Hillshire Farm To The Rescue + Enter To Win A $100 Publix Gift Card
March 5, 2013
Hillshire Farm to the rescue. At least that is what I was saying this weekend. You guys know I typically take Saturday off as my day out of the kitchen. Last weekend, we had planned to go to my oldest son’s baseball game, run a few errands then hit my favorite Mexican restaurant.
Well, it was so dang cold that the game was canceled and I was not motivated to get out of the house. So, I decided to grab a box of dirty rice mix, slice some Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage and dinner was on the table in 25 minutes. I really didn’t even feel like I was cooking since I just dumped the rice and the sausage in a pan with a little boiling water. My guys loved it and even cleaned up the mess after dinner. Ok…it was only a pan and the four bowls we used but it was still a nice break for me.
Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage is great to have on hand. It’s ready in your fridge whenever you need a great meal. It makes dinner a breeze and your whole family will love it.
I like to have a couple varieties of the sausage on hand. It is one of my favorite meats to keep in the fridge. The sausage I bought last week is good until the end of May. So it will be there ready to go whenever I need it. I don’t have to worry about remembering to take anything out of the freezer in the morning. Plus, the price can’t be beat especially since we have a great coupon and sale at Publix!
Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage, or Polska Kielbasa, 13 or 14 oz, 2/$6
-$1.50/2 Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage
-$0.75/2 Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage 02/03/2013 RP Insert (exp 03/31/2013)
As low as $2.25 per package after coupon.
I have another winner to announce. Congratulation to Sharon R (floridasharon@). She was the winner of last week’s giveaway with her Sausage and White Bean Soup recipe. This sounds wonderful and would be a delicious and very economical meal for any night! I bet you could even put this in your crockpot to make it even easier!
If you are looking for recipes, you can check out all the great recipes that the readers have shared HERE and HERE. You can also look on the Hillshire Farm recipe page – everything I have tried there has been awesome!
Sausage and White Bean Soup
1 pkg Hillshire Farm sausage diced
1 tsp oil
2 cups of chopped onions
1 garlic clove minced
3 cans of Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained
2 bay leaves
6 cups of chicken broth
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
dash of cayenne pepperSaute the onions in oil for 5 minutes. Add in the sausage and brown a little bit on all sides. Add the garlic and cook another minute or so. Add the rest of the ingredients and additional water if needed to cover all the ingredients. Cook, covered, for 2 and 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Serve with crusty bread and a salad.
I have some great news! The folks at Hillshire Farm are giving ANOTHER I Heart Publix reader a $100 Publix gift card.
Entry is simple! You just need to complete the task below. As a reminder, comments left on Facebook, Twitter or other posts will not be included. I will choose the winner on Monday 3/11 at 11 pm.
REQUIRED ENTRY:
- Just share your best recipe using Hillshire Farm Rope Smoked Sausage as the main ingredient in the comments below.
Disclosure: This giveaway is sponsored by the folks at Hillshire Farm. All comments and opinions are my own.
Hillshire Farm Sausage, Sauerkraut and Apples
1 lb polish hillshire farm sausage
1 lb sauerkraut
1 large apple chopped
4 medium potatos, peeled and quartered
1 clove of garlic monced
2 cups apple juice
3 cups of water
Heat water and apple juice in a large pot or dutch oven, add all ingrediants and simmer or low boil until potato’s are tender.
PAELLA CASSEROLE
1/2 lb. chorizos or Italian sausage links, sliced
1 (2 1/2 to 3 lb.) ready to cook broiler fryer chicken, cut up
1 med. onion, chopped (1/2 c.)
1 med. sweet red pepper, chopped (1/2 c.)
1 med. green pepper, chopped (1/2 c.)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 c. regular rice
2 med. tomatoes, peeled and chopped (1 1/2 cups)
2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. saffron, crushed
4 c. boiling water
1 lb. fresh or frozen shelled shrimp
10 small clams in shells
1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen peas
In large skillet cook sausage over medium heat until done. Drain sausage, reserving drippings in skillet; set aside.
Season chicken pieces with a little salt and pepper. Brown chicken in reserved drippings; remove chicken, reserving drippings in skillet.
Add chopped onion, red pepper, green pepper and garlic to reserved drippings; cook until onion is tender but not brown. Stir in uncooked rice, chopped tomatoes, salt, and saffron. Stir in boiling water; bring mixture to boiling. Stir in cooked sausage.
Turn rice mixture into a paella pan or a 4 quart casserole or a Dutch oven, arrange chicken pieces atop mixture. Bake, covered, at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, thaw frozen shrimp. Thoroughly scrub clams. Place clams in a saucepan with 1/2 inch of boiling water; cover and cook until shells open 3 to 5 minutes. Drain; discard any clams that do not open.
Place peas in a colander or strainer; rinse with hot water to thaw. Arrange peas, clams, and shrimp atop rice mixture. Bake, covered, until chicken and rice are done, 15 to 20 minutes longer. Garnish with lemon slices, if desired. Serves 8.
NOTE: When using Dutch oven reduce water to 3 1/2 cups.
I cut the sausage up and start frying it in the pan. I throw in some red bell pepper and green and sometimes yellow. After everything is basically done I add spaghetti sauce and heat. It is delicious over penne pasta or bow tie!
BARBECUE SMOKED SAUSAGE PIZZA
Ingredients
1 pkg. Hillshire Farm® Beef Smoked Sausage
2 12-inch pizza crusts
2/3 cup barbecue sauce (I prefer mine with a spicier BBQ sauce)
2 cups thinly sliced red onion
2 cups thinly sliced baby portabello mushrooms
2 green bell peppers, seeded, cut into thin strips
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions:
Preheat oven to 425°F. Cut sausage on an angle in ¼” slices. Place crusts on 2 baking sheets; spread 1/3 cup barbecue sauce on each crust.
