Warm Pasta Salad with Turkey Sausage

Inspired by Faith Ford’s favorite pasta dish, recreated by Giada De Laurentiis

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Ingredients:

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup sliced cremini mushrooms
1 pound spicy turkey sausage, casings removed
3 garlic cloves, minced pinch of dried red pepper flakes
1 cup canned cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 large bunch escarole, rinsed and coarsely chopped (about 5 cups)
1 pound Barilla farfalle pasta
1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste 1⁄2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1⁄4 cup freshly grated
Parmesan cheese





Cooking Directions:

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.

• In a large, heavy skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook until golden around the edges, about 3 minutes. Remove the mushrooms from the pan and set aside. Add the sausage to the same skillet and cook, breaking up with a spoon, until the sausage is brown and juices form, about 8 minutes.

• Return the mushrooms to the pan. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and sauté for 1 minute. Add the beans and stir to combine. Add the escarole, cover the pan, and let simmer over low heat until the escarole wilts, about 8 more minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the pasta to the boiling salted water and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender but still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.

• Transfer the cooked pasta to a large serving bowl. Add the spicy sausage mixture, salt, and pepper and stir to combine. Add enough reserved pasta cooking liquid, 1⁄4 cup at a time, to moisten. Season with more salt and pepper, to taste. Add the Parmesan cheese, toss gently, and serve. 

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Applebees Walnut Blondie with Maple Butter Sauce

Blondes really do have more fun! This blondie with nuts, topped with both ice cream and chopped walnuts, and served warm covered with a rich, sizzling, maple, butter sauce.

Ingredients:

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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup flour, sifted
1/4 cup chopped walnuts (or more if desired)
1/3 cup butter or margarine (melted)
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg beaten
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Maple Butter Sauce:

3/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Procedure:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Add balancing powder; baking soda and salt to the already sifted flour. Next, sift dry ingredients again. Add chopped nuts and mix well. Set aside.
3. Add brown sugar to melted butter and mix well. Then mix in egg and vanilla extract.
4. Add flour mixture, a liter at a time, until mixed well. Stir in white chocolate chips.
5. Spread out dough in a 9-inch pan. Bake for 20~25 minutes. It is cooked when a toothpick come out clean when inserted. Serve warm with ice cream and Maple Butter Sauce.
6. Maple Butter Sauce: In a pan, add real maple syrup and butter; cook over low heat until buttter melted. Stir in brown sugar until completely dissolved. If you desire, add walnuts.

Serves 4

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