Turkey Sausage, Brown Rice, Veggie Stir Fry and Pasta Fagiole!

January 19, 2010

I finally got up early today to go to the gym (I hadn't gone in 3 days!).  So I made up for it, by doing 3 miles on the elliptical!  Apparently I burned 600 calories!  Work went well today, but I'm glad to be home relaxing :).  For lunch today I brought leftover soup that I had made, Pasta Fagiole!  I got the recipe from the Cooking Light Website, Yum!  And for dinner I made a stir fry, so good!  Recipes for both below!

Pasta Fagiole (http://www.cookinglight.com/)

12 oz Chicken Sausages (halved lengthwise and sliced)- I like the Al Fresco ones!
3 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup uncooked small seashell wheat pasta
2 cups chopped zucchini
1 (14.5oz) can stewed tomatoes (undrained)
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 (15oz) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
Asiago, Parmesan, or Romano cheese (optional)

Heat a large saucepan over high heat.  Add sausage, cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.  Add broth and pasta; bring to a boil.  Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 4 minutes.  Add zucchini and tomatos; bring to a boil.  Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 2 minutes.  Stir in basil, oregano, and beans; cover and simmer for 3 minutes or until pasta and zucchini are tender.  Sprinkle with cheese. 

Yield: 5 servings (about 1 and 1/3 cup soup and about 1 tbsp cheese)- 319 calories per serving



Turkey Sausage, Brown Rice, Veggie Stir Fry

6 Johnsonville Turkey Cheddar Sausages (boiled)
2 cups uncooked minute brown rice (cook as directed on box)

1/2 head cabbage
1 bag fresh spinach
2 carrots
1/2 green pepper
1/2 cup fresh broccoli
1/2 cup fresh cauliflower
1 zucchini
1 yellow squash
1/2 cup canned mushrooms
2 tbsp lite soy sauce
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp red curry paste
1 tbsp fish sauce
salt and pepper

I stir fried all of the veggies together, except spinach.  Added the soy, vinegar, fish sauce, and red curry paste in the middle.  Then added the spinach at the end.  After I added the rice and sausages cut up.  Delicious!  I had the red curry paste and fish sauce hanging around so added them, but just some soy sauce or just some balsamic vinegar would add a little flavor to the veggies. 

6 servings (about 1.5 cups each) at 292 calories each!

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