Grilled Italian Sausage And Bell Pepper Folds Food

GRILLED ITALIAN SAUSAGE WITH PEPPERS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Combine bell peppers and onions in a large bowl. Add olive oil, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine. Using a toothpick, poke 4 holes into each sausage to prevent them from exploding on the grill.
• Place vegetables in a grill basket and cook for 2 minutes. Add sausage directly to the grate and grill for 4 minutes. Flip sausage over, stir vegetables, and grill for 4 minutes more.

FESTIVAL-STYLE GRILLED ITALIAN SAUSAGE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat. Lightly oil grate, and set 4 inches from the heat.
• Pierce the sausages in a few places with a fork, and set aside. Slice off the bottoms of the onion halves so they will sit flat on the grill. Brush the bell pepper and onion halves with 2 teaspoons of olive oil.
• Place the sausages, onions, and peppers on the preheated grill. Cook and turn the sausages until well browned and juices run clear. Cook vegetables until tender and peppers are slightly charred. Remove vegetables and sausages from the grill.
• Place the peppers in a paper bag, close, and cool slightly. Remove and discard the charred skin from the peppers; slice peppers into strips. Slice the onion halves. Place salt and pepper to taste, and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a bowl. Add the peppers and onions, and toss until evenly coated. To serve, place sausages in sandwich rolls, and top with the pepper and onion mixture.

GRILLED SAUSAGE AND PEPPER FOIL PACKETS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat a grill over medium-high heat. Lay two 18-inch-long sheets of heavy duty aluminum foil on a flat surface.
• 2. Cut a long slit in each sausage about two-thirds of the way through and flatten gently so it opens like a book. Divide the sausages between the 2 pieces of foil. Toss the peppers and onions with the oil, oregano, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and put on top of the sausages.
• 3. Bringing the short sides of the foil together, fold the seams together twice and then tuck the ends in and up to seal. Put the foil packets on the grill and grill, 17 to 20 minutes. Open the foil, being careful of steam; the sausages will be charred and have grill marks on the bottom and the vegetables will be tender. If not, just throw the packets back on the grill, unsealed, for a few more minutes until done.
• 4. Divide among 4 plates and serve with crusty bread or garlic bread.

GRILLED ITALIAN SAUSAGE VEGGIES IN FOIL

Steps:

• Place the sausages in a small amount of water and bring to a boil; boil for 3 to 4 minutes or until they are no longer pink; remove from water and allow to cool slightly.
• Mix together the vegetables, oil and seasonings.
• Tear 2 sheets of foil (10x10inch), divide the prepared vegetables among the foil sheets, slice the sausages into 1 inch lengths and place on top.
• Season each packet with salt and pepper to taste, bring foil up to center and fold over several times, sealing well; fold in ends and seal.
• Preheat grill, place packets on grill and cook 10 minutes, turn over and cook an additional 10 minutes.
• Enjoy!

SAVORY STUFFED ONIONS, MUSHROOMS, SAUSAGE AND BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Divide stuffing into three bowls.
• In three small fry pans: Brown a cup of favorite sausage and drain on paper toweling.
• Sauté a cup of minced onion in butter or cooking spray.
• Sauté a ½ cup of minced celery in a bit of butter or cooking spray.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Stuffed Peppers: Add browned sausage, 1/3 cup sautéed onions, ½ tsp oregano and/or dried basil to 1/3 stuffing mixture.
• Add 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened.
• Mix well and stuff pepper halves.
• Place on a baking sheet, and bake in the preheated oven 20 to 25 minutes, until stuffing is lightly brown and bubbly.
• Stuffed Onions: Brush onions with olive oil.
• Add 1/3 cup sautéed onions, ½ cup sautéed celery, ½ tsp poultry seasoning to 1/3 stuffing mix.
• Top onion slices with a mound of stuffing and place on a baking sheet.
• Drizzle a bit of butter on top and sprinkle w/ grated cheese.
• Bake 20-25 minutes.
• Stuffed mushrooms: Remove stems from mushrooms.
• Chop stems fine.
• Coat mushroom caps with oil and set aside.
• Add 1/3 cup sautéed onions, and chopped mushroom stems to stuffing mixture.
• Stuff caps with mixture.
• Place mushrooms on baking sheet.
• Drizzle tops with a bit of butter and a sprinkle of grated cheese.
• Bake 20-25 minutes.