Peasant Chicken And Sausage Recipes

Steps:

• Cook the pasta according to the directions on the package.
• Heat the oil over a medium heat in a large, deep saute pan or 8-quart stockpot.
• Saute the onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook an additional 1 minute. Stir in the sausage and cook until heated through and browned, about 4 minutes. Add the escarole and cook until wilted, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add the beans, 1 cup of chicken stock, sage and red pepper flakes and simmer until the mixture is heated through and liquid is slightly reduced.
• Add the sausage-bean mixture to pasta and toss well, loosening with the additional 1/2 cup chicken stock if necessary. Season with freshly ground pepper and salt, to taste.
• Divide among 4 pasta bowls and top with Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the sausage until golden, about 2 minutes. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, then toss with the flour in a bowl; add to the skillet and cook until browned but not cooked through, about 3 minutes.
• Add the onion, peppers, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste and cook 3 minutes. Add the wine, scraping up any browned bits; bring to a boil and cook until slightly reduced, about 1 minute. Add the broth and bring to a gentle simmer. Cover and cook until the sausage and chicken are cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer the chicken, sausage and vegetables to a platter with a slotted spoon. Increase the heat to high and stir the parsley and cherry peppers and their liquid into the skillet; boil until reduced by one-third, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Pour the sauce over the chicken mixture.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook sausage and onions over medium heat until no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Add chicken; cook and stir until no longer pink. , Stir in the beans, broth, tomatoes, basil and oregano. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Add the spinach and heat just until wilted. Serve with cheese if desired.

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towels, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings in skillet. Add next five ingredients to drippings. Reduce heat to medium; cook, covered, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender, 10-15 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cut sausage diagonally into 1/2-in. slices; place on top of vegetables. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Crumble bacon; sprinkle on top.

Steps:

• 1. Cut chicken into 3/4 -inch pieces. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. In a plastic bag, shake chicken and soy flour until chicken is evenly coated shake off excess flour.2. In a 5-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat, saute half of the chicken at a time in 3 tablespoons of the oil until chicken is no longer pink in the center, using additional oil as needed. Remove chicken, cover and keep warm. Reduce heat to medium.3. In same Dutch oven, brown sausage. Drain sausage well, pressing out fat cover and keep warm. Remove all but 1 tablespoon of the drippings.4. Saute onion, green pepper and garlic in sausage drippings for 5 minutes or until green pepper is crisp-tender.5. Add tomatoes with juice, bouillon granules. Italian herbs and sausage. Bring to a boil reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. 6. Stir in reserved chicken and peas. Cover and cook for 5 to 10 minutes or until chicken is hot.

Steps:

• Cut chicken into 3/4 -inch pieces. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. In a plastic bag, shake chicken and flour until chicken is evenly coated shake off excess flour.In a 5-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat, saute half of the chicken at a time in 3 tablespoons of the oil until chicken is no longer pink in the center, using additional oil as needed. Remove chicken, cover and keep warm. Reduce heat to medium.In same Dutch oven, brown sausage. Drain sausage well, pressing out fat cover and keep warm. Remove all but 1 tablespoon of the drippings.Saute onion, green pepper and garlic in sausage drippings for 5 minutes or until green pepper is crisp-tender.Add tomatoes with juice, rice, bouillon granules. Italian herbs and sausage. Bring to a boil reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.Stir in reserved chicken and peas. Cover and cook for 5 to 10 minutes or until chicken is hot.

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium heat. Add polenta; cook 9-11 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Keep warm., Meanwhile, in another large skillet, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add peppers and onion; cook and stir until tender. Remove from pan., Add sausages to same pan; cook and stir 4-5 minutes or until browned. Return pepper mixture to pan; heat through. Serve with polenta; sprinkle with cheese and basil.