But as any Pinterest veteran can tell you, copying a pin step-for step is much harder than you'd think. There are whole sites devoted to Pinterest fails (which are kind of spectacular in their awfulness)., usually because the attempt to copy the original poster was made without the use of a recommended ingredient or technique. But these are not failures, in my opinion. These people are pioneers. They are fearless. They are innovative. They are shameless. All hail the Pinterest fail!
That said, this isn't one. And I didn't follow it to the letter. And it only involved a cutting board, knife, spoon, and one pan, which is not too bad on the sliding scale of dirty dishes-to-yummines. So here we go!
Materials
- Package of polish sausage (1 lb?)
- Small onion, chopped (by now, we all know I only buy frozen pre-chopped onions)
- 2-3 cloves garlic (aka "2 squeezes of puréed garlic in a tube)
- 1/2 tsp Italian herbs (optional)
- 15oz can diced tomatoes
- 2 15 oz cans chicken broth
- 2 cups half and half
- 1lb shaped pasta of your choice
- 2-3 handfuls fresh baby spinach leaves
- 1 cup Monterey Jack or other mild cheese, shredded
Method
Slice the sausage into 1/2 inch rounds. Pour a tablespoon or two of olive oil into a large covered skillet and heat to medium. Sauté sausage pieces until browned a bit on both sides; add onion and garlic and cook for another 5 minutes or so.
Dump in tomatoes, chicken broth, and noodles; stir. Pour in half and half * and turn heat to low. Cover dish and wait for about 10 minutes.
Uncover dish and taste noodles for doneness. If they're ready, add the spinach, stir, and cover for another couple of minutes or until spinach is wilted.
Top dish with cheese and cover for another couple of minutes, until cheese is melted. Pour glass of wine and and scoop yourself and giant bowl and go binge watch something.
* I have a very sophisticated measuring system. I use the tomato can. 2 cans broth, 1 can half and half. I have also used water and chicken bouillon, and it was fine.