Top each pizza with ½ each of sausage, red onion, pepper and mozzarella cheese.
Bake 20 minutes or until crust is crispy and cheese is lightly browned. Cut each pizza into 8 slices. Serves 8.
Nothing special about this recipe, but after trying lots of different recipes with smoked sausage it’s still my families favorite. We just call it Sausage Potato Bake. Chop up potatoes, onion, & bell pepper to bite size pieces. Place on an aluminum foil covered baking sheet. Drizzle & toss with olive oil, garlic powder, & black pepper. I never measure those ingredients just season to taste. Slice sausage & add to baking sheet. Cook at 450 degrees for 30 min. Easy peasy comfort food.
The flavors in this recipe just go together splendidly.
Pasta Sausage Supper
1 lb polish Hillshire Farm Sausage
1 lb penne pasta
1 large green bell pepper
1 large red bell pepper
1 medium onion
Marinara Sauce (if desired)
In large skillet cook sausage over medium heat until done. Remove sausage, reserving drippings in skillet; Add sliced red pepper, green pepper, and onion to reserved drippings; cook until onion is tender.
Meanwhile, prepare pasta according to directions on the box.
Stir browned sausage back in to skillet with the veggies. Add marianar sauce if desired. Serve over cooked pasta.
I’m not a great cook, so I rely on a lot of pre-seasoned kits. One of my staple meals is adding a package of Hillshire Farm rope sausage to 2 boxes of Zatarain’s Jambalaya with cheese. It’s delicious and easy!
Slice up onions, peppers, and potatos fry for 20 minutes in a skillet add sliced hillshire farms sausage brown 10 more minutes and your ready to eat!
Ingredients
Hillshire Farm Sausage and Potato Bake
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Makes: 6 servings (about 1-1/2 cups each)
1 pkg. Hillshire Farm® Turkey Smoked Sausage
6 cups red new potatoes, cut into 1-inch chunks
1 green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch chunks
1 red bell pepper, cut into 1 inch-chunks
1 large onion sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves, crushed
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Directions
Preheat oven to 400° F. Cut sausage in 1/4” slices; set aside.
Place potatoes in medium saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer 10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain potatoes.
Combine sausage, potatoes, bell peppers, onion, garlic, chicken broth, olive oil and seasonings in a 12×8-inch baking dish; mix lightly.
Bake for 30 minutes or until potatoes are lightly browned and vegetables are tender.
& enjoy!
Cut up Hillshire Farm smoked sausage in crockpot with favorite bbq sauce, little honey and mustard( for zing) great potluck or party food.
We just used smoked sausage in a low country boil crockpot recipe. Just get a package of Zatarans sp? seafood boil mix in the crockpot with about 8 cups of water and 1 head of garlic cut in half. 2lbs new potatoes with skin on. Cook for 4 hours then throw in the sausage and corn on the cob cut in quarters. Cook for another hour. Then put in one pound of shrimp (shells on and deveined and cook for 30 mins.
Whoops I forgot to say….on your low setting!
I do jambalya mix with the sausage. We love it.
I slice the sausage in about half inch thick slices, put slices in a pyrex, bake them uncovered till they are well heated through. When I remove the pan from oven I sprinkle with chili powder or bbq dry rub spice and toss (You can also grill the sausage whole, then slice up after grilling and toss with seasoning). I put the sausages on a platter with cubes of cheese, dill pickles, peperoncini peppers, and crackers. Makes a great appetizer!
I add sausage to the crockpot with potatoes and bbq sauce, cook it on high for 4 hours and it is great!
I’ve also made the typical hash brown casserole and added slices of the sausages to the casserole for a easy throw together dinner.
Basic Hash brown – sausages casserole recipe:
* 1 can condensed cream of celery soup or cream of mushroom soup
* 1 3/4 cups milk
* 1/2 cup sour cream with chives
* 1/4 cup chopped onion
* 2 tablespoons green pepper, chopped
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/8 teaspoon pepper
* 24 ounces frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
NOTE: I just stir in the sliced sausage to the recipe before cooking. May have to use a larger baking dish.
Preparation:
Mix soup, milk, sour cream, onion, green pepper, salt, and pepper; stir in potatoes. Pour into an ungreased 8x8x2-inch baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50 to 60 minutes.
This recipe was a totally delicious accident this week. Even my very picky father enjoyed it!
10 oz. veggie pasta cooked as directed
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tbps minced garlic (I use the jarred in olive oil)
1 cup pearl onions (I used frozen)
1 cup sliced bell peppers (These were fresh frozen from our garden)
1/2 cup frozen spinach
1 can drained, diced tomatoes (basil, garlic, oregano)
1 package Hillshire Farms beef sausage sliced
sauté garlic in olive oil until fragrant (approx. 3-5 minutes)
add all veggies and sauté until soft
add sausage and sauté until browned
add tomatoes and pasta and warm through.
season as desired.
If you find the pasta too dry you can add a little more olive oil.
This is super quick and super easy and totally Tasty!!
Roasted Sausage and Veggies
1 pkg of hillshire farm smoked turkey sausage
4-5 small red potatoes
1-med sweet onion
1- pkg white button mushrooms
2-3 small yellow squash
1- red bell pepper
Wash veggies and cut into bite size pieces. Cut up sausage the same
Place veggies on a foil cookie sheet
Drizzle with EVVO and salt and pepper. Mix and coat with clean hands
Roast at 400 for 20-25 minutes or until veggies are done.
