Easy Cheesy Chicken Sausage Scramble

Picture above serves two people.

Ingredients

2 Chicken Sausages (any flavor is fine; might also be able to substitute regular sausage)

1-2 tsp cayenne pepper

1/2 tsp salt (ground salt is better)

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (or any oil)

2 tsp garlic

Fresh basil leaves

1/2 cup sliced mushrooms

1/2 cup chopped spinach (or a handful of spinach leaves, whatever works)

1/4 cup chopped arugula 

1 cup shredded mozarella cheese (any cheese works too; cheese slices work too)

Instructions

1) Heat oil in a pan. Make sure it is a pan that you have a matching (or larger) lid for!

2) Cut up chicken sausage into thin slices and throw onto pan. 

3) Add garlic, salt, and pepper and stir vigorously. Keep the heat medium-high and make sure to be aware that the chicken does not burn while cooking thoroughly.
4) After waiting for a few minutes for the chicken to get cooking, add mushroom slices. Make sure to wash mushrooms before you add them. 

5) Once the chicken sausage has turned a golden brown color and is starting to look crispy, add in spinach and arugula. If you would like a layered taste, try adding them at different times. Spinach is more leafy so make sure to add it first.

6) Here comes the key step: sprinkle copious amounts of cheese onto the mixture, covering as evenly as possible and a little more heavily in the center.

7) Put lid on pan and turn down to medium heat. Check every minute to see if the cheese has melted thoroughly and turn heat off once it has. 

8) Finally, plate the scramble and garnish with fresh basil. 

Tips:

• Make sure you have a lid to your pan before you start cooking
• Keep the oil hot enough in the beginning to cook the chicken quickly (crispiness) while being careful not to burn it. Medium heat and a watchful eye is the best prescription.
• Don't skimp on the cheese unless you're lactose intolerant or don't like cheese!
• Cut the sausage first (takes longest) and then cut the herbs while the chicken is cooking. 
• Mushrooms come pre-sliced (not diced) and are as about as cheap as raw mushrooms, so try to get these to speed up cooking time. 
• Do not be afraid to substitute other things if you lack something on this recipe or add something if you feel like it. Be creative!