Easy Recipes Using Italian Sausage Food

EASY ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan, over medium heat.
• Add the sausages and cook, turning frequently.
• You want them browned all over and this takes about 10 minutes.
• Add the onions and stir up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan.
• Then after another 2 minutes, add the peppers, garlic, salt, pepper, and dried oregano.
• After lowering the heat cook for another 5-10 minutes until the vegetables are tender and the sausages are cooked through.

CROCK-POT EASY ITALIAN SAUSAGE & PEPPER SANDWICHES RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large skillet on the stove-top brown the sausage links on all sides. The sausages do not need to be cooked through just browned. You may skip this step, however, browning the sausages adds additional flavor to the dish.
• Remove the sausages from the skillet using tongs and transfer them to a 5 quart or larger slow cooker.
• Add the peppers and onions to the top of the sausages.
• Sprinkle the Italian seasoning, garlic powder and black pepper over everything in the slow cooker.
• Pour the marinara sauce over everything in the slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours or on LOW for 4 to 6 hours or until the sausages are fully cooked.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours or on LOW for 4 to 6 hours or until the sausages are fully cooked.
• Eat and enjoy!

EASY ITALIAN SAUSAGE LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a skillet, crumble and cook sausage over medium heat until brown. Remove from heat and stir in pasta sauce and tomato sauce. In small bowl, combine ricotta cheese and Italian seasoning. Preheat oven to 375F. Spread 1 cup sauce into bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Top with 3 noodles. Cover noodles with 1/3 of ricotta cheese mixture, 1 cup of mozzarella and 1 cup sauce. Repeat layers two more times. Add last 3 noodles. Top lasagna with remaining sauce and with remaining mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle Parmesan over mozzarella. Cover and bake 45 to 50 minutes or until noodles are tender. Uncover and bake an additional 5 minutes to melt cheese.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pan and fry sausages to brown lightly all over.
• Turn down heat and add onion, celery and garlic over gentle heat to soften but not brown.
• Pour over Cirio Chopped Tomatoes and bring to bubbling.
• Season, then turn down to simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add sage and bay leaves. Spoon in cannellini beans and stir.
• Season again and cook for another 5 minutes to heat beans.

SAUSAGE AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large nonstick skillet with a tight-fitting lid over medium-high heat. Add the sausage slices and cook for a few minutes on each side, until brown, about 5 to 8 minutes total. Remove to a plate, blot with paper towels to remove any excess oil, and set aside. (Tip: To finish this meal in 30 minutes, prep the peppers and onions while the sausage browns.)
• With a paper towel, carefully wipe the skillet until it is mostly clean. Heat the remaining tablespoon olive oil over medium high. Add the bell peppers, onion, basil, salt, and pepper and cook until the onion begins to soften and brown, about 3 minutes. Add the rice, garlic, and red pepper flakes, stirring to coat the rice. Cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the chicken broth and canned tomatoes in their juices, stirring well. Bring to a boil, stir again, then cover and simmer on low heat for 5 minutes.
• Stir in the reserved sausage slices until evenly distributed, then re-cover the skillet and remove from the heat. Let stand 5 minutes, until most of the remaining liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender. Sprinkle with parsley and serve warm.

CREAMY SAUSAGE AND SHELLS

Steps:

• Bring a pot of well-salted water to a boil and add shells. Cook according to box instructions, around 6-8 minutes. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water.
• Meanwhile, in a large pan over medium heat, heat 1/2 tbsp of olive oil. When oil is hot, add in sausage and shallots. Season with Italian seasoning. Cook, breaking up the pieces of meat into small bits, until the meat is cooked through and the shallots are tender. Add garlic, and cook for an additional minute.
• Add in white wine, and allow the wine to reduce by about half (approx. 2-3 minutes). Then, add heavy cream to pan, and stir to combine with meat and oil. Allow the cream to bubble slightly, then add the spinach. Cook until the spinach is wilted down. (Sauce time = 13-15 minutes)
• Add in the hot shells, toss to combine. Season with freshly ground pepper, as much or as little as you like, then season with salt to your preferred taste. Add pecorino, and toss to combine. Then slowly add pasta water, bit by bit, just until you are left with a creamy uniform sauce (I used about ½ cup).

SWEET ITALIAN SAUSAGE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a spice grinder, grind black peppercorns and fennel seeds to a fine powder. (Skip this step if using pre-ground pepper and fennel seed.)
• Combine ground black pepper and fennel with the remaining dry spices in a bowl and mix together.
• Pour spice mixture and remaining ingredients onto the ground pork. Mix by hand until evenly distributed.

EASY ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Put sausage in a pan and cover with cold water.
• Bring to a boil and simmer until no longer pink inside.
• While the sausage is cooking, seed the peppers and cut into one-inch chunks.
• Open the tomato sauce and stir in garlic and seasoning.
• (If you are using pizza or pasta sauce or a flavored tomato sauce, omit the garlic and seasoning.) Add the peppers to the sausage for a few minutes, just long enough to soften them.
• Drain.
• Remove casing from sausages and cut into bite-sized pieces.
• Place sausage and peppers in oven-proof dish and pour sauce over.
• Bake in 350 degree oven about 30 minutes.
• If desired, sprinkle with mozzarella and return to oven until cheese is melted.
• Can be serves as an appetizer.
• Or over pasta.