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Saturday Night Orecchiette with Sausage and Tomatoes

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Hi Friends! Welcome to my food blog! I am Megan, blogger here at 3 Scoops of Sugar. And today I am crazy about this orecchiette with sausage and tomatoes!!

If you are at all curious as to how life has been going around here…to sum it up in a few words it is most definitely absolutely unpredictable. My fam is living in a hotel for the month of November. We sold our house and will be leaving Nebraska to move to Kansas! I am excited for our new little adventure and all the craziness that will come along with it. Our kids are 2, 3, and 4! I am even forced to take a second glance at those numbers after I type them! I mean 2! 3! 4! Oh man, I guess you can tell who runs the house! One thing that is not crazy is this orecchiette pasta with sausage and tomatoes. This meal is AMAZINGLY DELISH!!

orecchiette with sausage and tomatoes



Orecchiette pasta with sausage is a fun twist on the whole pasta/meat combo. And the tomatoes add another burst of flavor. My favorite part of making this meal is cooking the tomatoes until you are able to press and burst them open! Soo fun! 😉

Pairing the sausage with this pasta is perfect because there is already so much flavor in the sausage.

orecchiette pasta with sausage and tomatoes

This past weekend my daughter and I headed to my parent’s house for some mommy/daughter time away from the hotel. It was awesome! We headed to the park, watched the SWEET HUSKER GAME with my sister and brother-in-law and their two boys, and made this wonderful orecchiette pasta!! 🙂

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If you are at all wondering, this meal was incredibly easy to make! BONUS! Oh YA!

And there is nothing like grabbing a yummy bowl of pasta and sausage on a cool Fall night. Especially when you have run around after a 2 year old all day long…
I adapted this recipe from Mark Vetri at Food & Wine.

orecchiette with sausage and tomatoes

orecchiette with sausage and tomatoes

Saturday Night Orecchiette with Sausage and Tomatoes

3 Scoops of Sugar
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Course Main

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound orecchiette
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 3/4 pound ground sausage
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 2 ounces mozzarella or provolone cheese shredded
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Cook orecchiette according to manufacturer's directions in a pot of boiling, salted water.
  • Drain pasta, reserving 3/4 cup of pasta water.
  • Meanwhile, in large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat.
  • Add sausage and cook through for approximately 8-10 minutes.
  • Transfer sausage to a bowl and set aside.
  • Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and tomatoes and crushed red pepper.
  • Cook over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes until tomatoes are soft enough to easily burst. Burst all of the tomatoes with a wooden spoon.
  • Add the reserved pasta water and cook for another 5 minutes until most of liquid is reduced.
  • Add pasta and sausage to skillet and remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Stir for another couple minutes until pasta is evenly coated.
  • Remove from heat and top with cheese.

 

 

Quick & Easy Salsa Verde Quesadillas

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School is back in session and sports and the endless number of activities have started for the year! Yay! What do you not want to think about…supper. Try these awesome quick & easy salsa verde quesadillas! To sum up in one word–SATISFYING!! You may think well, that’s a boring word. I beg to differ. These quesadillas are a mix of beef, cheddar cheese, cherry tomatoes, and avocado topped with my salsa verde and a dab of ranch! YUMMAY!

quesadillas

Quesadillas are a great weeknight meal. They can be as simple or as fancy as you like! I like my quesadillas more on the fancy side! 😉

How to fancy up your quesadillas:

1. First you need to decide whether you want meat in your quesadillas and if so what kind of meat?Quesadillas are fun to make with beef, chicken or even go vegan with a mix of veggies and black beans.
2. What will be your mix-ins. Possibilities are endless, but you could do the usual avocados, cheese, tomatoes or get daring and go for chickpeas, black beans, jalapenos, onions, zucchini, the list could go on and on.
3. Last and most importantly are the toppings!! This is my favorite part. Nothing completes a super fab quesadilla like dabs of fresh herbs, ranch, and your favorite salsa or guacamole. Today, I am totally excited about topping off our quesadillas with my salsa verde. It makes a mouth happy!! 🙂

salsa verde (tomatillo salsa)

These quesadillas go from tortilla and ingredients to full blown amazing, mouth-watering quesadillas in under 30 minutes. During the school year, 30 minute weeknight meals are huge!! And it’s a total BONUS when that doesn’t mean you popping in a frozen meal that you have likely had a thousand times before!

Say NO to frozen meals today! You know you want to do better than that!

