Linguine with Sausage and Mushrooms

Name: Linguine with Sausage and Mushrooms
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 16 oz. linguine; 16 oz. Johnsonville Italian Mild ground sausage; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 16 oz. button mushrooms (stems trimmed, wiped clean and thinly sliced); ⅓ cup white onion (diced); 2 tsp garlic (minced); 1 tsp dried oregano; ½ tsp salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 1 cup peas (fresh or frozen); ¼ cup chicken stock; 1 cup heavy cream; ¼ cup Parmesan cheese (grated); {optional garnish} dried parsley

ByDavid March 18, 2016June 15, 2021

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The past few weeks have definitely been an adjustment period for us. Just when we finally had this whole baby thing under control, my wife had to go back to work. I know she’s had a hard time leaving little Robbie all day long, but I suspect that the distraction from work is probably helpful.

Laura drops the little man off at day care in the morning, and I go pick him up in the late afternoon. It’s been strange not having him around all day long, but I think the interaction with other infants is good for him. That first week was rough, but we made it!

And then Robbie got sick.

Everyone told us that he will pretty much always be sick once he goes to daycare, but he only made it 4 days. 4 days! He was a little bit quiet that first weekend, and then we heard it. A wee little, “*cough* *cough*.” My wife and I looked at each other, and we both knew it. Robbie had his first cold. I tell you what…it’s scary when little kids get sick. For a couple of days there, he was coughing a good bit. We called the doctor (more than once), and she assured us that this is totally normal. But it’s still unnerving for us as parents!

On a somewhat related note, I now understand why my Mom used to tell me that she’d gladly take my cold on herself if she could. Thanks, Mom! I would totally do the same for Robbie now if I could. Granted, I’ve already had a slight cough all winter this year…

The other day, I wanted to whip up something easy and delicious for dinner. I grabbed some pasta from the pantry, and I pulled out a package of Johnsonville’s Italian Mild Ground Sausage from the freezer. Dinner was coming together! I had some frozen peas, so I figured I’d drop those in there, too. But then it hit me. Mushrooms. This dish would be excellent with some sauteed mushrooms! But I didn’t have any mushrooms.

So off to the store I went. Conveniently, our grocery store is right near Robbie’s day care. I grabbed my mushrooms, and then took a detour through the bakery section to grab a box of Italian cookies. I wanted to stop by and see how the little guy was doing, and I figured bringing cookies to the teachers was a legitimate excuse to drop by. (Heck, maybe the whole trip to get mushrooms was my conscience subliminally encouraging me to check in on him. I’m ok with that!) He was doing fine, and his cold is almost gone now. They say that these colds that he catches from day care will help him build up his immune system…but I feel so bad for him when he *cough* *cough*s!

When Laura got home from work that night, Robbie was napping in his car seat. I’d serenaded him with “Eye of the Tiger” and he smiled at me the whole time. Then he passed out asleep, so I left him right there in his car seat on the kitchen floor. Laura went upstairs to change, and I started whipping up this Linguine with Sausage and Mushrooms.

We love pasta around our house, and this one didn’t disappoint! I used some cream in the recipe, but I didn’t want a full-fledged alfredo sauce. The Italian sausage combined with the mushrooms brought an incredible depth of flavor, and the best part is that the whole thing was ready in 30 minutes! That meant we got to make dinner and eat it before Robbie woke up from his nap. Score!

I always keep at least one pack of Johnsonville’s Italian sausage in our freezer. Sometimes it’s links. Sometimes it’s ground. But it’s always there. Johnsonville is the most popular brand of sausage in the U.S., and Italian sausage is such an easy way to bring flavor to whatever I’m making for dinner. And I can promise you that this Linguine with Sausage and Mushrooms will show up in our house again soon!