Overnight Breakfast Sausage Casserole

13 Comments January 6, 2019 FrugalHausfrau

I typically don’t make a lot of breakfast casseroles. I don’t really know why. Maybe it’s because I had a small family, I’m not a morning person (I should hashtag that!) and for years, although I have a few breakfast casseroles on my site, I love this Potato Cheese Strata. It’s kind of like my “signature” dish when I have overnight company, but it’s huge and more complicated. But now I have a “new” breakfast casserole, Overnight Breakfast Sausage Casserole. I’m kinda psyched about it.

Overnight Breakfast Sausage Casserole

Cheap Holiday Party Tray

19 Comments December 12, 2018 FrugalHausfrau

When the holidays roll around and you’re asked to a party, do you usually say, “What can I bring?” And what if you don’t usually cook, or can’t cook. And maybe your budget is overextended as it is. That’s when you might think Party Tray. And if you know how to assemble a Cheap Holiday Party Tray, all your problems are solved. At least the what to bring option is. I apologize that this tray isn’t decked out in Christmas trappings. Between my bad shoulder and hand, I’m a bit limited and obviously made this Cheap Holiday Party Tray right around Thanksgiving. If you follow me, you might even recognize a few of these items. I’ll link to them, too.

Cheap Holiday Party Tray

Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana Copycat

15 Comments November 25, 2018 FrugalHausfrau

There’s something about Olive Garden. People love it or hate it, but I have to say they’ve cracked the code on how to keep America’s diners happy and coming back. My folks are big fans (more about that, below) but my favorite thing, by far on the menu, is their Zuppa Toscana Soup. Luckily, it’s super easy and fast to make at home. You just need Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana Copycat recipe.

Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana Copycat

Cider & Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms

14 Comments November 18, 2018 FrugalHausfrau

I think these Cider & Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms are going to be my new signature app. There’re scrumptious little bites that are going to be a hit as an hors-d’oeuvre at a cocktail party, a starter for a family feast (especially Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Years) or snack on game day.

Cider & Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms

Classic Biscuits & Sausage Gravy

29 Comments August 4, 2018 FrugalHausfrau

I can’t believe I’ve been blogging for years and have never posted my Classic Biscuits & Sausage Gravy. I think it’s because I have a little angst about the dish.

Classic Biscuits & Sausage Gravy

It’s so good and I’m crazy about it, but I try not to eat it too often. Actually, though, with today’s leaner pork and sausage it probably isn’t as bad as I fear, but I’m still not going to run the nutritional numbers. I’d rather be happy and ignorant!

Smoked Sausage and Cabbage Soup Instant Pot or Stove-Top

32 Comments February 4, 2018 FrugalHausfrau

If you grew up in the Midwest or any area with German (or Eastern European) roots, you might have grown up with this hearty & healthy soup. And you already know that Smoked Sausage and Cabbage Soup is absolute comfort food. A bowl of this will warm you up from the inside out even on the coldest days.

Smoked Sausage & Cabbage Soup

Three Meat Frittata – Instant Pot or Stove-Top

32 Comments January 11, 2018 FrugalHausfrau

You know what I like, and I hope you do, too, since I’m posting one? Frittatas. And I like them for so many reasons. They’re delicious and the frugal me loves that frittatas are a great way to use a bit of this and a bit of that. And the healthy me loves that anything can go in a frittata.

Three Meat Frittata – Instant Pot or Stove-top/oven

Cheesy Potato Sausage Soup – Instant Pot or Stove-top

48 Comments November 13, 2017 FrugalHausfrau

Oh, but I do love me some soup. Especially in the fall. And since I had some sausage left after making Smoked Sausage and White Bean Soup in the Instant Pot the other day, I thought I’d make more soup, but take it in another direction. I could hardly think of a better use for that sausage than Cheesy Potato Sausage Soup – Instant Pot or Stove-top.

Cheesy Potato Sausage Soup – Instant Pot or Stove-top

Smoked Sausage & White Bean Soup – Instant Pot or Stove-top

51 Comments November 5, 2017 FrugalHausfrau

It could very well be that I’m in denial! I am astonished each time it snows! I do live in Minnesota, and it IS November, but really? Snow twice last week and again the other day. But snow to me = soup, so soup it is. Again. 🙂 And what a soup this is. Smoked Sausage & White Bean Soup – Instant Pot or Stove-top.

Best Salad in the World: Broccoli, bell pepper, red onion, cheese & salami sausage. It really IS excellent.

The Best Salad in the World

35 Comments September 8, 2017 FrugalHausfrau

I had it from a grocery store deli. The Best Salad in the World. Seriously, that’s what it was called – and I agree!

The Best Salad in the World. A mixture of almost everything! Broccoli, Bell Pepper, Red Onion, Cheese & Salami. So good!!

Easiest Breakfast Casserole, Cheese & Sausage or Ham

18 Comments February 18, 2017 FrugalHausfrau

Here’s a super simple little breakfast casserole that is perfect even for the pickiest of eaters. Delicious just as is, full of cheese & Sausage or Ham, I often like to tinker!

