Awesomesauce Goulash!

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb lamb sausage (ground or links with casings removed)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic (we use store-bought- or 1-2 cloves chopped)
• 1/8 cup red wine
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 zucchini, chopped (we use yellow squash)
• 2 celery ribs, chopped (reserve some clean top leaves for garnish if desired)
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomatoes (fire roasted is our first)
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomatoes (we used petite decided on this second one)
• 1 (15 ounce) can corn kernels
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 dash garlic pepper seasoning
• 1 dash garlic salt
• 1 dash oregano
• 1 dash minced onion
• 8 ounces mixed shredded cheese
• 8 ounces spiral shaped pasta (we use cavapatti)

Recipe

• 1 bring big pot of water to boil and cook pasta according to directions.
• 2 brown sausage and onion in a dutch oven or other thick bottomed pot (all cooking is done on medium heat).
• 3 add garlic and cook 1-2 more minutes.
• 4 remove sausage to a plate and cover in foil to keep warm (i don't actually cover it with foil, but i feel obligated to say that!).
• 5 deglaze pot with with the red wine.
• 6 add olive oil and bell pepper, zucchini and celery.
• 7 cook until veggies are softened.
• 8 add tomatoes, corn, tomato sauce, sausage and all of the spices.
• 9 cover and let simmer for 15 minutes.
• 10 add 4 oz of cheese and let simmer (covered) for 15 minutes.
• 11 serve in bowls topped with cheese and celery leaves for garnish.