52 New Recipes | Orzo and Sausage Skillet
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I'm continuing a pattern of not making the new recipe I plan to make!
My newest Cook's County magazine arrived this week, and one of the 30-minute recipes looked intriguing to me, so that's what I tried.
(I like Cook's Country better than Cook's Illustrated as far as magazines go. I almost always get a good dinner recipe or two from each issue, which makes the $4/issue subscription price totally worth it!)
This was an easy skillet meal, and since it's got protein, veggies, and pasta, it's pretty much an all-in-one meal.
I switched it up a little bit based on what I had on hand. I subbed local asparagus for the broccoli rabe, and I used some sliced red sweet peppers instead of the jarred peppadew peppers.
I'm pretty sure I'd have liked the peppadews, since I'm into spicy. But I had mercy on my family.
(I did sprinkle red pepper flakes on my serving for some heat. 😉 )
Also, I think the recipe was calling for actual white wine, but I used cooking wine instead.
Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of my finished dish. When Mr. FG came home from work, he was like, "Hey, want to go for a bike ride?"
So, I turned the stove burner off and went riding with him. Not gonna lie, that's a pretty nice benefit of having older kids...you can just up and do things like this on the spur of the moment!
Anyway, we ate dinner later than usual and it was pretty dark by then. I'm so spoiled by the natural dinner light, I felt completely unmotivated to take a photo under the artificial lights.
Regardless, we all liked this dish and agreed it's a keeper.
Yay!
I'm always super thrilled to have a fast dinner recipe to add to my files.
Next Week's Recipe
Given my track record of not sticking with my new recipe plans, I'm not sure how helpful making a plan is!
But I did notice these teriyaki chicken kebabs on the same page where I found the orzo and sausage recipe, and I'm thinking maybe I'll try them.
And guys, seriously. If you are in need of some new recipes, go subscribe to Cook's Country. I really, really don't think you'll regret it.
What new recipe did you try this week?
Share in the comments!
P.S. Cook's Country is totally not paying me, and I pay for my subscription with my own money. Legitimate Cook's Country enthusiast here.
I haven't made anything new this week, but I have cooked at home every night.
I think next week I'm going to try a Cuban chicken recipe I had at a friend's house. It was amazing!
Not a new recipe, more a variation of my usual dish. I made pea and ham soup, instead of beef shin and lentils. The soup veggies were the same (leeks, carrots, turnips, celery and parsley). My husband, who is not usually a soup fan, said this is his new favourite soup. I also took leftovers to work for two lunches. Win!
Pick me up off the floor, because I made a new recipe last night and my husband liked it! I made pulled pork in the crock pot, seasoning the roast really well and cooking it with some chicken broth to which I added garlic and a chunk of onion. I combined some recipes for this dish, but all called for the chicken broth, which I found odd, but it worked. Then I shredded it and mixed it with my homemade barbecue sauce. He told me today that he was going to make a sandwich of it for his lunch.
I usually make my own seasoning mixes, but I used a bought mix this time for the pork, because we are supporting the company that makes it, which is basically a guy we've known for 30 years or more, who started this up when he was old enough to have grown kids. We buy his sauces on occasion, too, and it helps that we like them, of course. Maybe next time I'll put his barbecue sauce on my pulled pork.
Next new recipe? That's still an unknown.
Can we buy these mixes on-line? Post the website so we can try them out!
Susan, he's on Facebook but I don't think he sells online yet. He's still riding around this end of the state in his pink pig truck, garnering new markets. His phone number is on there, though. Search for No Name Barbecue Sauce.
This was the first time in a few weeks that I tried something new. I made the Thai coconut chicken curry from the Budget Bytes blog. It was good but not great. I felt like it was missing something. I am glad I tried it though.
I wish there were a pic of what you made, but it's so much for fun to hang out with family, I know 😉
Ooh that orzo sish sounds like a great idea! It sounds like you could do it in one pot too, so that's nice. This week I'm on the road, so poor mistah is cooking on his own. When I was at home we made a few of our regular recipes to use up pantry ingredients.
I made turkey burgers this week. They were okay, and I'd make them again, but I'd definitely have more toppings for them next time.
Next week I'm going to try the chicken francaise recipe from Cook's Country.
I find that I tend to see a recipe I want to try, either online or in a cookbook/magazine, and think "Oooh, I want to try that!" but then forget about it when I sit down to make a menu. So I've put a page in my planner where I list the names of recipes I want to try and their sources, and then look at that when I plan my meals. I just started it, so I'm not sure how it will work long term, but it did get new items on the menu last week and this week!
Lori, for me I, have to season turkey really well to offset the lack of fat which adds flavor. Try that next time and see what happens. Good luck!
I add concentrated stock to my ground meat, beef for beef, chix for poultry. This stuff is a paste rather than liquid or granules. It's very meaty and very salty - lots of umami. There are several brands, one of which is Borvril.
When I'm really jazzing it up, I make mini-meatloafs for burgers: stock pasate, grated (not minced) onion, grated potato, egg. Definitely my favorite way.
Karen and William, thanks! We were actually very happy with the turkey burgers overall, because they were much easier to cook on the stovetop than beef burgers (when we do that, there is oil flying everywhere!), but the flavor was a bit of a disappointment. I'll have to try your ideas!
This sounds amazing. I'm going to add it to my list of potentials.
Also I am all 😮 over the fact that there is a day after having kids when you can just up and run off on a bike ride. Ours are 6, 3, and 1, and "spontaneous" and "up and run off" pretty much don't exist in our vocabulary these days. Although our eighteen month old is completely capable of a good "up and run off." I'll bet those days will be here before I know it.
Kristen, I meant to add that my husband is a peppadew fanatic. I like them too, even though I don't like spicy foods as much as he does. The ones we first tried are from the olive bar at Earth Fare (and maybe Whole Foods has them there as well) but Trader Joes has basically the same ones in a jar, for pretty cheap. I find them spicy, but not overwhelmingly so.
Maybe I should buy some and just sprinkle them on my serving of orzo and sausage. Then no one else will have to suffer!
I've got oodles of chard, radishes, and scallions in my garden right now, plus, I keep stumbling upon great veggie deals in the discount bin at the grocery store. So I've been making my standard "any veggie sauté" over wilted greens for dinner. Basically just chop up whatever's on hand (last night was yellow summer squash, mushrooms, radishes, red bell peppers and, of course, scallions - sauté until soft. Toss in the chopped greens (chard and radish tops) at the very end and give them a few turns while you deglaze with white wine or cooking sherry. Salt & pepper and top it off with two over-easy eggs for some protein. Yum!
Hi Kristen,
I made Oslo Buco Alla Minalese last Sunday for the first time. I have always been a bit put off by bone-y meat-y cuts of meat, but it was totally delicious! It was finished off in the slow cooker, which I just love, it was easy and it also meant I didn't have to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Have a lovely day lovely weekend.
Fi
I tried a new recipe for oat muffins and they were good. I also tried a recipe that I've had around for awhile (apparently printed out in 2007!) for pecan chicken. I can't remember if I ever actually made it before, so it might as well be a new recipe. We enjoyed it.
New recipe for me this week was vegetarian pulled "pork," made with canned jackfruit and a homemade bbq sauce. Totally delicious! And for those who aren't sure about a magazine subscription, you can check to see if your library carries it first, as a test-drive. My library has physical copies at one branch of Cook's Country, or you can get digital copies through the Zinio magazine database. Check it out! 😉
Ok, I had to google that! It does look a lot like pulled pork, I must admit.
I got an offer from CI, both CI and CC for 20.00. Bargain.
Made a lemon tart from scratch and it actually went pretty well.