Mango Pasta with Turkey Sausage and Cilantro

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Mango Pasta with Turkey Sausage and Cilantro

1 box Barilla Pasta Shells

1 lb Jennie-O turkey sausage

1 ripe mango, peeled and cut in small pieces

1 1/2 cup pasta sauce

1/4 cup half and half

2 handfuls (1/2 cup) chopped red onion

1/4 cup cilantro chopped.

salt and pepper

olive oil

Cook the turkey sausage, chopping it into small pieces.

Cook pasta shells, reserving 1/4 cup of the water from the pasta.

In a large frying pan, fry the onion with a little olive oil over high heat. After about 3 minutes add choped mango and fry for about 30 seconds stirring constantly. Add turkey, stir and remove.

Combine 1 1/4 cup pasta sauce, 1/4 cup pasta water and 1/4 cup half and half.

Place shells in large bowl, pour sauce over noodles, pour sausage and mango combination over sauce. Sprinkle with cilantro. Stir and serve.

(in our family my wife doesn’t like cilantro so we keep that off and use it as a condiment for the people who want it.)

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Flash Fried Shrimp with Penne, a White Wine Reduction with Thyme, Rosemary and Parmesan.

Here's a quick recipe from tonight's (8/28/09) dinner.  Thought you might enjoy it. We sure did.

1 lb 16-20 ct raw shrimp

some fresh ground pepper

1 box Shore Lunch Breading Mix

1 stick butter (don't worry, you don't use the whole thing)

1 box penne pasta

1 red onion

3 inches of rosemary

4 inches of fresh thyme

3 spoonfuls pasta sauce

grated parmesan cheese

1 1/2 cup chablis or other white wine

Thaw, pat dry and place shrimp in large plastic bag.

Add 3 spoonfuls Shore Lunch Breading mix, a little pepper and shake until shrimp are lightly covered.

Melt 1" butter in large pan on high.  Add shrimp and fry on one side until just red, then flip each one and cook until done, about 2 minutes.  Don't over cook.  Set aside

Cook 1 box penne pasta, set aside.

In large frying pan, melt 1" butter then add 2 handfuls chopped red onion.  Cook for 2 minutes stirring.  Add 1 1/2  cup Chablis or other white wine.  Cook on high for 3-4 minutes stirring often.  Add 3 " rosemary peeling the leaves off the branches.  Do the same for 4" of Thyme.  Add 2 large spoonfuls regular pasta sauce. Simmer on medium until relatively thick.

Place pasta in bowls, spoon a small amount of sauce over  noodles and stir until noodles are coated, sprinkle with parmesan cheese and top with cooked shrimp.  Serve hot.

Langostino Pasta with Carrots and Rosemary

Here's a quick pasta I came up with last night.  It's a creamy sauce that I made with skim milk.  I did it with langostinos and some leftover seared Ahi Tuna but we all agreed it didn't need the tuna.  Try it and let me know what you think. Langostinos are called little lobster tails but I think of them as crawdad meat.  Whatever they are, they taste sweet and are available at your local grocery store or Trader Joe's if you have one.

Cook one box of mostaccioli or other noodle.

Fry up 12 oz. langostinos in olive oil with a little garlic salt., set aside

Melt 1 inch of butter and add one handful of finely chopped onions. Fry over medium heat until onions turn clear, around 5 minutes.  

Add 2 spoonfuls flour and stir until paste is made.

Add 2 cups cold skim milk slowly stirring as you add it.

Stir until it starts to thicken, turn heat to low.

Add 2 carrots chopped.

Add handful parmesan cheese , a little garlic salt, 1 spoonful of finely chopped fresh rosemary, and some freshly ground pepper.

Add langostinos.

Heat on low for 2-3 minutes stirring occasionally.

serve over cooked mostaccioli 

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Cook well,

Rob Barrett