Day 5: Your favorite recipes

Disclaimer:  I do not cook a whole lot and when I do it is with great simplicity...lol.

Spinach and Sausage Pasta Salad


Hillshire Farms Polska Kielbasa Sausage
3 cups whole wheat penne
2-4 cups of fresh spinach
Freshly grated parmesan
2-4 tablespoons of olive oil

1. Rinse spinach and set aside
2. Saute sausage in medium fry pan
3.  Boil pasta and drain
4.  Mix warm pasta and sausage, drizzle with olive oil, mix with spinach until spinach is lightly wilted.  Shave fresh parmesan over top.
5. Eat it.

Karen’s (awesome) lentil soup

Ingredients
1 12 oz package of lentils
3-6 carrots (peeled and cut to approx 1 inch pieces)
3-6 celery stalks (cut to approx 1 inch pieces)
1 medium yellow onion (cut to approx 1 inch pieces)
Package of meatloaf seasoning
Salt & pepper to taste

Directions
1.Rinse and drain lentils, add to pot of 6-8 cups of water.
2. Bring to a boil, add vegetables and 1/2 packet of seasoning
3. Turn heat to low and let simmer for 45-60 minutes or until vegetables and lentils are cooked through. Serve and enjoy!

Variations: Exchange 2 cups of water for chicken, beef or vegetable stock. Add a starch vegetable like yams, sweet potatoes, or regular potatoes. Try a 1/2 packet of taco seasoning to spice it up.