20
minutes. Stir in paprika and let
stand 15 to 20 minutes before
serving for flavors to blend and
lentils to become fully tender. Or,
refrigerate until serving time.
5. To reheat, microwave on high
stirring every 5 minutes until hot
about 15 minutes. (Use Tem
perature Probe set for 160*F. But
don’t forget to stir!) Leftovers
freeze well. Serves 6.
Kielbasa and Cabbage
6 slices bacon
1 head cabbage (about 1 % pounds,
cut in thin wedges
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
V* teaspoon carroway seeds
1 pound kielbasa, cut into 1-inch
pieces, or %-inch slices
1. Put bacon in a flat 2-quart pan
(such as 8 x 12 inch). Microwave on
high for 5 to 6 minutes until the
bacon is cooked. Remove bacon,
set aside.
2. Arrange cabbage with the
thicker side of the wedges to the
outside of the pan, and putting any
smaller pieces in the center.
Sprinkle onion, sugar, carroway
and salt over top. Cover with lid or
plastic wrap. Microwave on high
for 10 minutes, until cabbage is
almost tender. Rotate dish halfway
through, if your oven cooks
unevenly.
3. Add sliced kielbasd,
microwave on high 5 minutes
longer to heat through. Let stand 5
minutes.
4. Crumble bacon and sprinkle
over top when serving. Serves 4.
TIP: Add two chopped peeled
apples with the kielbasa in Step 3 if
desired.
Hawaiian Sausage
1 20-ounce can pineapple chunks,
undrained
1 16-ounce can whole sweet
potatoes, drained and cut into Mi
inch slices
1 pound smoked, precooked
sausage, either brown ’n serve
links or larger ring sausage
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
V« teaspoon salt
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1 tablespoon margarine or butter
1. Drain pineapple, reserving
juice. Cut sausage links in half, or
slice ring sausage in thick slices.
Combine pineapple, sausage and
potato slices in 8-inch square pan.
2. Combine sugar, cornstarch
and salt in a 2-cup measure. Stir in
1 cup reserved pineapple juice
(add water to equal 1 cup if you are
short juice) into sugar mixture,
stirring well to combine.
3. Microwave juice on high for 2
Vi to 3 minutes, stirring each
minute, until it boils and thickens.
Spoon sauce over sausage mixture,
mixing gently.
4. Cover pan with lid or plastic
wrap and microwave on high for 10
minutes, stirring once, until hot.
Serves 4.
TIP: If using frozen brown and
serve sausage, microwave
package for 3-4 minutes on high,
then let stand for 5 minutes to
defrost.
NOTE; The times above are for
microwaves with 600-700 watts of
power; for 500-600 W, add 10
seconds to each minute; tor 400-500
W, add 20 seconds to each minute.
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