Sausage Vegetable Grits
This is a quick meal that we made mostly with already cooked ingredients. We use our fridge/freezer and our pantry to create a delicious dinner out of what we have in the house. Originally served as part of: Sausage Vegetable Grits.
Ingredients
- 1 cup leftover, frozen chicken sausage
- 3 cups leftover roasted asparagus, mushrooms, zucchini, red pepper, and garlic vegetables
- 2 tablespoons tomatoes (chopped)
- cheesy grits
- for garnish chopped parsley and grated cheese
Instructions
We start by making the cheesy grits and defrosting, in the microwave, the chicken sausage. We heat a large pan over medium heat with our already roasted vegetables. We add the chicken sausage and heat through. We keep on low, partially covered, until the grits are done.
We serve the sausage vegetable mixture over the cheesy grits topped with parsley and grated cheddar cheese.
Ingredients
- cheesy grits
- 1 cup leftover chicken sausage (frozen)
- 3 cups leftover roasted vegetables (asparagus, mushrooms, zucchini, red pepper, garlic)
- 2 tbsp tomatoes (chopped)
- parsley and grated cheddar (for garnish)
Instructions
What's a kid job?
A Kid job is a step kids can help with, with a grown-up nearby, not one they do on their own. Every kid is different, so go by what your child can do rather than by age. Roughly:
- Little ones (about 2 to 4) can stir, pour in ingredients a grown-up has measured, tear lettuce, wash vegetables and sprinkle toppings.
- Older kids (about 5 to 8) can also measure and level, crack eggs, whisk, roll and cut out dough, and put things together.
- Bigger kids can read the recipe aloud, keep track of the timer, and take on more of the cooking as they're ready.
Steps with a knife, microplane, skewers, stove, oven, grill or hot oil, or with raw meat, poultry or seafood, are marked Grown-up. Kids can still watch those, from a safe distance.
Start the cheesy grits. Thaw the sausage in the microwave.
Warm the vegetables in a large pan over medium heat, add the sausage and tomatoes, and heat through. Keep on low, partly covered, until the grits are done.
Kid job
Spoon the sausage and vegetables over the grits and top with parsley and cheddar.