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Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• pie pastry
• egg
• mixed vegetable
• cheddar cheese
• jack cheese
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Place sausage links on a microwave-safe plate lined with a paper towel. Microwave at 50% power for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Press one pie pastry into an ungreased 9-inch pie plate; set remaining pastry aside. Whisk one egg in a small bowl for egg wash.
3. 3 Whisk remaining 5 eggs together in a bowl. Cut sausage into small pieces; add to eggs along with mixed vegetables, cheese, salt, and pepper. Stir until well combined, then pour into bottom pastry. Place remaining pastry over top and crimp the edges to seal. Cut 3 slits in top pastry and brush with egg wash.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 35 to 37 minutes. Cover pie with foil if needed to prevent top crust from getting too brown. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting and serving.

By Jones Dairy Farm

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• egg
• heavy cream
• half-and-half
• onion powder
• salt
• black pepper
• red pepper flakes
• hash brown potato
• mozzarella cheese
• parmesan cheese
• sun-dried tomato
• basil

Instructions

1. 1 Coat slow cooker with cooking spray.
2. 2 Whisk eggs and cream together in a medium bowl until well combined; season with onion powder, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes while whisking until completely combined. Set aside.
3. 3 Combine hash browns and ½ each mozzarella cheese, sausage, Parmesan cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, and basil in a slow cooker. Gently toss with fingers until combined. Pour egg mixture over top; smooth top (using a spatula) if necessary.
4. 4 Set aside ½ remaining mozzarella cheese (about 2 ounces). Sprinkle remaining each mozzarella cheese, sausage, Parmesan cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, and basil over top.
5. 5 Cover slow cooker. Cook on Low until center is cooked through and an instant-read thermometer inserted into center reads 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), 6 to 8 hours.
6. 6 Sprinkle casserole with remaining mozzarella cheese, then serve.

By Jones Dairy Farm

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• egg
• salt
• black pepper
• cheddar cheese
• flour tortilla

Instructions

1. 1 Crumble sausage into a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl using a slotted spoon.
2. 2 Reduce heat to medium. Pour beaten eggs into the skillet and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 3 minutes. Stir and cook for 2 minutes more. Turn heat off. Stir one last time, breaking up larger pieces. Pour into the bowl with the sausage, add cheese, and stir to combine.
3. 3 Lay out 1 tortilla on a clean work surface. Place 1/4 cup of the sausage-egg mixture on the bottom third of the tortilla, closest to you. Fold the end of the tortilla over the mixture. Fold in both sides of the tortilla over the filling, making an envelope shape. Tuck, roll, and place on a baking sheet seam side down. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.
4. 4 Place baking sheet into the freezer for 2 hours. Transfer burritos to a covered freezer-safe container until ready to serve.
5. 5 When ready to cook, preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
6. 6 Place burrito, seam-side down, in the preheated air fryer, and cook for 5 minutes.

By Soup Loving Nicole

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• ground sirloin
• olive oil
• onion
• garlic
• chicken broth
• marinara sauce
• lasagna noodle
• salt
• black pepper
• parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot) and select Sauté function. Add sausage and ground beef to the pot and until browned, about 5 minutes. Drain and discard grease and set meat aside. Add olive oil and swirl to insure the bottom of the pot is evenly coated. Add onion and cook until just soft, but not brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until just fragrant, about 1 minute.
2. 2 Pour in chicken broth and deglaze the pot, scraping up the brown bits from the bottom. Pour in marinara sauce. Add meat mixture and season with salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Add lasagna noodles, making sure that they are completely submerged in sauce. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 3 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
3. 3 Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Taste and adjust salt, if necessary. Ladle into bowls and top each with 1 teaspoon Parmesan cheese.

By Bren

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• olive oil
• red onion
• delicata squash
• mushroom
• vegetable broth
• farro
• water
• pecorino romano cheese
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage, onion, and squash. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion and squash are softened slightly and sausages have browned on once side, about 5 minutes. Turn sausages and add frozen mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms have thawed, about 3 minutes.
2. 2 Stir in vegetable broth and farro; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until farro is tender and sausage is cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes, adding hot water to the pan as needed to prevent the mixture from becoming too dry.
3. 3 Lower heat and stir in Pecorino Romano cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.

