Cheesy Sausage with Noodles

This is a one pot meal that is easy to prepare. It is flavorful and delicious. This is a meal that my family asks for often.

Ingredients

1/2 pkg. smoked sausage, cut into round slices
1 Tbs. oil
1 onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 (10ox.) can diced tomatoes with green chilies
4 c. (8 oz.) uncooked egg noodles
1 1/2 c. chicken broth
salt and pepper to taste
1 c.  cheese, shredded

Directions

In a large cast iron skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add the sausage. Cook the sausage until it is browned, turning the meat to ensure both sides are browned. 

Add the onions and bell pepper to the skillet.  Sauté the onions and peppers with the sausage until the vegetables are tender.

Pour in the diced tomatoes with green chilies, egg noodles and chicken broth.  Stir to combine, Be sure to scrap the crunchy bits off the bottom of the skillet from the sausage and onions, because that is where the flavor is. 

Cover the skillet and bring the chicken broth to a boil. At that point, turn the heat to medium low. Simmer the contents until the egg noodles are tender, stirring occasionally to keep things from sticking and burning to the bottom of the skillet. This takes about 10 minutes.  Most of the liquid should have been absorbed into the egg noodles.  

Season with salt (although you may not need to add more salt because of the sausage) and pepper if desired

Turn the heat on low. Sprinkle the shredded cheese over the top. Cover the skillet again for a couple of minutes to melt the cheese. 

Notes

We use cheddar cheese or hot pepper cheese, but you can use the one that you like best. 

If you like spinach, add that just before the cheese. Stir in the spinach and allow it to wilt from the heat.  Then add the shredded cheese.