Sausage With Beans And Macaroni

Description

Quite a tasty bean dish, you can use baby shells in place of the macaroni. This dish tastes even better the next day, so you might want to consider making it a day ahead. You can use 1 cup fresh basil in place of dry.

Ingredients

• Olive Oil
• Onion
• Garlic
• Jalapeno Pepper
• Dried Basil
• Dried Oregano
• Lean Ground Beef
• Hot Italian Sausages
• Diced Tomatoes
• Chicken Broth
• White Kidney Beans
• Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
• Macaroni Noodles
• Baby Spinach Leaves
• Parmesan Cheese
• Salt And Pepper

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a dutch oven or large heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat
2. Add in onion, garlic, dryed basil, oregano and jalapeno pepper saute for about 5-6 minutes
3. Add in the ground beef and italian sausage meat
4. Cook for about 5-6 minutes
5. Add in red pepper flakes to taste
6. Add in tomatoes with juice, broth, beans
7. Mix to combine and simmer for 35 minutes
8. Add in uncooked macaroni pasta and cook until firm-tender
9. Add in baby spinach, and cook until just wilted, stirring occasionally
10. Add in 1 / 3 – 1 / 2 cup parmesan cheese, stir until combined
11. Season with salt and pepper
12. Ladle into bowls
13. Sprinkle with more parmesan cheese
14. Top with more grated parmesan cheese