7-27-10 Brian's Sausage Stuff In A Bowl

Note sad, hungry dog on right!!!

Tonight’s fare is really back on the healthy path!!! This is a takeoff of something I saw in the paper recently and we leverage all the fresh, free, or available veggies we have in the fridge already to make it all yummie!!!

You’re gonna need:

1 Hillshire Farms Turkey Smoked Sausage (really not bad….read the label and compare to standard smoked sausage)
1 box of Rice-A-Roni (I’m such a gourmet!!!) flavor of choice – Tami likes beef  ;-)!!!
Fresh squash (Karen's garden!)
Fresh Asparagus
Cut okra
Red potatoes
Corn-on-the-cob (we still have it....gonna eat it!!!)
Blackstone Merlot table wine

Light the grill and set to medium heat. Cut the squash and potatoes into chunks (see pic above). Start these in the steamer first and cook for at least 30 minutes (longer to suit texture pref). Add corn-on the cob and cut okra after 5 minutes of steaming (25 minutes cook time). Make the Rice-A-Roni according to the directions on the box (they’ve been coaching how to do that a lot longer than I have). Once finished, stir, replace cover, and remove from heat. Throw the sausage on, open the wine, and drink a toast!!! Flip the sausage three times over 20 minutes cook time. Remove from grill and set aside. Add asparagus to steamer with 13 minutes to go.

Top off the wine glass if empty.  Slice the sausage into ½ inch pieces and then quarter.  To serve, start with layer of Rice-A-Roni in a bowl, add steamed veggies, and sausage; then toss. The steamed okra, while you may think grody (sp?), actually really ties all the flavors together with a rich finish. Very easy meal to make and you can substitute the veggies based on season and availability (i.e. what’s in the fridge).
Eat, drink, & enjoy!!!
BC