By Diana Moutsopoulos

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• olive oil
• chicken breast
• garlic
• stewed tomato
• tomato
• tomato paste
• crab and shrimp boil seasoning
• littleneck clam
• mussel
• shrimp
• bay scallop
• angel hair pasta

Instructions

1. 1 Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in the chicken and garlic, followed by the sausage links. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sausage is firm enough to slice, about 10 minutes. Slice the sausages into 1/2 inch thick pieces, and return to the pot.
2. 2 Puree the stewed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, and tomato paste in batches using a blender. Stir the tomato mixture into the pot along with the shrimp boil. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes. Stir in the clams, mussels, shrimp, and scallops, then simmer 30 minutes longer. Remove from the heat, and allow to stand for 15 minutes.
3. 3 While the jambalaya is cooling, bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a rolling boil; stir in the angel hair pasta and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through but is still firm to the bite, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink. Serve the jambalaya over the cooked pasta.

By LASmith

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• zucchini
• hot sausage
• butter
• mushroom
• onion
• celery
• garlic
• gluten-free bread
• water
• tomato
• parmesan cheese
• pepper jack cheese
• parsley

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Cut zucchini in half; scoop out insides and reserve. Place zucchini halves in a casserole dish. Finely chop zucchini flesh: set aside in a bowl.
3. 3 Cook mild and hot sausage in a saucepan over medium-high heat until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
4. 4 Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add chopped zucchini flesh, mushrooms, onion, celery, and garlic; cook and stir for 5 minutes. Stir in cooked sausage, bread crumbs, and water. Spoon sausage mixture into zucchini boats, letting any excess overflow into the casserole dish.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Top with diced tomato, Parmesan, and pepper Jack slices. Return to the oven and cook until cheese is melted, about 10 more minutes. Top with parsley.

By cakes

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• black pepper
• salt
• cornstarch
• mustard
• half-and-half
• thyme
• baby portobello mushroom
• butter
• olive oil
• oregano
• basil
• garlic
• white wine
• egg
• bread crumb
• parmesan cheese
• ground venison
• aluminum foil

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a cooling rack on top.
2. 2 Combine ground venison, Italian sausage, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, egg, white wine, garlic, basil, and oregano in a large bowl; stir until well combined. Scoop meat mixture from the bowl and form into 2-inch balls. Place meatballs on top of the cooling rack.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are cooked through, about 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
4. 4 As soon as meatballs go in the oven, begin the sauce: heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and thyme; cook until mushrooms are dark brown in color, about 10 minutes.
5. 5 Whisk together half-and-half, mustard, and cornstarch in a small bowl. Pour half-and-half mixture over mushrooms, reduce heat, simmer for 5 minutes, stirring continually. Turn heat off, season with salt and pepper, and let sit to thicken.
6. 6 Remove meatballs from the oven, transfer to a serving plate, and drizzle with mustard sauce.

By Soup Loving Nicole

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• venison
• ground venison
• olive oil
• crimini mushroom
• onion
• garlic
• green pepper
• red pepper
• red chile pepper
• jalapeno pepper
• tomato paste
• tomato sauce
• black bean
• tomato
• water
• chili powder
• paprika
• cayenne pepper
• oregano
• salt
• pepper
• parsley
• cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crumbled and browned; place into a large Dutch oven. Sear venison cubes until well browned; add to sausage. Add ground venison, and cook until crumbly and no longer pink; place into Dutch oven.
2. 2 Heat olive oil in the skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the mushrooms, and cook until soft, about 2 minutes. Stir in onion and garlic, cook until the onion is translucent, about 2 minutes. Add the green and red peppers, red chile pepper, and jalapeno; cook until softened, then add to Dutch oven.
3. 3 Stir in tomato paste, tomato sauce, black beans, diced tomatoes, and water. Season with chili powder, paprika, cayenne, and oregano. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the venison pieces are tender, about 2 hours.
4. 4 Season to taste with salt and pepper, and stir in parsley before serving. To serve, sprinkle with shredded Cheddar cheese.