Enjoy!
Put Hillshire Farms sausage in a pasta salad. Cook Rotini Pasta, drain and let cool. Take 1 can green peas, salt, pepper, Hillshire Farm sausage (cut into small pieces). Mix pasta with mayonaise, green peas, Hillshire Farms Sausage and add salt and pepper for seasoning.
Big bag of dried the large white lima beans- soaked overnight.
In a crock pot put drained limas, pkg. of Hillshire Farms sausage cut up, some finely chopped onion, salt, pepper and a shake or two of Tony Chachere’s seasoning, add enough water to cover ingredients.(you may need to add alil more water thru out the day cause the beans may still absorb some of the water) Cook on high for about 6-8 hours depending on how hot your crock pot gets. We eat ours over rice but it is great without it too! Enjoy!
We prefer it grilled to crispy with a salad on the side. That is my husband’s favorite “recipe” for Hillshire Farms sausages.
We just slice and brown the sausage. Chop and saute some onions and bell peppers. Cook some pasta and open a jar of sauce and add some cheese.
Sausage and Shrimp Gumbo
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Makes: 6 servings (about 1¾ cups each)
Recipe Details
Ingredients
1 pkg. Hillshire Farm® Smoked Sausage
1/4 cup cooking oil
3 cups hot cooked long grain white rice
1/4 cup flour
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded, chopped
1 red bell pepper, seeded, chopped
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup frozen sliced okra
2 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
2 cups chicken broth
½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Salt to taste
½ lb. large raw shrimp, peeled, deveined
Directions:
1.Cut sausage into ½” slices; set aside.
2.Combine flour and oil in a 4 quart heavy saucepan; mixing until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until roux is a dark reddish brown.
3.Stir in onion, bell peppers, celery, okra and garlic; cook and stir 8-10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in Cajun seasoning.
4.Stir in chicken broth; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Reduce heat to low; stir in sausage, pepper sauce, black pepper and salt to taste. Simmer, covered 15 minutes. Remove cover.
5.Bring to a boil; add shrimp and cook 3 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.
6.Ladle gumbo into bowls with rice.
Slowcooker Pork Stew
In slowcooker, combine 1 1/2 lb pork roast cut in 1in chunks, 1 lb carrots peeled and cut in 1 in. chunks, 2 cups chicken stock, 1 med. diced onion, 1 tsp. rosemary. and one Hillshire Farms Smoked sausage cut in half moon slices. Cook on high 6 hrs. Stir in 1 or 2 chopped tomatoes and a can of canallini beans and when they are warmed thru, serve. Top with some toasted seasoned bread crumbs. Enjoy!
I just cooked red beans and rice and sliced some Hillshire Farms beef sausage and kielbasa sausage. Hubby loved
Dirty Rice With Smoked Sausage
2 cups long grain white rice
5 cups chicken stock, divided
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 pound smoked pork sausage, sliced (I prefer beef)
1 clove garlic, minced
1 large onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Make the rice, in a medium saucepan combine the rice and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until all the stock is absorbed into the rice, about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile heat oil in a heavy-bottomed saute pan over medium-high heat. Brown the sausage. Once browned, add the garlic, onion, celery, and green bell pepper. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add 1 cup chicken stock and cayenne. Cook until the stock has reduced a little. Add the cooked rice and parsley and stir thoroughly. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
I chop some green peppers,onions and garlic int a pot of boiling water. I add the sausage,rice, saffron,and sofrito. I make a big pot of meat and rice and my family loves it.Quick,easy,delicous and not a lot of mess
I like to use Hillshire Farms Smoked Sausage in our grilled kebabs, they taste so yummy grilled over an open flame!
They’re super easy to put together-and clean up is a breeze!
1 pkg Hillshire Farms smoked sausage sliced into 3/4 in. slices
1 onion, sliced into large chunks
1 med zucchini, sliced into 3/4 inch slices
1 med summer squash, sliced into 3/4 inch slices
1 pint cherry tomatoes
2-3 tbs olive or vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste
Arrange sausage and vegetables onto skewers, coat with oil and season to taste. Grill over medium heat to desired results.
A quick and easy lunch.
Sausage & Chili Dog Burritos
1 Package Hillshire Farm smoked sausage, diced
1/2 large onion
1/2 large green pepper
1 finely diced Jalapeno pepper
2 Cans Wolf Brand chili with beans
6 flour burrito sized torilla’s
Pour 1-2 TBLS. oil in pan, cook onion and peppers until translucent; add diced up sausage and cook for 3-4 minutes until heated through.
Meanwhile, add canned chili to a pan and cook on low on stove top or can put in glass container and heat in microwave for a few minutes until hot.
Warm flour burrito shells in microwave for a few seconds each.
Place burrito shell on plate, spoon sausage mixture down the center; spoon chili mixture over this.
Add any garnishments: Shredded cheddar or Mexican cheese, salsa, sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes. Roll into burrito. Better than a traditional chili dog any day.
My family’s favorite recipe for kielbasa:
1 lg bottle of ketchup
1 jar of either currant or grape jelly
2 pkg. kielbasa
Mix ketchup and jelly thoroughly. Slice kielbasa and put into crock pot, pour sauce on top and cook on low overnight or 6-8 hours. Delicious!!
I use the Hillshire Farm sausage in Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya.
Cut 1 pkg of sausage into rounds. Add 1 can Swanson chicken breast meat, and one pkg of Zatarain’s low-sodium Jambalaya mix.
