Sausage And Summer Vegetable Sauté Recipe Epicuriouscom

SAUSAGE AND SUMMER VEGETABLE SAUTé

Steps:

• Prick sausages a few times. Simmer with water in a 12-inch heavy skillet, covered, over medium heat 7 minutes. Uncover and cook, turning occasionally, until water has evaporated and sausages are well browned and cooked through, 7 to 10 minutes more. (You may need to add 1 tablespoon oil to skillet, depending on sausages.) Transfer sausages to a plate and pour off all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet if necessary.
• Cook onion, fennel, and tomatoes with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in skillet over medium heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits, until onion and fennel are crisp-tender and tomatoes are soft and beginning to burst, about 7 minutes. Add corn and dill and sauté 2 minutes.
• Slice sausages and serve with vegetables.

GRILLED SAUSAGES WITH SUMMER VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Place the first 5 ingredients in a blender; if desired, add pepper sauce. Cover and process until blended., Cut peppers lengthwise in half; remove seeds. Cut eggplant lengthwise into 1/2-in.-thick slices. Cut zucchini and yellow squash lengthwise into quarters. Place all vegetables in a large bowl; drizzle with 1/2 cup of the sauce and toss to coat., Place vegetables on a greased grill rack. Grill, covered, over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until tender and lightly charred, turning once. Cool slightly. Reduce grill temperature to medium-low heat., Cut vegetables into bite-sized pieces. Toss with additional 1/4 cup sauce; keep warm., Grill sausages, covered, over medium-low heat 15-20 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160° for pork sausages (165° for turkey sausages), turning occasionally. Remove sausages from grill; toss with remaining sauce. Serve with vegetables.

SUMMER VEGETABLE SAUTE

Steps:

• In a medium skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onion and sauté for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned. Stir in the corn and cook for 2 minutes. Add the beans, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, and remove from the heat.
• Add 1 tablespoon water to the skillet and cover. Let the vegetables sit, covered, off the heat for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND VEGETABLE SAUTE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick frypan or Dutch oven.
• Add in the sausage meat and cook breaking up the meat with a spoon (this should take about 10-12 minutes)then remove the sausage to a bowl.
• To the same skillet/pot add in the chopped eggplant, zucchini, bell pepper, onion, garlic, dried basil, chili flakes; saute for about 7-8 minutes or until just softened.
• Add the cooked sausage meat back to the skillet or pot with the chopped drained tomatoes, parsley and black pepper (or cayenne if using) reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add in 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese; mix to combine.
• Set oven to 350 degrees and butter a 8 x 8-inch baking dish (or larger).
• Transfer the mixture to the baking dish.
• Sprinkle the top with about 1-1/2 cups grated mozzarella cheese.
• Bake for 20-22 minutes or until the cheese melts and is bubbling.

GARLIC CHICKEN SAUSAGE AND SUMMER VEGETABLE SAUTE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large, heavy nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add bell pepper and onion and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes. Add sausage and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add zucchini, mushrooms, Italian seasoning and 1/4 tsp black pepper. Stir-fry only until crisp. Remove from heat, add vinegar and toss to coat all ingredients.
• Meanwhile, microwave polenta rounds in covered container for 1 to 2 minutes or until hot throughout. Portion 2 to 3 polenta rounds on each plate and top with sauteed vegetables.

EASY SAUSAGE AND VEGETABLE SKILLET

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat in oil until a thermometer reads 160°; drain. , Cut into 1/2-inch slices. Add the sausage, squash and onions to the skillet; cook for 3-4 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce and cayenne pepper; heat through.