By Jennifer Mills

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• butter
• fennel
• chicken broth
• cannellini bean
• thyme
• truffle salt
• olive oil

Instructions

1. 1 Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Once hot, add butter, followed by sausage and fennel. Stir and break up sausage. Cook, stirring, until sausage is browned, about 5 minutes. Pour in 1 cup chicken broth slowly, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Pour in 2 cans of drained cannellini beans. Cancel Saute mode.
2. 2 Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 5 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
3. 3 Meanwhile, combine remaining 2 cups chicken broth and 2 cans of beans in a blender; blend on high until smooth.
4. 4 Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions for 5 minutes. Release remaining pressure using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Add pureed beans, thyme, and truffle salt to soup; mix to combine.
5. 5 Ladle soup into bowls and serve with a drizzle of olive oil.

By thedailygourmet

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• penne pasta
• tomato
• portobello mushroom
• red onion
• garlic
• red wine
• rosemary
• oregano
• thyme
• salt
• black pepper
• mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Fill a pot with water and bring to a boil; cook the sausages in the boiling water until no longer pink in the center, about 40 minutes. Cut the sausages into bite-sized pieces.
2. 2 Fill a large pot with lightly-salted water and bring to a boil. Stir the penne into the water and return to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain well.
3. 3 Combine the tomatoes, mushrooms, onion, garlic, wine, rosemary, oregano, thyme, salt, and pepper in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir until the liquid is reduced to about half its original volume, about 10 minutes. Add the sausage and the drained pasta to the mixture and continue cooking until the liquid is reduced to about one-quarter its original volume, 10 to 15 minutes more. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese over the dish to serve.

By gmrfish

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• vegetable oil
• white button mushroom
• italian seasoning
• rice sides herb and butter
• pea
• romaine lettuce
• grape tomato
• cherry tomato
• cheese blend

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium heat; add sausage and cook and stir, crumbling into small pieces, until cooked through and no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove cooked sausage from skillet with a slotted spoon; drain on paper-towel-lined plate. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon rendered fat.
2. 2 Place mushrooms in skillet and cook over medium heat until tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer from pan with slotted spoon to plate with sausage.
3. 3 Prepare Knorr® Rice Sides™ - Herb & Butter in skillet according to package directions. Stir dried Italian seasoning into the water; omit additional margarine. Three minutes before the rice is finished cooking, add the peas. When rice is done, stir in cooked sausage and mushrooms. Heat through.
4. 4 Add romaine lettuce and tomatoes; toss lightly. Scoop into serving bowls; top each serving with desired amount of shredded cheese and serve immediately.

By Kristin Price

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• lasagna noodle
• green bell pepper
• onion
• tomato sauce
• garlic
• oregano
• ricotta cheese
• egg
• parmesan cheese
• basil
• mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Cut each noodle into 4 equal pieces.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with aluminum foil; place bell pepper halves on top.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until peppers soften, about 20 minutes.
4. 4 While peppers bake, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook sausage and onion until browned, about 8 minutes. Add tomato sauce, garlic, and oregano and bring to a simmer. Simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes more.
5. 5 Remove peppers from oven and pour off any excess liquid. Leave oven on.
6. 6 Whisk ricotta cheese, egg, Parmesan cheese, and basil together in a small mixing bowl. Layer each bell pepper half with 2 tablespoons sausage mixture, 1 noodle piece, and 1 tablespoon ricotta mixture. Repeat layers and sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top of each pepper. Place stuffed peppers on the baking sheet.
7. 7 Bake stuffed peppers in the preheated oven until cheese is browned and bubbly, about 25 minutes.

