Tonight's Surprise!

I said I was going to only post once a week. Well................I lied! I went to the grocery store this afternoon and planned out a fabulous dish while shopping. Believe it or not, I was able to remember it and make the dish once I arrived home. This is a whole meal rather than one dish. It wasn't like Rachel Ray's 30 Minute Meals. It was a "Megan's 40 Minute Wonder!"

There is a little sadness for my 5 followers: there are no pictures for tonight's post because the photographer was at a school board meeting. I know you are disappointed. I was having a good hair day too!

Pasta Dish: Ravioli
I used 1 lg. pkg. store bought Buitoni 4 Cheese Ravioli
1 pkg. sliced, washed portabella mushrooms
Olive Oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, or 1 spoon of jarred garlic
1/2 cup good red wine (That you might be having a sip of while you cook!)
1 lg. can good diced tomatoes

Directions:
In a stock pot bring salted water to boil. Cook Ravioli according to pkg. directions. Drain and set aside. In same stockpot, heat about 4 Tbl. of good olive oil and saute the onions until clear. Add the garlic and continue to saute until there is some good brown stuff (frond) in the pan and it smells really great! Then add the wine or chicken stock if you don't have wine. Continue to stir then add the mushrooms. After a couple of minutes add the tomatoes. Let this dish simmer for just a few minutes. Once the sausages are done and you have drained off all but 1 Tbl. of the oil, add the mushroom/tomato mixture to this pan to get all the good flavor from the sausages. Let this cook just 3-4 minutes and then add the Ravioli and cook until heated through.

Meat Dish: Sausage
I used 1 pkg. of beer bratwurst and 1 pkg. of cheddar/jalapeno sausages from HEB. You can use whatever kind of sausage your family likes.

Directions:
In a skillet add 3-4 Tbl. of good olive oil. Heat on medium heat then add the sausages, cover and cook until done, turning every few minutes. Once they are done, remove to a serving dish with a lid to keep warm. Drain off the oil except for 1 Tbl. Then follow remaining directions for pasta dish.

I served this with sauteed asparagus and a salad made with only lettuce and grape tomatoes and tossed with Paul Newman's Lite Balsamic Vinaigrette.

Rating: 1-5 Stars
Lydia & Spencer: 3, but if there hadn't been asparagus it would have been 4 Stars
Goerge Whitt: 5 stars (he likes asparagus)