Macaroni Salad with Tomato Sauce

I was trying to think of something to make for dinner, and I found some leftover chicken sausage and half of a red bell pepper. I also found some elbow macaroni, and I managed to come up with this.

Ingredients:
1 package gluten free macaroni
vegetable oil
2 chicken sausages, sliced
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1 14 oz can diced tomatoes, drained
1 29 oz can tomato sauce
2 tbsps spaghetti sauce seasoning

Directions:
Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile heat vegetable oil in a pan saute chicken sausage and pepper until sausage is heated and pepper is soft. Deglaze with vinegar and cook until slightly reduced. Stir in tomatoes and set aside. Meanwhile heat tomato sauce in a saucepan. Add spaghetti sauce seasoning, and simmer. When pasta is cooked, drain and rinse with warm water. Add sauce and sausage mixture and serve.

Cutting the sausage

sauteing away

sausage and peppers..yum

tomato sauce

adding the seasoning

macaroni salad with tomato sauce

Pasta E Fagioli

1 lb lean ground beef, browned, and drained of excess fat
1 cup carrots, chopped
1/2 large red onion, chopped
2 celery stalks, sliced
1 15 oz can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 15 oz can white beans, drained and rinsed
1 14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes with juice
1 16.5 oz jar pasta suace
4 cups beef broth
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 tsp dried oregano
1 tbsp Tabasco sauce
1/2 dry gluten free pasta

Directions:
Put meat into stoneware. Add carrots, onion, and celery. Add beans, tomatoes, and pasta sauce. Pour in beef broth. Stir in salt, pepper, oregano, and Tabasco sauce. Cook on low for 8 hours. Add pasta and cook until al dente.

From Stephanie O'Dea's Make it Fast, Cook it Slow

Eggplant "Parmesan"

A delicious alternative to chicken parmesan

Ingedients:
1 26 oz jar pasta sauce
1 large eggplant
1/4 cup gluten free bread crumbs
2 tsp Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 cup olive oil

Directions:
Pout 1 cup of pasta sauce in bottom of stoneware. Wah eggplant and slice into 1/2 inch thick pieces. Combine bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper in dish. Brush both sides of each eggplant with olive oil and dredge in bread crumb mixture. Stack eggplant pieces in crock pot on top of pasta sauce. Pour remaining pasta sauce on top. Cook on low for 4 to 6 hours. Serve over pasta.

Adapted from Stephanie O'Dea's Make it Fast, Cook it Slow

Lazy Chicken

This is probably the easiest recipe I've ever seen. It is very simple and only requires two ingredients.

Ingredients:
3 chicken breasts
pasta sauce

Directions:
Put chicken breasts in crock pot and pour sauce on top. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Pull chicken apart with a fork and serve over pasta and rice.

Like I said this recipe is so easy. And the best part is that you can use any kind of meat and sauce. This should be my fallback for the crock pot. Maybe I should try a different kind of meat next time.

From Make it Fast, Cook it Slow