Lentil Soup with Jalapeno Chicken Sausage [RECIPE]

October 5, 2020 by Leave a comment

Lentil soup with jalapeno chicken sausage
Warm up with a hearty bowl of lentil soup with jalapeno chicken sausage. (Photo by Jathan Fink, Jadeworks Entertainment)

We get excited when autumn arrives and temperatures start to dip because it means it is time for tasty comfort food, including big bowls of hearty soup. This recipe is loaded with protein from three key ingredients: spicy jalapeno chicken sausage; smoky, thick cut bacon; and the star of the show, lentils, which are also loaded with fiber, folic acid and potassium. Nutrition aside, however, this soup is simply filling, delicious, and has just a touch of heat to get your taste buds tingling. We hope you love it!

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Smoked Sausages with Herb Egg Noodles [RECIPE]

December 1, 2016 by 4 Comments

Smoked Sausage with Herb Egg Noodles

Gather your family around the dinner table for a hot meal even when you’re tired with this simple meal of smoked sausage with herb egg noodles. (Photo by Jathan Fink, Jadeworks Entertainment)

Long, busy days don’t always make it easy to get dinner on the table. Sometimes you simply want to do something fast and easy to feed your family. Rather than pull through a drive through at a fast food restaurant, assemble this tasty, easy meal instead. Serve it with steamed vegetables or a crisp green salad for a complete meal.  Read more of this post

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Stuffed Peppers [RECIPE]

July 26, 2016 by 1 Comment

Stuffed Peppers

Our grown-up stuffed peppers are a new spin on a family favorite. (Photo by Jathan Fink, Jadeworks Entertainment)

Growing up, both our mothers made stuffed peppers for dinner because it was an inexpensive and wholesome meal that stretched a few ingredients to feed our families. However, I prefer this grown-up version because it incorporates sweet red peppers, flavored chicken sausage instead of beef, and Near East’s toasted pine nut couscous mix which adds a bit of spice to the filling. This recipe is pretty forgiving though, so feel free to substitute whatever ground meat you may have on hand. You can also use rice like our moms did if couscous isn’t available.  Read more of this post

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Oktoberfest Feast Packets

September 17, 2015 by Leave a comment

 

Oktoberfest Feast Packets

Get your German flavor fix with our quick and simple Oktoberfest Feast packets (Photo by Jathan Fink, Jadeworks Entertainment)

 
Heather and I both descend from German ancestors, at least on one side of the family. She also grew up in Cincinnati, where I also lived for 13 years, which is rife with German influence. There’s a reason Oktoberfest is so popular there, from the beer to the awesome food, which includes flavors found in this yummy recipe. Read more of this post

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Sausage Gravy and Biscuits

October 13, 2011 by Leave a comment

Sausage Gravy and Biscuits

Our Sausage Gravy and Biscuits is a big, delicious breakfast guaranteed to satisfy a man-sized appetite.

Whenever we go out to eat for breakfast, whether it is to Cracker Barrel or an intimate mom and pop restaurant, Jathan loves a hearty meal of flaky biscuits smothered in sausage gravy. There’s just something warm and comforting about it. Growing up in the South, he dined on his share of this dish, but it wasn’t until we took a trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming that I experienced the best version of this meal I’d ever had. The biscuits were huge, the gravy meaty, perfectly seasoned and amazingly delicious. So here is our spin on this classic breakfast that never fails to satisfy a man-sized appetite.

COOK: 15 minutes

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 pound ground sage-seasoned pork sausage
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups half-and-half or milk
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 1 recipe Buttermilk Biscuits

DIRECTIONS

  1. Brown sausage in a large heavy skillet, stirring until it crumbles. Drain sausage on paper towels, reserving 1/2 cup drippings in skillet.
  2. Whisk flour into sausage drippings until smooth. Cook over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, about 3 minutes or until browned.
  3. Stir in sausage. Gradually add half-and-half, cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick and bubbly. Stir in salt and pepper. Serve gravy over split buttermilk biscuits.

YIELDS: 3 cups gravy, about 6 servings

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