I put it all in a rice cooker with water.
20 minutes later, lunch.
Jim Bob’s Sweet & Spicy Sausage
2 lbs Hillshire Beef Smoked Sausage
1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 sweet onion, chopped
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 cup of fresh pineapple chunks
2 dashes hot pepper sauce (more if you’re adventurous)
2/3 cup water
Directions:
Preheat over to 350 degrees F
Cut sausage into 1″ (approximate) sections place in 9 x 13 baking dish and add pineapple.
Combine Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, onion, sugar, hot pepper sauce and water in a bowl and mix.
Pour above mixture over the sausage and pineapple in the 9 x 13 baking dish.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.
Serve with fresh french bread and fresh steamed green beans
Louisiana Hoppin’ John
1 lb. dried black-eyed peas, rinsed and soaked overnight and drained
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 pkg. Hillshire Farms sausage
2 large onions, chopped
2 ham hocks
1 jalapeno pepper thinly sliced, plus more for serving
Kosher salt & pepper
2 cups long-grain white rice
Louisiana hot sauce for serving
Heat 2 Tbsp oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add sausage & cook, turning once, until browned 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Reduce heat to medium, add onions and remaining oil and cook covered stirring occasionally until tender – 6-8 minutes. Add the garlic & cook, stirring for 2 minutes. Return the sauasage to the pot and add the soaked peas, ham hocks & 3 cups water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until the peas are tender, 1- 1 1/2 hours. Twenty-five minutes before the peas are done, cook the rice according to package directions. Transfer the ham hocks to a plate. When cool enough to handle, shred the meat, discarding the skin & bones. Stir the meat back into th epot along with the jalapeno, salt & pepper. Serve over rice with additional jalapeno and hot sauce if desired.
This recipe is so easy and delicious.
1 package Hillshire Farms Sausage, any kind
2 large potatoes
1 small head of cabbage
1/4 cup water
2 TBS olive oil
Put oil in large fry pan
Heat pan on high for a minute or two.
Put potatoes skin side up in pan
Cut sausage in four and out 1 link between each potato
Cut cabbage pretty fine and sprinkle on top of ingredients. Oh, I forgot add water after yoiu put in he cabbage.
Tirn pan on to medium heat, put a lid on it and let it cook for about an hour or less, it will not burn.
OK, folks…this has been my best kept secret…my Spanish red beans and rice and your Hillshire sausage. I just made this recipe last Friday(March 1st, 2013), and brought in to work. I tripled the recipe. Every one who ate it loved it! I will share recipe with YOU! I heart Publix!
1 package Hillshire Farms smoked sausage(slice into 3/4 inch slices)
4 cans Lucks red kidney beans(with liquid). Place in 4-6 qt pot and start simmering on low heat(covered).
1/2 med onion chopped into small pieces
1/3 cup chopped bell pepper(red, yellow or orange)chopped into small pieces
3 garlic cloves(minced
1/8 tsp cumin
1/8 tsp coriander
1/8 tsp oregano
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
A few shakes of Tobasco sauce
1-2 bay leaves
1/4 cup tomato sauce
1 1/2 Tablespoons oil(olive oil or your choice)
Approximately 4 cups cooked rice
Saute onion, pepper and garlic in oil. Add to beans which you have placed in a covered pot. Saute sausage slices in a Pam sprayed pan for approximately 5 minutes on medium to high heat. Add this meat to bean mixture in pot. Add spices and tomato sauce. Simmer bean mixure on very low heat for 30-40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Take out bay leaves and discard. Keep beans covered and add 1/4 cup water if mixture is too thick.
When you are ready to serve, pour beans over rice. Let cool 2-3 minutes before eating.
Serve with a salad on the side and avocado slices and olives. Serve slices of crusty Spanish bread smeared with butter!
Enjoy!
This Red Beans and Rice recipe makes approximately 6 servings
the way we eat hillshire farm is to cook our potatoes like home fries and then chop up the sausage and saute it all together. very simple but very tasty.
1 package of Hillshire smoked saugsage
4 large potatoes chopped
2 onions chopped
2 green peppers chopped
1 red pepper chopped
Cook all ingredients on the stove separately till tender.
Place all ingredients together in a glass dish and pour 2 cups chicken broth and sprinkle dry italian seasoning over it.
Cook for 20-25 minutes in over at 350 degrees
Italian Sausage Bake
Ingredients:
-1 14oz package of Hillshire Farm smoked sausage, hot italian sausage flavor
-1 cup Progresso Tuscany Broth
-1 jar Bertolli or Classico sauce, your favorite red sauce flavor.
-1 can Hunts diced tomatoes, basil, garlic & oregano variety
-1 box Mueller’s pasta – rigatoni or penne work best
-1 tablespoon Crisco extra virgin olive oil
-1 package Kraft fresh take Italian Parmesan variety
-Pam cooking spray
-1 box Texas Toast garlic or cheese toast
-Talenti Gelato
Directions:
-Combine jar of sauce, can of Hunt’s diced tomatoes, and cup of Progresso broth in a sauce pot, with any extra seasoning you may want to add. Bring to a simmer and keep on low, stirring occasionally. Let simmer for the duration of the rest of your cooking.
-At the same time, boil your sausage for about 4 minutes. Remove from water and when cool enough, cut in half length-wise, and then into slices.
-In a skillet, heat your olive oil. When hot, add the slices of sausage and cook until barely browned on both sides.
-Cook your pasta according to the box directions, minus one or two minutes. It will finish cooking in the oven.
