Celebrate Autumn with Harvest meals made easy Enjoy the fall season with flavours brought deliciously to your plate by Ontario fresh food. The autumn harvest brings so much to our tables for all to enjoy. There’s plenty of local fresh vegetables, fruits and so much more at your grocery store, farmers’ market and on-farm market. Sheet Pan Sausage and Vegetable Pasta is a super easy supper and provides lots of ingredient choices which your family will love. No matter what options you choose dinner will be delicious. Enjoy a bowl of Turkey Pot Pie Soup. This soup delivers all the flavours of the traditional pot pie for a hearty dinner. You can finish the soup with a puff pastry topping, but if you are short on time it is delicious without. Complete your meal with a green salad. Serve Roasted Vegetable Salad with Crispy Chickpeas as a warm side dish or at room temperature. For additional protein sprinkle with Ontario Feta. Or, enjoy with slices of roasted Ontario chicken or pork. Apple Cranberry Muffins are the perfect not-too-sweet breakfast or after school snack. In less than 1 hour you can have freshly baked muffins filled with apples and cranberries or pears and cranberries – it’s your choice. When shopping during COVID-19 we know that our food buying, and cooking is different right now. Shop safely and be prepared before you grocery shop. Prepare a list of what you need and buy what you need for the week. We are here to help. Visit us at foodlandontario.ca to find more quick and easy recipes you can make with food you can find in your fridge, freezer or pantry. Make the most of Ontario’s autumn harvest with delicious easy family-friendly recipes everyone will enjoy. During the upcoming weeks, the Town Crier will feature the recipes for the above mentioned dishes – we hope you enjoy them! Sheet Pan Sausage and Vegetable Pasta Preparation Time: 20 minutesRoasting Time: 25 minutesCooking Time: 10 minutesServes 4 2 cups (500 mL) 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces peeled Ontario Butternut Squash4 tsp (20 mL) olive oil1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped fresh Ontario Rosemary or ThymeSalt and black pepper2 Ontario Sweet or Hot Pork Sausages, about (250 g)1 Ontario Greenhouse Sweet Yellow or Orange Pepper, cut into strips1 cup (250 mL) Ontario Cherry or Grape Tomatoes, halved1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped Ontario Onion1 clove Ontario Garlic, minced3-1/2 cups (875 mL) short pasta, such as fusilli or rotini1/2 cup (125 mL) Ontario Ricotta Cheese1/4 cup (50 mL) chopped fresh Ontario Parsley, Basil or Chives Line large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. On pan, toss together squash, 2 tsp (10 mL) of the oil, rosemary and pinch each salt and pepper. Arrange in single layer. Poke sausages several times with fork; lay beside squash. Bake in 425°F (220°C) oven 15 minutes, turning sausages and squash over, halfway through. In medium bowl, stir together yellow pepper, tomatoes, onion, garlic, remaining oil and pinch each salt and pepper; add to baking sheet. Return to oven; bake for 10 minutes or until tender. Remove from oven; keep warm. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. Reserve 1/2 cup (125 mL) of the pasta water; drain pasta well. Return pasta to pot. Thinly slice sausages; add to pasta along with vegetables, 1/3 cup (75 mL) of the reserved pasta water and ricotta. Set over low heat; stir until ricotta coats pasta. Add remaining pasta water if needed. Add salt and pepper to taste; stir in parsley. Nutritional Information:1 ServingPROTEIN: 26 gramsFAT: 24 gramsCARBOHYDRATE: 65 gramsCALORIES: 585FIBRE: 5 gramsSODIUM: 710 mg – Printed with permission from Foodland Ontario
Sheet Pan Sausage and Vegetable Pasta
