1:08 – What is AutoQuotes?
4:40 – Cooking at home
6:40 – Electric, gas, or induction
13:33 – Chef Rich “Quarantine Cooking” recipe
14:53 – Staple pantry ingredients
17:34 – Italian sausage pasta recipe
19:20 – Jim Contardi, AutoQuotes CEO, joins the show
26:09 – AQ growth strategies
30:57 – What’s next
33:34 – AQ project process
36:08 – Jim’s background
42:42 – AQ and Covid19
47:32 – Jim’s inspirational quote
Bonus Recipe
Sausage Pasta
This is an easy, quick throw together meal when you suddenly realize that you don’t have anything planned for dinner. Pasta, tomatoes and sausage make a satisfying and flavorful meal. We always keep these ingredients on hand and this is one of our go to quick and easy meals.
Easily serves 4
1 lb. Bowtie Pasta
1 T Olive oil
1 lb. Italian sausage (approximately)
1.5 C. Onion, diced
4 cloves Garlic, minced
16 oz. Chicken stock
1 tsp. Chicken base such as Better than Bullion or 1 bouillon cube to make stock a little richer
1.5 tsp. Dried basil
1 tsp. Dried Oregano
2 ea. 14.5 oz. can, diced tomatoes
1 ea. 10 oz package frozen spinach, chopped (5 oz. fresh may also be used)
1 C. Grated Parmesan Cheese, served on the table
Red pepper flakes (optional)
Cook pasta as directed on package to just tender, drain, do not rinse
In a large skillet or sauté pan on medium high heat, heat sausage crumble with spoon into bite size pieces. When most of sausage is brown, (halfway done) add onion and cook until sausage is cooked, and onion is just tender.
Add garlic and continue stirring frequently for one minute.
Add tomatoes and juice, spinach, basil, oregano, chicken broth and chicken base or bouillon. Simmer for 5 minutes. Use spoon to scrap any of the fond off the bottom of the pan.
Add cooked, drained pasta and mix together.
Serve. Top with grated parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes.