-Spray a 9×13 (or you could even do a 9×9) baking dish with Pam spray to prevent sticking.
-Combine the sausage, sauce, and pasta in the pasta pot (after draining the water, of course). Pour into baking dish.
-Top with the Kraft fresh take cheese and breadcrumb mixture.
-Bake at 375* for 17-19 minutes, until the top is visibly golden.
-Bake your texas toast at the same time, according to boxed directions.
Remove from oven and serve with your texas toast.
Have the Gelato for desert!
3 tbsp olive oil
4 carrots, peeled, ends removed and thinly sliced
3 leeks, thinly sliced, both ends removed
2 cloves garlic, minced (or ½ tsp minced garlic soaked in 2 tsp water for 5 minutes)
16 oz chicken broth (2 cups water with 1½ tsp chicken soup base)
1-15 oz can crushed tomatoes
1 small head cabbage, roughly chopped
1 lb Hillshire Farms kielbasa, sliced
1 tsp caraway seeds (optional)
½ tsp marjoram (optional)
½ -1 tsp salt
½-1 tsp Penzey’s freshly ground peppper
Directions
In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the carrots and leeks to the pot. Cook until tender, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Add the borth, tomatoes, cabbage and kielbasa to the pot, along with caraway and marjoram if using. Simmer until the stew is hot and the cabbage is tender, 20-30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
My family as a kid always did it simple, we cooked up the sausage and made egg noodles, and then fried the egg noodles. quick and yummy!
My favorite way to use Hillshire Farms sausage is with a box of Zatarains Jambalaya rice mix or Dirty Rice mix. Just slice it up thin, and all to the rice mix. Delish and super easy!
I like to slice the sausage and just brown it, and serve with sauteed cabbage.
We have two favs- one we saute green peppers and onins and slices of the sausage, and serve with (also pan fried) pierogis ! Very tasty
We also usethe Zatarains dirty rice or jambalaya mix, with a can of pinto beans, half a can of corn and sliced sausage for a very hearty meal ( quick too!)
We use Hillshire Farm Rope Smoked Sausage at least once a week for an easy and quick dinner. Everyone loves it
- sausage, bell pepper, red onion, minced garlic stir fry for about 8-10 mon. At the very end add salt, black pepper and a drop of sesame oil. Delicious! Can eat with rice, potatoes or pasta.
One of my favorite ways to use Hillshire Farm sausage is in spaghetti sauce.
Slice up the Hillshire Farm sausage and throw it in a sauce pan with tomato sauce, a few spices, and a bunch of chopped veggies. Heat and then add to your favorite pasta (mine is simple spaghetti or fettuccine noodles.
Eat and enjoy!
I would really appreciate it. Thank you!
Grill the sausage on the grill then mix with zatarains jambalaya – delicious.
Turkey Sausage and Greens
1 Turkey Kielbasa Rope – cut into circle slices
half an onion – diced
2 bushels of collard greens
2 cups chicken broth
seasonings to taste
1 tbs olive oil
Warm olive oil in the pan and then add sausage and brown
Once sausage has a good crust on it, add the onion and sautee until the onions are translucent (about 3 minutes)
Add collards a handful at a time – once the handful has wilted down a bit, add more, etc.
Once all the greens have wilted down, season to taste (I add garlic powder, sea salt, cracked pepper and red pepper flake)
Stir and let cook for a couple minutes then add chicken broth and stir again
Let cook, stirring occasionally, for 15-20 minutes
Serve!
Goes great with GRITS!!!
make sure to chop up the collards!
I combine sausage with prepackaged Jambalya mix and some freshly grilled chicken–it is delicious and comes together in 20 minutes!
Not sure this counts as a recipe, but our favorite way to cook Hillshire sausage is: brown slices in skillet, remove, in same skillet cook sliced cabbage along with some onion slices. When almost done, to your liking
(we like the cabbage pretty soft, some like it almost crunchy), add the browned sausage back in just to marry the flavors.
The best thing about Hillshire sausage is that you can use it in a lot of recipes, you can make it work with most any food you want to use, or you can eat it alone. mmmmmmm Now I think I need to get MORE sausage to try all the other posted ways of eating it!!!
Plov with Sausage
saute carrots and onions on skillet, then add the sausage in, leave it on low for about 5 min then put 1 cup rice with 2 cups of water in pot and then add the carrots and onions and sausage and boil on medium for about 45 min or when rice is fully cooked, salt and pepper to your desire and your done.
My best recipe for using Hillshire farm sausage is:
1 pkg – Hillshire Farm sausage or Keilbasa(we prefer keilbasa but either will do)
2 cans – Black Beans (any variety)
1 can – Navy Beans
1 can – Red Beans
1/2 vidalia onion diced into small pieces (optional)
** dice up sausage and put into crockpot (uncooked)
Open cans of beans and pour into crockpot, add onion (optional) if desired. Slow cook until juice is thick. (about 4-5 hours) Serve with mexican cornbread.
Yum, yum!
Mexican cornbread is the best…recipe can be found here: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Absolute-Mexican-Cornbread/
pOLISH sAUSAGE AND VEGGIES
SAUTE SUSAGE ONIIONS GREEN PEPPERS AND MUSHRROOMS ON L;IOW TILL COOKED THEN
PUT OVER RIVE UN CLE BENS 90 MINUTE RICE YOU HAVE A MEAL IN NO TIME QUICK AND EASY ESPECIALL Y IF WE HAVE TO WORK ALL DAY RIGHT
THANK YOU!
