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Don’t you just love taking a random day off from work? Especially when you bump it up against a three day weekend, and you accomplish all of your life responsibilities on the first three days? So, on this day you actually have nothing planned and there’s no specific timeline you have to follow. You can just hang out on the couch, catching up on your favorite DVR’ed TV shows while surfing the internet for topics of no particular substance. (Like for example, googling “90s trends and fads” and then spending the next hour purusing the results. Beanie babies, furbies, and pogs… why can’t toys still be this cool?) And, don’t forget to laugh at all of those other suckers who didn’t take the day off and are stuck at work. Probably picking up the slack in your absence.
It’s days like these when you should really take the time to make yourself a healthy and satisfying lunch. I mean, you don’t have anything else important going on, right? It’s the perfect type of day to treat yourself to a homemade meal. One that’s not eaten at your desk or during a meeting. One that isn’t pulled out of a tupperware container or picked up from a drive-thru window. Make something you actually care to eat, even if it takes just a little extra effort.
Ok, fine. Even if you are stuck eating at your desk while answering the phone, you could still make this one-skillet meal for dinner. It comes together pretty quickly, and is a great way to use up some ingredient “odds and ends”. Only have a few potatoes left in the bag? Or a couple of sausage links leftover from dinner the other night? Great! Because that’s the perfect amount of these ingredients needed to make this dish. Pick up a head of swiss chard on your way home (or use some leafy greens that you already have on hand) and you’ve got yourself a meal! Lunch or dinner, it’s perfect for either.
The sauce gets its tangy and sweet flavors from the combination of brown sugar and spicy mustard. Adding a little dried thyme and rosemary balances this sweet sauce with savory herb flavor. Save yourself some cooking time by microwaving the potatoes before adding to the skillet. While they’re cooking, you can whisk the sauce together and you’re almost there! The longest part of the process is waiting for the potatoes and sausage to crisp up. But, trust me, it’s worth the wait. No one likes to eat a soggy potato. And, by cooking this dish a bit longer, the potatoes and sausage will really soak up the sauce. It’s such a hearty and healthy way to enjoy lunch, dinner, or a day off from work.
Potato, Swiss Chard and Sausage Skillet
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| Serves | 3-4 |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cook time | 30 minutes |
| Total time | 45 minutes |
| Meal type | Lunch, Main Dish, Side Dish |
Ingredients
- 4 small baking potatoes (diced into 1/2" pieces)
- 2 chicken or pork sausage links (sliced into 1/2" slices)
- 1/2 medium onion (sliced into 1/4" slices)
- 1 clove garlic (pressed or minced)
- 1 head swiss chard (washed, stems removed, chopped into bite size pieces)
Sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons spicy brown or dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
- dash hot sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
Directions
| 1. | In a microwavable bowl, add potatoes and 2 TBSP water. Microwave on high for 4 minutes. Once cool, drain water from the bowl. |
| 2. | While potatoes are cooking, make sauce by whisking together brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, spicy brown mustard, thyme, rosemary, hot sauce, and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Adjust ingredients to preferred taste. |
| 3. | In a large skillet over medium low heat, add olive oil. Add onion and sausage. Let cook for 3 minutes until onion has softened. |
| 4. | Add potatoes to skillet. Turn heat to medium high, cover, and cook for 10 - 15 minutes until potatoes and sausage are browned. |
| 5. | Turn heat down to low. Add garlic and sauce, let cook 1 - 2 minutes more. Then, add swiss chard and cook until greens have wilted, about 4 -5 minutes. Remove from heat and serve. |
And if you’re looking to jazz this meal up to a two-skillet meal, add a sunny side up egg on top. Mmmm… nothing like a runny yolk to saturate your potato, sausage, and swiss chard mixture. Then, it’s perfect for lunch, dinner, or breakfast!
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Shared with Full Plate Thursday, Fit & Fabulous Fridays, Simple Living
4 Responses to CSA Chronicles: Potato, Sausage, and Swiss Chard Skillet
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Yum! That looks so tasty! I love one skillet meals like that, Definitely pinning this to make soon!
I come from a sausage manufacturing family, so it is my weakness. This is just the kind of dish I like to make. Love the sauce. I will pin it.
Having a family in the sausage biz sound awesome! I love it! We still have to work on making our own! I bet you’re a pro at that!
This looks like a great Potato and Sausage Skillet. We would just love this recipe. Hope you are having a great weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen