One of my favorite things to do is eat.
Yep.
Especially Italian style foods.
Especially with my friends.
This past weekend I had the priviledge of cooking up a bunch of Italian favorites for my friends using Johnsonville Italian Sausage. I made Italian Sausage Lasagna, Italian Sausage Rigatoni, Italian Sausage Vodka & Cream Sauce on low carb shirataki noodles, Italian Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms, and for dessert, Low Carb Key Lime Pie. Plus we had plain ol' cooked sausage.
I enjoyed creating these dishes almost as much as eating them. I didn't try everything I cooked because I limit my carbs, but what I did eat I liked, and I received compliments on the other things, so I suppose they also turned out well.
I had never cooked with Italian Sausage before. Any recipe that called for sausage - I just used regular sausage, either bulk or link. This was a first for me and I can say that it won't be my last time. I liked the special Italian flavor that it gave my foods. It totally changed the flavor of the food, giving authenticity to the dishes. For example, anytime I've ever made lasagna I've used ground beef. I'd never even thought of using Italian sausage. What a difference swapping out the beef for the Italian sausage made!
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| Italian Sausage Rigatoni |
Would you like to try out a few of the recipes?
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45 comments:
We use Johnsonville sausage all the time. It's the best tasting!
I love Johnsonville sausage in my spaghetti sauce
s2s2 at comcast dot net
I have tried it before, and I absolutely love it!
magickalblessings26{at}gmail.com
i love using Johnsonville! I especially love it in italian dishes.
love the sausage
Love it all -- food, friends, coupons, and winning! Looks delicious!
Yes I've tried Johnsonville sausage and it is high quality and tasty.
ky2here at msn dot com
Yes, we use Johnsonville sausage all the time, very good!
I HAVE tried Johnsonville sausages before, but don't think I have ever tried the Italian ones!
kitty32504 at cox dot net
I put their Italian Sausage in Egg Bakes. It is awesome
In egg bakes is an awesome idea, Nickolay! I'll give that a try.
I eat Johnsonville pretty regularly, so I am sure I have had the italian version. My wife usually cooks. I just eat what she puts on the plate.
I do not think I have ever tried the Italian but I eat the brats fairly regularly.
No, not the Italian, yet, but I love their New Orleans Spicy Smoked Sausage. It's fabulous.
chrisdeglen(at)gmail(dot)com
I love Johnsonville Sausages, especially when I grill them with onions and green peppers.
lauraemerson17 at yahoo dot com
I love Johnsonville sausages and the Mild Italian is my favorite.
I have tried it, we love it! Hope I win one fo the free ones! ;) New fan from http://giveohgiveaway.blogspot.com/ Found you on Tightwad in UT!
I haven't tried it but I would love to!
I have not tried it.
Yes, we eat these all the time. They are good grilled and on a bun or cut up in a breakfast skillet too.
Yes I have tried them and they make great dinners!
thransom@gmail.com
I have tried it and love it!
shawn113(at)hotmail(dot)com
Yep, we eat it all of the time.
msurosey@yahoo.com
Yes, we have it in spaghetti often.
michelle tucker
i have tried several,like them!
ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com
Yes, we love it!!
agwwga@hotmail.com
suebunting1977@gmail.com yes I have tried Johnsonville Italian Sausage and I love it!!
Yes -I have tried them.
i have never tried them
jenniferwinchester@ymail.com
I have tried Johnsonville Italian Sausage and it is delicious
CharlieGurl57@aol.com
I've tried Johnsonville before. It's pretty good!
Saw you on SITS today! It's nice to meet you!! :)
Happy SITS Day! When I lived up north in an Italian-american mecca, I didn't use Johnsonville because we had so many local options. Now that I'm down south, it's my go-to sausage. Our options are getting better, but they still aren't many!
Hi, Jean! I'm here from the SITS girls, for your SITS day. Looking forward to poking around your blog a bit.
Just stopping by from SITS to say HI! :)
Lovely!
I use sausage (minus the casings) all the time... it lends an excellent flavour to any dish that you would normally use ground beef in.
Congratulations on your SITS day!
Congrats on your SITS day. Enjoy the spotlight. I love Italian sausage and often use it in spaghetti sauce.
Happy SITS day! Looks like I missed a tasty giveaway. Love the pics. I had never thought to try sausage in lasagna either. It sounds splended
Yum! It's the best!
I had actually never thought of using sausage instead of ground beef in lasagna! Interesting!
i'm a ground beef vs italian sausage user too. i never even thought to use "italian sausage"...thats how dumb i am about cooking. sounds delish tho!
Just stopping by to say hello from the SITS girls!
I love the concept of your blog, and I am looking forward to looking around more!
Dawn
I am so hungry now!! Too late for a "late night snack" ;)
happy SITS Day!
nice posting.. thanks for sharing.
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