We just cut rope into 5 pieces, then slice each piece in half, leaving attached. Grill, top with american cheese & serve on hamburger roll. My kids love it! We call it Cheese Hot Dogs!
I love to cook up some hillshire farm sauasage ( any variety) with green bell pepper, onions, zuchnni and yellow squash along with black beans and serve over rice. YUM!
I will make “stir fry” with bell peppers, potatoes, and hillshire sausage on the grill or stovetop. If i do grill i just add season salt, If i do the stovetop I add a TBSP of oil. YUM!
I am low-carb dieting so I love to make this recipe!
Spicy Cabbage
1/2 pack Hillshire Farm Sausage, diced
1/2 pound Ground Turkey
1 can Diced Tomatoes (Do not drain)
1 medium head of Cabbage, chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons Cajun Seasoning
1/2 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper (optional, but I like it a little spicy!)
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons butter
Salt and Pepper
Brown Turkey and Sausage and lay on the bottom of crockpot. Pour in can of Diced Tomatoes. Sprinkle Cajun Seasoning and Cayenne (if using) over the meat and tomatoes. Put Chopped Cabbage on top and add the water. Do not stir. Cook on High for 3 hours then add butter and salt and pepper to taste and stir. Continue cooking on high for one more hour.
(You can substitute a whole pack of Hillshire Farm Sausage if you don’t have any ground turkey. I like it both ways!)
Sausage Bake
1-2 Hillshire farms sausage ropes, cut into large pieces
2-3 russet potatoes, peeled and cut
Bag baby carrots
One sweet onion, peeled and cut into wedges
1-2 bell peppers (any color), cut into large pieces
2 cloves garlic, minced
Olive oil
Balsamic vinegar
Italian seasonings (blend or oregano, basil, etc.)
Salt and pepper
Mix veggies with avfew
I made some last night with black beans & rice. Yummy!
I think an easy and great way to use Hillshire sausage is in spaghetti sauce. Canned sauce can be used, and then just add the sausage! Presto! It can also help to add tomato paste, oregano, or other spices to the sauce.
Hearty Slow-Cooker Sausage and Bean Soup
1 lb. package Hillshire Farm smoked sausage, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1/4 each of the following dried beans:
black beans
kidney beans
lentils
navy beans
black-eyed peas
pinto beans
chickpeas
split-peas
6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 can diced tomatoes
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Place all ingredients in slow cooker. Cook on low for 8-10 hours. No overnight soaking required!
Sausage Rotini-
2lbs Hillshire Farm Rope Smoked Sausage
Veggie rotini
Mayo & lots spices- to your taste
Cook Hillshire Farm Rope Smoked Sausage as directed
While that is cooking boil rotini as directed on package
Once rotini is boiled & ready drain & let sit & cool about 10 min
Once cooled Add into pot you boiled it in
Add 3-4 Tablespoons Mayo to coat all noodles
Add all spices & seasonings to your preference but this is what I use
Garlic Powder, rosemary, Sage, ground red & black pepper, Italian Seasoning (Extra dashes) Parika, tad Cummin, Everglades seasonings (for extra flavors, Basil, Tyme, Oregano
Mix altogether very well making sure all rotini is coated then add sausage. For extra sausage flavor I ad 2 teaspoons of juice off the sausage & mix well into the noodles. If it seems a little dry/sticky add more Mayo & stir well.
I usually make enough to feed 1 meal then 2 small bowls for leftovers
Super Simple Polish Sausage & Sourkraut!
1 Pkg. Hillshire Farm sausage cut into 1/2″ pieces, add 1-2 cans of sourkraut and cubed potatoes heat till warm or put in crockpot for a few hours-done!
This is one of my absolute FAVORITE quick, easy and delicious family dinners that makes awesome leftovers, too! I got it from the KraftFoods website years ago. Yum! I want some NOW!
Hearty Sausage Skillet
1 lb. Smoked Sausage, sliced
1can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
1cup water
1tsp. Italian seasoning
1pkg. (12 oz.) VELVEETA Shells & Cheese Dinner
2cups broccoli florets
BROWN sausage in large skillet on medium-high heat 5 min.; drain.
STIR in tomatoes with their liquid, the water and Italian seasoning. Bring to boil. Add Shells. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover.
SIMMER 7 min., stirring twice. Add broccoli; cook an additional 5 min. or until tender. Stir in Cheese Sauce until well blended.
One of our favorite easy meals at home is to slice up a pound of smoked sausage and brown it in a skillet. Drain off most of the grease but leave a small amount for flavor. Tear up kale leaves and cook it in the skillet with the sausage until the kale reaches the desired tenderness.
This is very fast and very easy and very delicious!
Best Yummy Appitizer. Great to throw out at a gathering.
1 pkg. Hillshire Farm® Lit’l Smokies®
2 teaspoons chili powder
½ teaspoon ground cumin
4 ounces sliced Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeño peppers, cut into ½” x 2” strips
4 large (10-inch) flour tortillas, cut into 1” x 4” strips
Salsa (optional)
Directions:
1.Preheat oven to 400°F. Open package of Lit’l Smokies® and drain off any liquid. Combine chili powder and cumin in a small bowl then add sausages and toss to coat evenly.
2.Cut a thin slit partially through each sausage. Place 1 cheese strip inside slit of each sausage.
3.Place filled sausage on one end of tortilla strip; roll up and secure with toothpick. Place wrapped sausage on a large, lightly greased baking sheet. Repeat with remaining sausages.
4.Bake 8-10 minutes or until sausages are hot and cheese is melted. Serve with salsa.
