Fighting 5 hours of traffic & harvest pasta

I swear that the first storm of the year brings out the crazies! I had plans to go to bed bath and beyond to pick up a few things for my 5 days of apple recipes the grocery store and costo today. I made John come along to do all the heavy carrying :) we left our apartment at 12:30 and didn't return until 5:30! We were both exhausted and irritated when we finally made it home, after putting everything away I took a nap on the couch while John watched his DVR'd shows.
Dinner I decided to try a recipe I found off of a new blog I have been reading Skinnytaste. I also wanted to try it because it has brussel sprouts in it, I have tried them a few times and without success they just seem to taste awful. Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 sweet or hot pork sausage link, casing removed, crumbled
• 3/4 lb 93% lean ground turkey
• 4 tsp olive oil, divided
• 4 cloves garlic, sliced thin 
• 10 oz brussels sprouts, weight after outer leaves and stems removed
• 1 small onion, diced small
• 1 carrot, peeled and diced small
• 1 celery stalk, diced small
• 28 oz crushed tomatoes (I use Tuttoroso)
• 1 bay leaf
• pinch crushed red pepper
• kosher salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
• 1 lb high fiber, low carb or whole wheat pasta (brown rice pasta for gluten free)

Directions:
In a large, wide skillet, add sausage and turkey over medium-high heat, breaking up the sausage and turkey as it cooks into small pieces. When completely cooked through; set aside in a bowl.

With a sharp knife, cut the brussels sprouts into thin shreds.

To the skillet, add 2 tsp of oil over medium heat. When hot, add the garlic and cook until golden (do not burn). Add shredded brussels sprouts, salt and pepper and sauté until tender crisp, about 4 to 5 minutes; set aside in another bowl.

To the same skillet, add remaining 2 tsp of oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot and celery, stirring well to coat with oil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables turn golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes. 
Add crushed tomatoes, sausage and turkey, bay leaf, crushed red pepper, salt and fresh pepper to taste. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer about 30 - 40 minutes, or until sauce thickens.

Meanwhile, while sauce is simmering, put a large pot of salted water to boil for the pasta. Add the pasta to the water 10 minutes before the sauce is done and cook pasta al dente.  

Drain and add the pasta to the skillet and toss with the sauce.

Add cooked brussel sprouts, toss and place in a large pasta bowl .
Skinnytaste.com
Servings: 8 • Serving Size: about 1 3/4 cup • Old Points: 6 pts • Points+: 8 pts
Calories: 326.1 • Fat: 6.9 g • Protein: 15.7 g • Carb: 54.8 g • Fiber: 8.8 g • Sugar: 5.4 g
Sodium: 343.6 mg (without salt)

The only changes I made was to cut in half for 4 servings and the meat, I used 2 links of this sausage instead of the mixture of Italian sausage and ground turkey, because that's what I had on hand.

chopped veggies

sauce cooking

This was actually pretty good the brussel sprouts blended well with the other ingredients the dish was wayyyy to spicy for me! Next time I think use regular sausage instead of spicy.

For the rest of the evening we are watching the movie Horrible Boss, it looks so funny!