Carnivore-Spicy Sauage Pasta and Lettuce Wraps

So despite now describing himself as vegan by proxy, The Carnivore is still having a dish with meat for dinner each night.

This week he requested pasta with sausage. He also requested that I make a thin, not chunky spicy tomatoe sauce to go with it.

Instead of a salad he asked that I make lettuce wraps, which I've never done.

Spicy Sausage Pasta
1 tube of Jimmy Dean Spicy Sausage
1 box of pasta-your choice
32 ounces of crushed tomatoes
1 container of baby portabella mushrooms
2 habanero peppers or spicy pepper of your choice
Parmesan cheese
basil
oregano

I think this is the first meal I've made that has taken less than 30 minutes to prepare in almost two months!

I cooked the sausage in a pan and then after if was cooked through I added the mushrooms.

Meanwhile, I added the crushed tomatoes, basil, oregano, and both habaneros to the food processor.

At this point the heat level made The Carnivore cough after tasting it due to the heat level. However, I added the tomato sauce to the meat and mushrooms and let it simmer for about 10 minutes while I cooked the pasta.

After draining the pasta I tossed it in the meat sauce and portioned it out for the week.

The Carnivore reported that some of the heat cooked out of the sauce but that it was still spicy.

Lettuce Wraps
1 bunch of green leaf lettuce
1 can corn
2 peppers-red and orange
1/2 red onion
feta
sesame dressing
sesame seeds

 After washing 3 leaves of lettuce I cut them in half long ways. Then I assembled a bit of each of the ingredients in the leaf and rolled the up. Once I had them in the container I drizzled the sesame dressing over them and topped them with some sesame seeds.

The first night I made these I use the whole leaf of lettuce. The Carnivore reported that it was too hard to eat so I cut them in half the next night and gave him chop sticks.

Yes, it is still basically a salad but more fun!







Meanwhile, I'm having a veggie tray for dinner with some white bean hummus and tahini sauce.