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Dinner Italian

4.1

1 Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the rotini, and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 6 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
2 While the pasta is cooking, place a steamer insert into a saucepan, and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Cover, and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Add the broccoli rabe, recover, and steam until just tender, about 2 minutes depending on thickness.
3 At the same time, place the Italian sausage into a large skillet over medium heat, and cook until browned and no longer pink inside, about 5 minutes. Remove sausage from pan and set aside; drain excess grease, leaving about 1 tablespoon of sausage drippings in the pan. Sprinkle in the garlic, and cook until it starts to brown, about 1 minute.
4 Stir in 1/2 of the broccoli rabe. Cook and stir until the rabe has wilted, then add remaining rabe and diced tomatoes. Cook until rabe is tender, about 5 minutes; sprinkle with salt and black pepper.
5 Return sausage to the skillet, and cook just until the meat is hot; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, crushed red pepper flakes, and a drizzle of olive oil. Serve over hot rotini.

By DMarie

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Dinner Italian

4.9

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
3 Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir Italian sausage until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer sausage to prepared casserole dish. Drain drippings and reserve 2 tablespoons drippings in the skillet.
4 Melt 2 tablespoons margarine in a separate skillet over medium heat; cook and stir apple and onion slices until tender, about 8 minutes. Place apple and onion in casserole dish with sausage.
5 Lightly stir sausage, apple, and onion together; season with salt, black pepper, and oregano.
6 Brown flour in reserved drippings in skillet over medium heat. Whisk water into flour until thick gravy forms, about 3 minutes.
7 Pour gravy over sausage mixture in the casserole dish; spread mashed potatoes over the top with a spoon, creating peaks. Lightly brush mashed potatoes with 1 tablespoon melted margarine.
8 Bake in the preheated oven until the potatoes are lightly browned and the sausage mixture is bubbling, about 30 minutes.

By NikkHoff

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Dinner French

4.8

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Cook and stir sausage in a large skillet over medium heat until sausage is crumbly and no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Transfer sausage to a large bowl using a slotted spoon; set aside. Reserve 1 tablespoon drippings in skillet; drain excess grease. Cook and stir bell pepper, onion, and garlic in drippings until bell pepper is soft, about 8 minutes; transfer to the bowl with sausage.
3 Add olive oil to the hot skillet; cook and stir yellow squash and zucchini until slightly softened, about 8 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and Italian seasoning; season with salt and black pepper. Bring to a boil; simmer until squash are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
4 Stir sausage and vegetables into skillet; increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook, stirring often, until liquid has reduced, about 15 minutes. Transfer sausage mixture to a 9x13-inch baking dish; sprinkle with Cheddar cheese.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until mixture is bubbly and cheese has melted and begun to brown, 25 to 30 minutes.

By rocklobster

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