Paleo Plan

Sausage with Leeks and Tomatoes

An easy, savory meal with creamy leeks and a bit of spice. Makes dinner for two, with leftovers for lunch.

Approximate cooking time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbs coconut oil
  • 3 medium leeks, chopped (whites and light green sections)
  • 1 lb ground, seasoned sausage
  • 1 (28 oz) can fired-roasted, crushed tomatoes
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 2 Tbs Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp granulated garlic
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 2 tsp sea salt (or to taste)
  • 1 head cauliflower (florets only)

Instructions

  1. Heat a 3-4 quart pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add oil and leeks, and saute for 3-5 minutes.
  2. Add ground sausage and cook, stirring frequently, until meat is done.
  3. Add tomatoes, Italian seasoning, granulated garlic, lemon and red pepper flakes (optional). Simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  4. Meanwhile, microwave the cauliflower for 5 minutes (or roast at 450 F for 20 minutes), and pulse in a food processor until a rice-like consistency is formed.
  5. Season the sausage and tomato sauce with sea salt to taste, and serve over the cauliflower.

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11 Comments

  1. ClayreT

    Looks delicious and easy to prepare. Will try it next week. Thanks!

  2. MarileeP

    Had this for dinner tonight. Amazingly good. Only change I made was to use diced fire roasted tomatoes because my store didn’t have crushed. Hubby said it’s a keeper recipe. High praise indeed.

  3. saltshrimp

    This was awesome! Very easy and very flavorful.

  4. JRoberts08

    Very good! Easy and delicious, a great dinner combination.

  5. smurray

    Even though I got the proportions all wrong and wonky, it still turned out great! Very tasty. Great substitute for pastas.

  6. CLupo1027

    This was so good !! However, it was loaded with sodium. I calculated almost 1000mg per serving. Maybe I’m wrong. I’m trying to watch my sodium – maybe I will just use ground beef next time instead of sausage :)

  7. JRoberts08

    This was delicious. Leftovers were even better after the favors marinated over night. Definitely a keeper.

  8. PKHPaleo

    Second time making this. We didn’t have sausage this time around so I used ground beef and mixed in my own spicy Italian seasonings and I was a bit more heavy handed with the red pepper flakes. I liked the spicier flavor and it meshed really well with the cauliflower rice. Loved it!

  9. johnfletcher

    Do not use the can-fired tomatoes. It makes the recipe too spicy, you can’t even taste the sausage. Suggest using regular crushed tomatoes. Pretty disappointed.

  10. jmgremillion

    I was not a fan of this recipe. I think I would like it better without the tomatoes and lemon, though I’m not sure what I’d use instead.

  11. Kariahlschwede

    We are fairly new to Paleo, but my husband says this recipe is our best use of cauliflower so far. :)

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