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D, for sausages, try chopping the sausages up and browning them (italian sausage is good here, but any decent ones will do). add in diced onion and some garlic. when that's soft, add in some chopped peppers. serve over rice.

j, if you have a trader joe's nearby, check it out. they usually have a sample table where they whip up some concoction or other made up of TJ's stuff. you can get a lot of ideas about mixing and matching their items this way and you even get to sample it beforehand so you know if you like it or not. One good one i just tried (and made) was: one bag frozen chicken tenders. half a jar of mojito sauce. two can's black beans. one box spanish rice. cook the rice separately (you can use white rice as well). brown the chicken. add the beans and sauce. simmer. you can also add in whatever you like veggie wise. i added peppers and zuccini.