Sausage Mushroom Alfredo Pasta Recipes

SAUSAGE MUSHROOM ALFREDO

Steps:

• Alfredo sauce cooks fairly quickly, so begin your pasta first.
• Defrost sausages is microwave. Mash them with a fork until broken into little chunks.
• Melt butter in large pot. Add sausage pieces and sliced mushrooms over medium high heat for 5 minutes.
• Add heavy cream and spices and reduce heat a bit. Stir frequently until cream thickens (about 8-10 minutes).
• Remove from heat and add Parmesan. Stir thoroughly. Serve over cooked pasta.

SAUSAGE MUSHROOM ALFREDO PASTA WITH STRAWBERRY LEMON SUPREME

Steps:

• Bring water to boil for pasta. Chop leek (white part only; 1 cup); chop parsley.
• Remove sausage casing: cut almost in half (butterfly); turn sausage over and peel casing away (wash hands). Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2-3 minutes. Place 1 tablespoon oil in pan, then add sausage; brown 3-4 minutes, stirring to crumble meat, or until no pink remains. Meanwhile, cook pasta following package instructions.
• Remove sausage from pan. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to same sauté pan, then add mushrooms and leeks; cook and stir 3-4 minutes or until tender.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in wine; simmer 2-3 minutes or until reduced by about one-half.
• Stir in Alfredo sauce; bring to a simmer. Meanwhile, shred cheese (1/2 cup) into sauce; whisk until melted. Stir in pasta and sausage; cook and stir 1 minute. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
• Nutritional Information: CALORIES (per 1/6 recipe) 400kcal; FAT 21g; CHOL 55mg; SODIUM 810mg; CARB 36g; FIBER 4g; PROTEIN 14g; VIT A 8%; VIT C 8%; CALC 10%; IRON 15%.
• Strawberry Lemon Supreme:.
• Set whipped topping out to thaw. Slice strawberries.
• Cut six 1/2-inch-thick slices from cake; arrange 4-5 slices to cover bottom of 9-inch-square serving dish. Drizzle or brush creamer over cake slices.
• Combine yogurt and strawberries; spoon mixture evenly over cake slices. Spread whipped topping over strawberry mixture.
• Crumble remaining cake slice over edge for garnish. Chill 1 1/2 hours (or overnight) until thoroughly chilled and cake slices are softened. Serve. (Makes 9 servings.).
• Nutritional Information: CALORIES (per 1/9 recipe) 170kcal; FAT 7g; CHOL 15mg; SODIUM 90mg; CARB 22g; FIBER 1g; PROTEIN 2g; VIT A 2%; VIT C 30%; CALC 4%; IRON 0%.

CREAMY MUSHROOM PASTA

Steps:

• Heat the oil and butter in a medium saucepan. Fry the onion over a low heat for 10 mins or until softened and translucent.
• Add the mushrooms and cook for 10 mins over a medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for 2 mins. Add the wine and bring to a simmer, reduce the liquid by half.
• Add the double cream and bring to a simmer, then add the lemon zest and parmesan. Season with salt and plenty of black pepper.
• Meanwhile, cook the pasta following pack instructions. Reserve 100ml of the pasta water. Toss the pasta in the pan with the creamy sauce and enough of the reserved water to loosen. Stir through the parsley, divide into bowls and top with extra cheese, if you like.