Italian Bow Tie Pasta

My friend e-mailed this recipe to me and I tried it the other night and we LOVED it!

INGREDIENTS:
1 pkg. (16 oz) bow tie pasta
1 lb. ground Italian sausage
½ C. chopped onion
1 ½ tsp. minced garlic
½ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes (careful-doesn’t seem like a lot-but adds quite a kick!)
2 cans (14 ½ oz. each) Italian stewed tomatoes, drained and chopped
1 ½ C. heavy whipping cream
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. dried basil
Shredded Parmesan cheese

Cook pasta according to directions. Meanwhile, cook the sausage, onion, garlic and pepper flakes over med. Heat for 4-5 mins. or until meat is no longer pink. Drain.

Stir in the tomatoes, heavy whipping cream, salt and basil. Bring to a boil over med. heat. Reduce heat, simmer, uncovered for 6-8 mins. or until thickened, stirring occasionally.  In the meantime, cook your pasta.  I like to cook mine al dente. 

Drain pasta.

Toss with sausage mixture and garnish with shredded Parmesan cheese.

 

Serve and Enjoy!!!!

This would be a great recipe for Valentines Day Dinner!

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Meal Plan March 26th-April 9th

I would love to meal plan for an entire month again but I just don't see that working for the next two weeks. I plan on doing it for the month of April and beginning of May though as things are going to get quite hairy around here with the Marriage Conference coming up! So here is my meal plan for the next two weeks, fairly simple as we are out of town this coming weekend and it's Spring Break for the kids when we get back. Easter is going to be "non-traditional" this year, no one really likes ham all that much in my family. You can check out my other meal plans I have saved as well.

Mar. 26th-28th Out of town, no meals!
29th Chili
30th Italian Bow Tie Pasta
31st Chicken Noodle Casserole
Apr.1 Easy Beef Enchiladas
2 Manicotti
3 chx on the grill
4 (Easter) Beef Roast, Red Potatoes mashed up with garlic, Spinach Salad
5. leftovers
6 tacos
7 Sausage Potato Soup
8 Pasties
9 Bugers on the grill

Italian Salami Salad

1 16oz bottle Creamy Italian Dressing
16oz Rainbow Rotini cooked and rinsed in cool water
1 Green Pepper cut up
1 Onion cut up
1 8oz can can Black Olives
1/3 pound of Salami
1/3 c Parmesan Cheese

Cook the rainbow rotini, drain and rinse in cool water, set aside. Cut up Salami, Green Pepper and Onion. Combine the noodles with Salami, Green Pepper, Onion, Black Olives, Parmesan and Creamy Italian Dressing. Cover and refrigerate for a few hours before serving. If it gets a little dry, just add more dressing and mix well.

Grape Chicken Salad

1 c Chicken cooked and cut up
16 oz noodles - cooked and rinsed in cold water (I use elbow noodles)
1 c Miracle Whip
1/4 c Henri's Private Blend Tasty Dressing
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 to 1 c green grapes cut up

Cook noodles and drain, rinse in cold water. Cut up chicken and grapes and add to noodles. Combine Miracle Whip, Henri's Dressing, lemon juice and sugar with noodle mixture. Refrigerate for a few hours and serve cold.

Long time no post!

Wow, it's been a while since I've posted! My husband and I have been quite busy, we are in charge of putting together a marriage conference so there hasn't been a lot of time for blogging of late. I am going to post a few of my favorite recipes for the summer and warm weather! Enjoy!