Southwestern Spaghetti – Crock Pot

Southwestern Spaghetti

Ingredients

1 pound – ground beef ( I use 80/20)
1 link – Italian sausage
1 cup – beef broth
1 medium – onion
crushed garlic – I use about 4 gloves
1 medium – chopped tomato
1/2 teaspoon – garlic power
1/2 teaspoon – onion power
1/2 teaspoon – coriander
1/2 teaspoon – paprika
1/2 teaspoon – basil
1/2 teaspoon – thyme
1 tablespoon – chili power
1 teaspoon – cumin
2 teaspoons – tomato bouillon
1/2 tablespoon – beef bouillon
1/8 cup – sun dried tomatoes chopped with juice from jar
1 can – tomato sauce
1 cup – beef broth
1 tablespoon – Worcestershire sauce

Directions

– Brown hamburger, Italian sausage and onion
– When almost brown add crushed garlic low heat so garlic does not burn
– Once meat is no longer pink; drain  and put in crock pot
– Add all the rest of ingredients
Cook for at least 8 hours on low or high on 4
I took lid off half way thru.

I have been cutting down on the carbs I eat so I replace the pasta with steamed cauliflower.

 

 

Italian Sausage Migas

Ingredient:

Cooked Hash brown Potatoes see recipe. Link

1 cup crushed tortilla chips
Small can Salsa
Cilantro optional
Italian sausage
2 oz of grated monterey jack Cheese
4 eggs whisked with 1 tablespoon of water

Italian Sausage Migas

Put potatoes in baking dish lay tortillas on top

Add salsa
Add  cilantro (optional)
Top with Italian sausage
Bake for 40 minute

add cheese
top with eggs

Bake for 20 minutes until eggs are cooked and serve

Bake at 350

Italian Sausage Migas

Italian Sausage Meatball Subs

Ingredient: 

1 small onion diced
Olive oil
1 small Can Salsa
Fennel seed
16 oz you favorite Pizza sauce or homemade

1/4 lb of Italian sausage
1 lb hamburger meat
1 egg
1 slice of wheat bread
Panko seasoned bread crumbs
Garlic powder

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Italian Sausage Meatball Subs

Directions:
Sauté onions and fennel seed for about 10 minutes on low add salsa
Cook for another 15 minutes
Add sauce and simmer for 30 minutes

While the sauce is cooking make meatballs – 12
Brown meatballs in a skillet on both sides
Add Worcestershire sauce while browning

Add meatballs to the sauce
You can continue on stove or in crock pot
On slow time varies

Serve on toasted bread with melted monterey jack cheese

Italian Sausage Meatball Subs

Italian Sausage Burgers

I would normally use Worcestershire Sauce to cook my burgers, but I didn’t have any. So I made my own sauce. This is what I had in the cabinet tonight. 

Sauce: Ingredients:

1/4 – Cup Soy Sauce
1 – Tablespoon White Vinegar
1/2 – Tablespoon your favorite Mustard
1/2 – Teaspoon Curry Powder
1 – Teaspoon Garlic Powder
1 – Teaspoon Sugar
1/4 – Teaspoon White Pepper
1/8 – Teaspoon Cinnamon ( May sound weird but it works)

  Hamburgers Ingredients:

1 – Pound Ground Hamburger
1/2 – Pound of Italian Sausage
2 – Eggs
1 – Slice of Wheat Toast
1/2 cup – Panko Seasoned bread crumbs add more if needed
1/2 – Teaspoon White Pepper
1 – Tablespoon Chili Powder
1/2 – Tablespoon Onion Powder
1/2 – Teaspoon Garlic Powder

Italian Sausage Burgers

If you like onions you will also need 1 – Large onion and 1 – Tablespoon of Olive Oil.

Italian Sausage Burgers

Directions:

Whisk together all ingredients for Sauce set aside.

Mix all ingredients for burgers, make into hamburger patties.If sausage in in a casing take it out.

Put onions with olive oil in skillet and saute for about 2 minutes. Add a tablespoon of sauce and continue cooking for about 3 minutes. Make sure you stir while cooking.

Add meat patties. Cook  until skillet is real hot.

Add sauce to burgers to keep from getting dry. Turn over cook and add more sauce. Cook until desired temperature. 

Put hamburger buns in toaster. Put roasted garlic on one side and cheese you prefer on the other and brown

Add toppings

enjoy.

Italian Sausage Burgers