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Italian Sausage Marinara

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Family Dinner Recipes
Cuisine: Italian-American
Keyword: Easy, Healthy, Italian, Last-Second, Marinara, Sausage, Throw Together
Servings: 4
Calories: 181kcal

Ingredients

  • Italian Sausage 16-19oz
  • 28 oz can of Crushed Tomatoes
  • 1 cup sliced Collard Greens ish.
  • 1 cup sliced Zucchini -ish... it really is an ish.
  • 2 packs of microwavable Quinoa 8.5 oz
  • Garlic Salt
  • Crushed Red Pepper
  • Parmesan Cheese if you wish to top it off.

Instructions

  • Cook the sausage in a non-stick skillet over medium heat, turning (or mixing) ever so often for about 10-12 minutes.
  • While the sausage is cooking, get a medium / 2 qt. saucepan on medium low heat. Dump the can of Crushed Tomatoes. Add some sliced Zucchini. And add some sliced collard greens.
  • Usually it looks like you added too much collard greens and you need more tomatoes. I like to have extra crushed tomatoes just in case, but generally, give it about 5 to 10 minutes, and those greens will shrink to fit.
  • Sprinkle garlic salt and red pepper (probably a teaspoon of garlic salt and a little less than a teaspoon of red pepper)
  • Microwave the quinoa (or rice).
  • When everything is ready, stack it up. Quinoa. Red Sauce. Meat. Parmesan.

Notes

Vegetable substitutes include eggplant, spinach, kale, and maybe cauliflower.