Voodoo Pasta
1 package Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage
12 oz dried pasta
2 Tbsp minced garlic
1 onion, choppped
1 jar Alfredo sauce
1 tsp. blackening seasoning
dash of cayenne pepper
Cook pasta according to package directions.
Chop smoked sausage and add to skillet with chopped onion. Cook over medium heat until sausage is beginning to brown and onion is tender. Sprinkle with blackening seasoning and add minced garlic. Cook an additional 2-3 minutes. Pour in Alfredo sauce and stir. Add cayenne pepper to taste. Simmer 5-10 minutes or until heated through. Serve over hot pasta.
I slice the sausage and stir fry with cabbage and/or any other vegs I have on hand and eat it with rice.
I toss chopped sausage in with some eggs and cheese for a delish omelet
Theres a few favorites like chopping them up in scrambled eggs and cooking them in some bbq sauce as an appetizer but my favorite is a twist on a spanish dish called arooz con salchichas or rice with sausage in the original you use canned vienna sausages.
Basically you sautee chopped onions and tomatoes in some olive oil or butter
then add your rice usually a cup will feed 3 adults in my house lol
stir it so the oil and sofrito mixture coats the rice then you can add in you sliced kielbasa (yum) and a can of tomato sauce water and a packet of Sazon (i use one with achiote and azafran) water and tomato sauce should equal 2 cups combined then you bring to boil and simmer until rice absorbs the yummy flavors and water lol
My daughters favorite is just chopping up the sausage and tossing it with pasta and creamy garlic parmesan ragu.
My husband prefers a spicy jambalaya like the ones above.
Hot German Potato Salad
9 medium potatoes
1-1/2 lbs. Hillshire smoked sausage
6 bacon strips
3/4 cup chopped onion
2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. celery seed
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/4 cup sugar
1-1/3 cups water
2/3 cup cider vinegar
In a saucepan, cook potatoes in boiling salted water until tender.
Cut sausage into 1/2-in. slices; saute in a skillet until browned. Drain and place in a large bowl. Drain potatoes; peel and cut into 3/4-in. cubes. Add sausage; keep warm.
•Cook bacon until crisp; crumble and set aside. Drain all but 3 tablespoons of drippings; saute onion in drippings until tender. Stir in the flour, salt, celery seed and pepper; blend well. Add sugar, water and vinegar; bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes.
•Pour over potato mixture and stir gently to coat. Sprinkle with bacon. Serve warm. 12-14 servings.
CHEESY GRITS:
2 cups low-sodium chicken stock, plus more if needed
2 cups cream, plus more if needed
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
3/4 cup grits or polenta
4 ounces American cheese, torn into pieces
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
SAUSAGE, SHRIMP AND PEPPERS:
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound Hillshire Farms pork sausage, cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 small orange bell pepper, cut in small dice
1 small red bell pepper, cut in small dice
1/2 Spanish onion, cut in small dice
1 pound uncooked large shrimp, peeled, deveined and cut into thirds
1/2 cup low-sodium chicken stock
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
DIRECTIONS
For the grits: Bring the chicken stock, the cream and butter to a simmer in a heavy saucepan. Gradually whisk in the grits. Reduce the heat and simmer until the grits have thickened, 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally to avoid lumps. Once the grits are thick and creamy, stir in the cheeses and adjust the consistency with stock and/or cream and season with salt and pepper. These grits provide a wonderful bed to soak up the flavor from the sausage, shrimp and veggies.
For the sausage, shrimp and peppers: Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the sausages and brown. Then transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon, leaving all of the fat in the skillet. Add the garlic, bell peppers and onions to the skillet, sprinkle with salt and pepper and saute until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the shrimp and saute until they begin to turn pink, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the reserved sausage and the chicken stock to the skillet and let reduce a bit to intensify those flavors. Stir in the butter at the end and garnish with parsley.
I slice sausage and layer with potato slices and cheese for a fresh take on lasagna
This is my favorite from Once A Month Mom (http://onceamonthmom.com/lighter-cajun-jambalaya-with-shrimp-sausage-and-okra/):
Cajun Jambalaya with Shrimp, Sausage and Okra
Author/Source:
Abbi @ Onceamonthmom.com
Ingredients:
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green pepper
1 cup chopped celery
4 tsp minced garlic
1 pound turkey or chicken sausage
1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 cup fresh or frozen okra, cut in pieces
0.5 tsp pepper
0.5 tsp salt
1 cup brown rice
2 tsp hot sauce
0.5 tsp cayenne pepper
http://www.food.com/recipe/joleans-cheese-potato-smoked-sausage-casserole-126623
Cheese, potatoes, smoked sausage- what could go wrong! Thanks for hosting!
I like to grill sausage and onions then top my pizza with them, add a little sauce and bake til the crust is golden, so good!
sausage pasta soup.
1 pound sausage
1 cup chop onion
2 cloves garlic that is minced
5 cup of beef broths
1/2 cup water
4 large tomatoes-peeles, seeded and chop. if dont have fresh, use big can of tomatoes that is peeled and diced or stewed tomatoes.
1 cup of thinned slice carrot
1/2 tablespoon fresh basil leaves or use out of jar that is basil leave,
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano or out of jar oregano
1 6-8 ounes of tomato sauce that is pureed
up to 8-12 ounces of torellin pasta or linguine pasta
3 tablespoon chop fresh parsley or out of jar pasrley
1.in 5 quart dutch oven or ham oven,start brown sausage, remove the sausage, drain then reserve 1 tablespoon of sausage drippings
2.saute onion,garlic in the drippings,stirred in beef broth ,water, tomatoes,carrots,basil,oregano, tomato sauce and then sausage, bring up to boil, then reduce heat, simmered uncovered for 30 mins
3. skimmed fat from the soup. stirred in parsley, simmer cover this time for 30 mins.
