Linguini With Zucchini And Kielbasa Food

SMOKED SAUSAGE AND ZUCCHINI SKILLET

Steps:

• Heat a 12 inch skillet over medium heat.
• Melt olive oil in the pan, then add the diced onion. Stir and cook until onions are soft; 3-4 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic and cook for 30 seconds before adding the smoked sausage. Cook until sausage is browned; about 7 minutes.
• Stir in the veggies and seasonings and cook another 7 minutes or until zucchini is tender (soft, but still has a bit of crunch to it).
• Serve on it's own or over a bed of steamed rice.

PASTA WITH ZUCCHINI AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Cook your pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water according to the packet instructions, but drain 1 minute before the end of the cooking time.
• Before draining, reserve about 1/2 of cooking water.
• While the pasta is cooking, in a large pan (see notes) heat the olive oil, add the garlic and gently fry for about 30 seconds, until golden and fragrant.
• Add the zucchini to the pan, add salt and pepper and toss to combine. Start with 1/2 tsp of salt and a good pinch of pepper, but after a few minutes check if you're happy with the seasoning.
• Fry the zucchini gently over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. You want the zucchini to turn slightly brown and absorb the flavor from the garlic, the oil, and the seasoning. Make sure you don't steam them. Cook until soft, 8-10 minutes should be enough.
• Add pasta to the zucchini, stir to combine. Then add parmesan, cream cheese, (or ricotta). Stir well to combine for about 1 minutes over medium-high heat. Add a few Tbsps of pasta cooking water to make it moist, if needed (see notes).
• Serve immediately with grated parmesan cheese, freshly ground black pepper or chili flakes, if you like.

PASTA SKILLET WITH KIELBASA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil for pasta.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a deep skillet. Add onion and garlic to the hot oil and saute just until tender, about 5 minutes. Add kielbasa to the skillet and cook and stir until browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, mushrooms, sugar, balsamic, salt, black pepper, and red pepper. Reduce heat and let sauce simmer while you cook pasta.
• Add penne to the pot of boiling water and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes, stirring peas into pasta during last 2 minutes of cooking time.
• Drain pasta and transfer to sauce. Stir to combine and add basil. Heat over medium-low heat so pasta can absorb liquid from sauce, about 5 minutes. Stir in Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese and serve.

ZUCCHINI AND KIELBASA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the zucchini, onion and green pepper in oil until crisp-tender. Stir in the remaining ingredients; cook until heated through.

LINGUINE WITH ZUCCHINI AND KIELBASA

Steps:

• 1. Cook linguine, in boiling salted water, per package directions. Drain. Set aside.
• 2. For dressing: in a small mixing bowl, combine vinegar, sugar, mustard, basil and 2 Tbs. water. Set aside.
• 3. Spray, a medium skillet with cooking spray. Cook, sausage, pepper, and onion, until sausage is heated through and onion is tender. Add dressing and zucchini, and cook 2 minutes more. Toss with linguine. Makes 4 servings. Variation: Saucy Kielbasa-Prepare as above, except omit dressing, and use 1 cup spaghetti sauce.

KIELBASA AND LINGUINE

Steps:

• Chop the kielbasa into small pieces. I like to cut slices about 1/2 inch thick then cut each slice into 4 pieces.
• Fry the kielbasa in the cooking oil for at least 5 minutes.
• Add the cream of mushroom soup and the spices. Bring to a boil then simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.
• Serve over noodles or rice prepared per package instructions.