Easy Meal Ideas: He'll love you for this one

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Easy Meal Ideas From Janet's Kitchen   Sausage Ragu over Creamy Polenta Sausage Ragu over Creamy Polenta packs a lot of flavor for a dish that’s light. Just 350 calories or so for a comforting bowl of turkey sausage over creamy polenta. Don’t fret making the polenta. Use your grits-stirring technique. Sausage Ragu over Creamy Polenta  3 (4 ounces each) links sweet turkey Italian sausage, casings removed 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup finely chopped onion 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 1/2 cups lower-sodium marinara sauce 2 1/3 cups water, divided 1 cup whole milk 3/4 cup instant polenta 1 ounce fresh pecorino Romano cheese, grated 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage; sauté for 6 minutes, stirring to crumble. Remove sausage from pan; drain. Wipe pan clean; return to medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl. Add onion, and sauté 4 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Stir in sausage, marinara, and 1/3 cup water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 20 minutes. Bring remaining 2 cups water and milk to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat; reduce heat to low. Gradually add polenta, and cook for 3 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in cheese and pepper. Serve with sausage mixture; top with parsley. Serves 4. Nutritional information per serving: 357 calories, 14 gm fat (5 gm saturated), 17 gm protein, 50 gm carbohydrates, 4 gm fiber and 712 mg sodium. Source: Cooking Light		Tip of the day. Have a recipe that calls for wine, liqueur or other spirits but aren't much of a drinker? Liquor stores sell miniatures of most popular spirits and you can buy wine in small bottles too. Do this and you won't have a lot left over, plus you'll save money.     Deal of the day. Got a deal? To have your deal featured in tampabay.com's Easy Meals newsletter, contact Maryann Balbo at mbalbo@tampabay.com or call 727-892-2237.       On Sale This Week. Got a deal? To have your deal featured in tampabay.com's Easy Meals newsletter, contact Maryann Balbo at mbalbo@tampabay.com or call 727-892-2237.   Janet Keeler , who cooks in a kitchen she hates for a job she loves, has been food editor of the Tampa Bay Times since 2000. The paper's Taste section has been honored three times in the past decade by the Association of Food Journalists. Janet is the author of "Cookielicious: 150 Fabulous Recipe to Bake & Share" (Seaside Publishing, 2010) and is an adjunct journalism instructor at the University of South Florida-St. Petersburg.

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