Spicy Italian Sausage Muffins Food

SPICY ITALIAN SAUSAGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Remove sausages from casings, break into small pieces and fry in a skillet until cooked and browned. Drain sausage on paper towels, but save grease in skillet.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease muffin cups or use paper liners.
• Mix flour, Parmesan cheese, baking powder, salt, pepper and oregano in a large bowl. Break egg into another bowl and beat. Add pizza sauce and mix well. Add 3 T. fat, start with the remaining fat in the skillet and make up the difference with olive oil. Add sausage and mix well. Pour the mixture over the dry ingredients and mix just until blended. Scoop the very thick batter into muffin cups. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until firm on top. Cool 30 minutes before serving.

SPICY LOW-CARB EGG AND SAUSAGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Brown and crumble sausage until no pink is left, use slotted spoon to put on a plate to cool.
• Add olive oil to pan and saute onions and jalapenos until softened, about 3-4 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Beat eggs in a large bowl. Add cooled meat and veggies, and the rest of the ingredients except cooking spray. Stir well.
• Spray muffin pans very well with cooking spray (these stick a lot!). Fill each well about 3/4 full.
• Bake for 30 minutes. To remove from pan, run a sharp knife around the edges of each muffin and pop out while they're still hot so that they don't stick.
• Enjoy hot, or cool and freeze on a sheet pan, then pop into a freezer-safe ziplock bag. Can be reheated in the microwave wrapped in a paper towel for a minute or two on high heat. Enjoy!

SPICY ITALIAN SAUSAGE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook sausages over medium heat until no longer pink. Meanwhile, in another large skillet, saute peppers and onion in oil. Drain sausages; place a sausage in each bun. Top each with about 1/3 cup pepper mixture. Refrigerate remaining sausages.

MUSSELS WITH SPICY ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Place the olive oil in a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the shallots and garlic, season with salt and pepper, and cook until the shallots are translucent but still have a bit of crunch, about 3 minutes.
• Add the sausage to the pan and cook, stirring to crumble it, for 5 minutes, or until thoroughly cooked. Add the wine and rosemary and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium, add the mussels, cover the pan, and steam until the mussels open, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle the parsley and bread crumbs over all. Divide the mussels among six bowls and ladle the broth and sausage over them. Serve with crusty bread.

SPICY SAUSAGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook sausage, onions and red pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, cilantro, baking soda, salt and thyme. In another bowl, combine egg and buttermilk. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cheese and sausage mixture. Fill greased muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.