4. add the tortellin or limguine pasta during the last 10 mins.
5. sprinkle with parmesian cheese on top of each bowl servings.
I used what I already had on hand for lunch today for myself and a few friends. We had alot of fun cooking together today.
Smoked Sausage & linguine in Four Rosa sauce
1 Hillshire Farm smoked sausage rope (cut in 1/2 inc. slices)
1 Small onion, diced
1/2 green bell pepper, diced
1/2 c. diced celery (or may use frozen mixture of onion, celery and bell pepper)
8 oz. container of button mushrooms, sliced
1 package of Buitoni fresh linguine – cooked according to package directions
1 Jar of Bertolli 4 Rosa pasta sauce
1/3 c. Parmesan cheese (I used part of a package of Fresh Takes Ital. Parm. mixture and a couple tablespoons of the crumbs)
Pour olive oil in skillet, cook onion, peppers, and celery until translucent. Add mushrooms and cook until done. Remove to paper towel lined plate to absorb any moisture and oil. Set aside.
Add a bit more olive oil to pain, cook smoked sausage for 2-3 minutes. Drain.
Cook linguine according to package directions. Drain and add to 3 qt. casserole dish. Open 4 Rosa sauce and pour over noodles. Add sausage and vegetables. Mix.
Bake in 350 oven for 30 min. Remove from oven and add parmesan and crumb mixture. Bake an additional 5 minutes. Remove and eat.
You can also put this into a glass 3 qt. casserole dish and put in microwave for 10 minutes. Remove and add Parm. cheese and crumbs. Bake an additional 2-3 minute to melt cheese.
I made a side salad and sliced up a baguette to complete the meal. Will feed 6 people generously.
I like it on hand for a quick meal. Slice it down the middle (long ways) and throw it on the grill with BBQ sauce!
I make whatever pasta I have. I brown Hillshire Farm Sausage.Slice sausage into bite size pieces. Add both together with a little extra virgin olive oil. Toss in diced onions, diced tomatoes and minced garlic, basal,and parsley. Delicious!
i make spagetti with sausage. i start with preheat oven that is high broiler. i arrange sausage on bake sheet then broil sausage each side 5 minutes til done. remove the bake sheet from the oven, keep oven on, cut up sausage in the around 1/ 4 thick slices. arrange slices of sausage in single layer line up on bake sheet. then broil slices of sausage about 2 minutes til browned. start cook pasta that is what accord to the direction from the package of pasta then drain real good. place tomatoes in food precesser til close by to smooth. heat up olive oil in large non stick pan over medium heat . add the red crush red pepper then thin diced garlic, sauted for one minutes , add in tomatoes, sugar,salt, cook up to 4 minutes til thickly. add sausage and cooked pasta to toss up very good and well. top off with mozeralla cheese.
what you need on hand to make this spagetti with sausage which are
one package or 8 oz of sausage
one package of pasta, any king that is your preference
one 28 oz can of no -salt added or low sodium whole tomatoes undrained
two tablespoon of olive oil
1/ 2 teaspoon of red pepper crusted out of bottle.
five garlic cloves that is thin diced
one teaspoon of sugar
1/ 4 torn fresh basil if you have it, if not use the bottle of basil
1/ 2 cup of mozerralla cheese
1/2 teaspoon of Kosher salt if you have it, if not, can use regular salt.
I like to grill the sausage, onion, green and red peppers, mushroom, add them on hot dog bun.
Really easy… and delicious!. Hillshire Farm Rope Smoked Sausage (cut),(yellow, orange, red, green: whichever you have on hand), onions. Leftovers go in a sandwich or baguette for the next day lunch (bag). Thanks, Hillshire, for letting me save on lunch money!!!
Brown the sliced sausage, add diced onions, garlic, green pepper, add rice and water to cook until the rice is done for a quick dinner.
quick sausage appetizer for any party or even for a snack.very easy receipe to mke in short time. here goes are
1 pound spicy sausge or mild sausage
3 cups of grated cheddar cheese
3cups baking mix of any brand like bisquick , or self -rising flour
salt and pepper
preheat the oven to 375
using a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, combine sausage,cheese and baking mix and beat on the low speed until blended. add salt and pepper to test to taste. shape the mixture into 1 inch balls and placed them 1 inch apart on an no grease cookie sheet. bakes for 20 minute,for til browned.drain on the paper towels, and serve hot,warm, or at right room temp. if you want something to dip in the sausage appetizers, that would be ranch or sweet and sour sauce to dip in to eat. you are going to like this part, you can double up on this receipe and bakes and put half of this receipes in the freezer for later to save time for in the future.
asian sausage with snow peas.
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon vegetable or canola oil
1 tablespoon diced fresh ginger root
1 tablespoon mince garlic
1 pound sausage, cutted in thin strips or cubed
bag of snow peas or at least 8ozz. or more if more servings.
start with little bowl to put together soy sauce ,brown sugar, and cornstarch. put that aside
heat oil on wok or large pan skillet over low-medium heat. stir-fry ginger and garlic at least 30 second. add sausage and stirfry for 2 minutes or til brown enough. add the snow peas and stir fry fot plus 3 minute. add soy sauce mixture; bring to the boil, always stirring. low heat and simmering until the sauce become so thickens, about at least one minute. serve immediately. serve asian sausage with snow peas over rice, white or brown rice.serve to around 8 servings. yummy food.