Cheese & Sausage Egg Bake

Easy Sausage Sheet Tray Bake

32 Comments October 14, 2016 FrugalHausfrau

Fall has caught up with us, finally, with a fury. We’ve finally had our first real frost. And with it, a flurry of activity. Some herbs were potted and brought in and as many green tomatoes as we deemed prudent picked and placed in bags where hopefully they’ll ripen.

Sausage & Potato Sheet Tray Bake

Italian Stuffed Mini Peppers

15 Comments February 26, 2016 FrugalHausfrau

Somehow this year, I decided these mini peppers were the ideal appetizer and have made them a couple of times. I’ve also made a Pimento Cheese & Chorizo version, but these, stuffed with cheese, Italian sausage and cream cheese are really a favorite, too.

Italian Stuffed Mini Peppers

Pimento Cheese & Chorizo Stuffed mini Peppers

Pimento Cheese & Chorizo Stuffed Peppers

13 Comments February 25, 2016 FrugalHausfrau

Do you remember awhile back I made this awesome Tequila Spiked Pimento Cheese? It was right around the Superbowl. It inspired me though and I loved it so much I started using it in other recipes!

Pimento Cheese & Chorizo Stuffed Peppers

Classic Midwestern Stuffing or Dressing

27 Comments November 22, 2014 FrugalHausfrau

Thanksgiving food, here in the US, isn’t really about the turkey – it’s about the sides. To me, it’s not Thanksgiving without mashed potatoes, gravy and of course, stuffing! Notice the explanation point. I get excited about stuffing, especially since I usually only have it once a year. Anything else can be as gourmet or as basic as you’d like, but the stuffing? It has to be this one. This is my Classic Midwestern Stuffing or Dressing,

Classic Midwestern Stuffing – shown here is 1/2 a recipe

Homemade Chorizo

2 Comments October 15, 2012 FrugalHausfrau

I used to have such “food envy” about Mexican Chorizo. See, I couldn’t buy it where I lived. So sad, huh? And when it started becoming available, it was super pricey and usually frozen. So I learned to whip up my own Homemade Chorizo. Chorizo is quick and easy to make at home and problem solved!

Home Made Chorizo

Jambalaya - perfectly cooked rice, make either roux or tomato based jambalaya

Jambalaya Recipe

4 Comments April 20, 2012 FrugalHausfrau

Jambalaya truly reflects a cultural heritage carried into the New World, nurtured and melded into its own special blend – hundreds of years ago, displaced French Canadians settled into the Louisiana area and adapted this dish to their new surroundings. A lovely melange of vegetables, earthy sausage and chicken are in this version, as well as just the right amount of spice to be interesting.

Jambalaya – perfectly cooked rice, make either roux, red or tomato based jambalaya

Winter Minestrone with Sausage & Beans

Leave a comment December 11, 2011 FrugalHausfrau

I didn’t used to care for Minestrone. And that’s putting it mildly. I’d had a couple at restaurants that weren’t great and I never explored it further. What I had was kind of muddy and dull in flavor and that pasta in it? Ummm, no thank you! If you’re like I was, it’s time to revisit and check out this Winter Minestrone with Sausage & Beans.

Winter Minestrone with Sausage & Beans adapted from Tyler Florence

Baked Ziti or Penne . $1.49

Leave a comment October 27, 2011 FrugalHausfrau

This little dish of baked pasta has become almost ubiquitous, but have you noticed some are great and some just mediocre? Here, a couple little tricks and some great shopping tips will help make sure yours is the one that amazes, and at a budget price.

Baked Ziti – The fresh Mozzarella makes all the difference!

Red Beans & Rice

3 Comments September 27, 2011 FrugalHausfrau

Years ago, my son and I had Red Beans and Rice in New Orleans – and if you’ve had that experience, you know how the flavors of that dish can literally haunt you; you’ll think about it, taste it again in your mind, and not be satisfied until you have it again. Luckily, its only a food or I’d sound like some kind of crazy stalker…

Red Beans & Rice – the classic recipe

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Sausage

Overnight Breakfast Sausage Casserole

Cheap Holiday Party Tray

Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana Copycat

Classic Biscuits & Sausage Gravy

Smoked Sausage and Cabbage Soup Instant Pot or Stove-Top

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Three Meat Frittata – Instant Pot or Stove-Top

Cheesy Potato Sausage Soup – Instant Pot or Stove-top

Smoked Sausage & White Bean Soup – Instant Pot or Stove-top

The Best Salad in the World

Easiest Breakfast Casserole, Cheese & Sausage or Ham

Easy Sausage Sheet Tray Bake

Italian Stuffed Mini Peppers

Pimento Cheese & Chorizo Stuffed Peppers

Classic Midwestern Stuffing or Dressing

Homemade Chorizo

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Jambalaya Recipe

Winter Minestrone with Sausage & Beans

Baked Ziti or Penne . $1.49

Red Beans & Rice