 

quick and easy salsa verde quesadillas

Back to my word of the day–SATISFYING. These quesadillas are packed with ground beef, cheese, tomatoes, and a couple slices of avocado and topped off with some some fresh salsa verde and a bit of ranch. It only takes a reasonable portion to feel satisfied because of the variety of ingredients and protein from the beef and cheese and healthy fats from the avocado. So go ahead and satisfy yourself with these delicious quick & easy quesadillas with salsa verde!

They simply rock!!

quick and easy salsa verde quesadillas

quick and easy quesadillas with salsa verde

Quick & Easy Salsa Verde Quesadillas

Megan
Delicious beef quesadillas topped with salsa verde. Load 'em up with all of your favorite toppings!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Mexican

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 teaspoon taco seasoning
  • 1 avocado sliced
  • 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes chopped
  • 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 4-8 inch flour tortillas
  • optional toppings-salsa verde sour cream, ranch, cilantro, fresh lime juice. Go nuts!

Instructions
 

PREPARE INGREDIENTS:

  • Brown ground beef. Add taco seasoning and 1 tablespoon water. While meat is cooking, slice avocado and chop tomatoes.

ARRANGE QUESADILLAS:

  • In heavy cast iron skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil on medium-high heat for 2-4 minutes. Lay out tortillas and add ground beef, cheese, tomatoes, and avocado slices to one side of tortilla and fold over other half. Turn heat down to medium and cook quesadillas for a couple minutes per side. Keep a close eye on quesadillas so they do not burn. Remove from heat.

ADDITIONAL TOPPINGS:

  • Cut quesadillas in half and top with salsa, ranch, and fresh lime juice if desired.

 

 

ENJOY SOME TASTY QUESADILLAS!!

Poached Eggs on Avocado Toast

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Welcome! Here on 3 Scoops I am happy to present the ultimate avocado toast that will satisfy any breakfast cravings whether salty or sweet! This combination fulfills them both and it is FANNNNTASTIC!! Poached eggs on avocado toast with cherry tomatoes, blueberries, and crushed pistachios is a plate full of nutrition and shouting EAT ME!! Plus, you should probably keep reading and find out why you should eat more cherry tomatoes!

Try some Poached Eggs on Avocado Toast!

 

Poached Eggs on Avocado Toast

Poached eggs…so what’s the trick to fixing up some restaurant style poached eggs? Well it all starts with having some fresh eggs to use. Do you like the runny poached eggs or the ones that are more cooked? If you like them runny then cook them for 4 minutes but if you would rather have them more cooked through shoot for 5 minutes and then remove them from the water. They are great either way but I usually take them out of the water around 4 minutes.Plus I learned this handy little trick from Lindsay at Pinch of Yum to help the eggs get a good shape using mason jar lids!

Poached eggs on avocado toast

The combination of avocado with cherry tomatoes and blueberries makes this avocado toast my new favorite meal! Literally making the mmm sounds after every bite! 😉 I also put this avocado toast together using my crazy good whole grain white bread! So yeah, you could say I’m obsessed with this recipe lately.

Cherry tomatoes are also usually on my weekly shopping list because they pack a lotta nutrients and flavor in a tiny little tomato! They are sweeter than larger tomatoes but still have a low sugar content. It is the best of both worlds!! They are great for more than just topping salads. I love slicing/chopping them and adding them to wraps, tacos, dips, and sandwiches. Also a tip for storing tomatoes..they keep their flavor best stored at room temperature and not in the fridge. If your tomatoes are not ripe yet, store them in a paper bag. Tomatoes kept in the fridge lose their flavor quickly .

 

Poached eggs on Avocado Toast

Poached Eggs on Avocado Toast

Poached Eggs on Avocado Toast

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 slices white whole grain bread
  • 1/2 avocado ripe
  • 2 eggs
  • 3-4 cherry tomatoes
  • blueberries
  • pistachios crushed
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

For the Poached Eggs

  • Add enough water in medium saucepan to cover eggs. Pour 1 teaspoon vinegar into water to help eggs hold shape. Taste will not be altered. Place 2 lids (rims only) of mason jars in bottom of saucepan. Bring water to a boil and then turn off heat but let saucepan remain on burner. Crack eggs into a small bowl and then pour into lids at bottom of saucepan. For soft and runny eggs remove from water at 4 minutes. For slightly runny eggs, let cook for 5 minutes. When removing eggs from pan with spatula, remove egg and lid at same time. While holding egg, remove lid and then top avocado toast with egg.

For the Toast

  • While eggs are cooking, toast bread and mash avocado on top of toast.
  • Slice cherry tomatoes and place on top of avocado.
  • Garnish with blueberries and crushed pistachios.