Month: August 2019

Labor Day Menu Ideas

Labor Day Menu Ideas

Labor Day is the last Summer Holiday before days turn short and the air turns cool–A perfect time for one last BBQ with the family. Try one or all of these Labor Day Menu Ideas to help celebrate your weekend.

Puff Breakfast Casserole

Puff Breakfast Casserole

When our daughters and their families come to visit on weekends, I like to serve big breakfasts, whether pancakes, French toast, or a breakfast casserole. This Puff Breakfast Casserole works well. I had my first lesson on puff pastry when I was a girl in 

Slow-Cooked Spaghetti Sauce

Slow-Cooked Spaghetti Sauce

I love Italian food. Slow-Cooked Spaghetti Sauce (with Sausage) is perfect when you don't have time to make the sauce on the stove. Or the meatballs. Click to Tweet

I love Italian food, and one of my favorite dishes to serve is spaghetti with red sauce. This Slow-Cooked Spaghetti Sauce is perfect for days when you don’t have time to make the sauce on the stove. Or the meatballs. 

Just brown the sausage and stir it into the other ingredients. Set your slow-cooker on low and let it do the work. When it’s time for dinner, all you have to do is cook the spaghetti and in ten minutes you’re ready to eat!

Shopping List for Slow-Cooked Spaghetti Sauce

  • ground pork sausage
  • diced tomatoes
  • Italian-style diced tomatoes
  • onion
  • mushrooms
  • olive oil
  • minced garlic
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • red wine vinegar
  • bay leaf
  • parsley
  • basil
  • oregano
  • kosher salt
  • freshly ground black pepper

Instructions on Making This Recipe

In a large skillet, brown sausage; drain any excess grease and set aside. Saute onion and mushrooms in olive oil until tender.

In a large slow cooker, combine tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, wine vinegar, bay leaf, parsley, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Stir together. Add browned sausage.

Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours.

When ready to serve, prepare your favorite dried spaghetti per package directions. Or make your own! See my Homemade Spaghetti Recipe Here.

If you decide to use dried spaghetti, may I suggest my favorite brands: Sam’s Choice Italia Spaghetti, found at Walmart, or De Cecco Semolina Pasta #12.

Serve spaghetti sauce over cooked spaghetti. This recipe will serve 6-8 people.

Once I tried this Slow-Cooked Spaghetti Sauce, I vowed never to go back to canned spaghetti sauce–ever again. I hope you’ll enjoy it too.

Recipe for Cheesy Bread Sticks

Serve with Soft Breadsticks or Cheesy Bread Sticks.

See more Italian Dishes Here. 

Recipe for Slow-Cooked Spaghetti Sauce

Slow-Cooked Spaghetti Sauce

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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Crock-Pot Recipes, Pasta, Pork, Slow-Cooked Recipes, Tomatoes
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients  

  • 1 pound ground pork sausage browned
  • 28 oz. diced tomatoes Italian style
  • 14.5 oz diced tomatoes regular
  • 1 cup onion chopped
  • 1/2 cup mushrooms chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 1 whole bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon parsley dried
  • 1 tablespoon basil dried
  • 1 teaspoon oregano dried
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 pound spaghetti See Homemade Recipe Here.

Instructions

  • In large skillet, brown sausage; drain and set aside. Saute onion and mushrooms in olive oil until tender.
  • In slow cooker, combine tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, wine vinegar, bay leaf, parsley, basil, oregano, salt, and black pepper. Stir together. Add browned sausage. Cook on low for 7-8 hours.
  • Prepare dried spaghetti as directed or make homemade spaghetti.
  • Serve sauce over cooked spaghetti. Garnish with freshly grated Parmesan. Delicious! Serves 6-8

Notes

Wine Recommendation: Louis Jadot Beaujolais Villages
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Jennifer Hallmark’s Beet Soup (Borscht)

Jennifer Hallmark’s Beet Soup (Borscht)

See recipe below for Jennifer Hallmark’s Beet Soup (Borscht) Featured Author Jennifer Hallmark writes Southern fiction and has published 200+ internet articles and interviews, short stories in several magazines, and has co-authored three book compilations. Her debut novel, Jessie’s Hope, released June 2019. When she 

Tortellini Garden Salad

Tortellini Garden Salad

Sometimes in the summer, when it’s hot, you just want something easy to make for dinner, that’s cold. This Tortellini Garden Salad is perfect for just such an occasion. Plus, you can use lots of garden vegetables in it! I was probably in my 30’s 

Easy BBQ Chicken Bites

Easy BBQ Chicken Bites

Easy BBQ Chicken Bites is a great recipe if you like barbecued chicken. They're not complicated to make and they cook up in less than 30 minutes. Done! Click to Tweet

Easy BBQ Chicken Bites is a great recipe if you like barbecued chicken. They’re not complicated to make and they cooks up in less than 30 minutes. Done! Continue reading Easy BBQ Chicken Bites

Shrimp Boil

Shrimp Boil

Plan a Summer Shrimp Boil they will never forget. Dump this scrumptious meal on a table lined with newspaper or freezer wrap and eat it with your fingers.

Peanut Chicken with Rice

Peanut Chicken with Rice

Peanut Chicken with Rice would make a perfect entree for a Chinese Dinner at home. Tender pieces of chicken breast in a sweet and savory peanut sauce over rice. If you’re a fan of peanut butter, you’ll like this dish! 

Southwest Bean Salad

Southwest Bean Salad

This Southwest Bean Salad is packed with flavor and lots of heart-healthy foods sure to satisfy every appetite. Spinach + Avocado + Beans + Peppers + Tomatoes + Chicken Click to Tweet

This Southwest Bean Salad is packed with flavor and lots of heart-healthy foods sure to satisfy every appetite. Spinach + Romain Lettuce + Avocado + Beans + Bell Peppers + Tomatoes + Chicken = lots of vitamins and fiber and good things that keep your body running strong. Continue reading Southwest Bean Salad

Chicken Salad with Cranberries and Walnuts

Chicken Salad with Cranberries and Walnuts

Make this Chicken Salad with Cranberries and Walnuts when you want to serve an entrée salad or dinner salad as the main course. Consider this a lettuce salad extraordinaire, loaded with so many flavor combinations, your tastebuds might just explode!