What does Fiddleheads, Curly Kale, Italian Hot Sausage and Penne S-P-E-L-L?

Supper! 

My mouth is watering just smelling it. It took a total of 45 mins;

How to make it;

Put water on to boil pasta-1 lb Penne

In second pan cook up sausage in @ 2 Tbsp olive oil, like this;

Now don't panic because you will remove the cooked links and sliced them and just discard the juice.

In a third pan saute 1 chopped onion add about pinch of salt to sweat them out.  After the softened and become a bit golden add 3 fresh minced garlic cloves stir and heat the garlic. 

Meanwhile, and this step is seasonal, if you do not have them-skip this step) throw 1 1/2 cups of Fiddelheads into the pasta water, when they float to the top, remove them and add to the onion and garlic in the pan.

The Kale; Remove all the leaves from the Kale stems.  Add to the pan with the onions, garlic and Fiddelheads.

Stir and add 2 cups of Chicken Stock. Crushed Black Pepper and Red pepper Flakes.  Lower heat cook until Kale is soft like the picture above.  Slice sausage and add to pan with the Kale.

When pasta is done.  OBTW, the water will look brown when it comes up to the boil from the Fiddelheads, no worries it is added flavor.  Drain the pasta then pour the Kale~Sausage mixture over the pasta and toss together.  Grate either Parmesan or Roman Cheese over and serve.  My mouth aches from watering this dish is so good.  Justa try it!  Tell me what you think.

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Later Gators

Yum-a-lish-ous!

Pasta and Lentil Soup

What a great little soup.  It is a WW recipe.  It was a fast, easy and great tasting a real hearty soup.  It made 4 big servings at 396 Calories.  This is a keeper and worth making again and again.

What I did:
I diced 2 small carrots, 2 celery stalks and 1 small onion and 1/2 fresh jalapeno minced, sauteed them in 2 Tbsp olive oil for about 3-5 minutes on low heat.  You want to soften them.  I then added 1 lg clove garlic that was also minced.  Add 4 mushrooms, sliced and stir.  Cook another 2-3 minutes while you get the cans of tomatoes opened.  Add 1/3 c uncooked Lentils to the pot along with 2 (14 oz) cans of Italian stewed tomatoes and 1 (8 oz) can of tomatoes sauce along with 1 1/2 cup water stir together. 

Add your seasoning:
1/2 tsp of Basil, Oregano and Garlic Powder.  Salt and cracked Black Pepper to taste.  Cover the pot and bring to a boil then lower the heat to simmer and cook for 10-15 minutes.  Now add 1 uncooked cup of Ditalini Pasta, stir and cook for another 10-15 minutes.  Check soup now and add a little more water if needed and finish cooking for another 5 minutes or so.  When the pasta is done to your liking your soup is finished.  

This soup is really yummy, go ahead and give it a try.  We had it with a small crusty roll.  You can add a sprinkle of Parmesan Cheese if you like.  

Each of the 4 servings is only 396 Calories.  Each serving provides: 1 Protein; 2 1/2  Vegetables; 2 breads According to WW.

It is 62 degrees tonight so this soup was perfect and quite healthy.  I'll make it again.  Try it and let me know what you thought.

Later gator
Wishing you all a good night.
Pasta and Lentil Soup