Sausage and Vegetable Hash

This is a great 'one pan' recipe that can be altered to suit your personal tastebuds. This recipe serves 4.


Ingredients:

1 lb. Jimmy Dean regular sausage
1-2 tbsp. olive oil
2 medium white potatoes, diced and boiled til just fork tender
1 large zucchini, cut into quarters and roasted (see below) and dthen diced
1 can diced, fire-roasted tomatoes
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 oz. goat cheese (optional)

1. In large frying pan, cook and crumble sausage. When cooked, remove from pan.

2. In same pan, add olive oil, onion and garlic and saute until onions start to turn translucent. Add potatos, and diced, roasted zucchini and continue to saute until potatoes start to turn golden.

3. Add sausage back to frying pan, and pour in fired roasted, diced tomatoes, with juice. Stir together and simmer for 5 minutes, until completely warmed through.

4. To finish, crumble 1 oz. goat cheese into pan and stir in until melted and incorporated.


To roast zucchini:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut zucchini in half both crosswise and lengthwise to create quarters. Place, skin side down, on baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Place baking sheet in oven and roast for approx. 20 minutes. Remove and let cool before dicing.

Yellow squash, roasted broccoli, red potatoes, mushrooms....all can be added or used in place of the recommended vegetables. Goat cheese can be left out, or replaced with approx. 1/4 cup parmesan for a sharper flavor.