By Soup Loving Nicole

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• bacon
• beef broth
• celery
• onion
• carrot
• italian seasoning
• coriander
• garlic
• black pepper
• sea salt
• cabbage
• apple

Instructions

1. 1 Cook and stir bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until browned and crisp, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper-towel lined plate and drain grease from Dutch oven.
2. 2 Cook and stir Italian sausage in Dutch oven until browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour beef broth into Dutch oven and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.
3. 3 Stir celery, onion, carrot, Italian seasoning, coriander, garlic, black pepper, and sea salt into beef broth mixture; bring to a simmer and cook until vegetables are tender and liquid is reduced, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir cabbage, apple, and cooked bacon into vegetable mixture; cook until cabbage and apples are tender and desired consistency is reached, 30 to 45 minutes.

By C Chapa

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• red pepper flakes
• bacon
• onion
• garlic
• chicken broth
• potato
• heavy cream
• spinach

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Cook Italian sausage and red pepper flakes in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until crumbly, browned, and no longer pink, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and set aside.
3. 3 Cook bacon in the same Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp, about 10 minutes.
4. 4 Drain, leaving a few tablespoons of drippings with the bacon in the bottom of the Dutch oven. Stir in onions and garlic; cook until onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
5. 5 Stir in chicken broth and bring to a boil over high heat.
6. 6 Add potatoes and simmer until fork tender, about 20 minutes.
7. 7 Reduce heat to medium; stir in cream, cooked sausage, and spinach.
8. 8 Cook and stir until spinach has wilted and sausage is warmed through; serve.

By souporsweets

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• butter
• olive oil
• onion
• garlic
• ground beef
• italian seasoning
• salt
• rosemary
• oregano
• black pepper
• water
• tomato puree
• tomato paste

Instructions

1. 1 Heat butter and olive oil together with onion and garlic in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir ground beef and sausage in the onion mixture until browned and crumbly, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir Italian seasoning, salt, rosemary, oregano, and black pepper into ground beef-sausage mixture; simmer for 20 minutes.
2. 2 Pour water, tomato puree, and tomato paste into ground beef-sausage mixture; simmer, stirring occasionally, over low heat until flavors have combined, at least 2 hours.

By Dog Fish Head aka Fabius

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• red pepper flake
• bacon
• onion
• garlic
• chicken broth
• potato
• kale
• heavy cream

Instructions

1. 1 Cook and stir Italian sausage and red pepper flakes in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until sausage is browned and crumbly, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer sausage mixture to a bowl.
2. 2 Stir bacon into the same Dutch oven and cook over medium heat until bacon is crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain fat, leaving a few tablespoons of drippings in the Dutch oven.
3. 3 Stir onion and garlic into bacon; cook and stir until onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour chicken broth into bacon mixture; bring to a boil. Stir potatoes and kale into broth; cook until potatoes are tender and soup is flavorful, about 15 minutes.
4. 4 Stir sausage and heavy whipping cream into soup, reduce heat to medium, and cook until soup is heated through, about 5 minutes more.

By Rosemary Baker

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• olive oil
• cabbage
• marinara sauce
• tomato sauce
• rice
• basil
• oregano

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Add olive oil to a medium-sized baking dish.
2. 2 Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add cabbage leaves; cook until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain.
3. 3 Meanwhile, add sausage to a skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, breaking into pieces as it cooks, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
4. 4 Meanwhile, combine marinara sauce and tomato sauce in a saucepan over medium-low heat; cook until warm, about 3 minutes. Set sauce aside.
5. 5 Combine sausage, cooked rice, ½ cup sauce, 2 teaspoons basil, and 2 teaspoons oregano in a bowl; spread onto cabbage leaves and roll up like small burritos. The amount of filling will vary depending on size of cabbage leaves. Place cabbage rolls close together in the prepared baking dish; spoon remaining ½ sauce over top.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through, about 30 minutes. Garnish with basil and oregano.

By Liz Dalton 'Lizzie'

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• butter
• shallot
• salt
• arborio rice
• chardonnay wine
• chicken broth
• parmesan cheese
• thyme

Instructions

1. 1 Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a saute pan over medium heat. Add sausage and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, for 3 minutes. Add shallots, 1 tablespoon butter, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; saute until shallots begin to caramelize, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
2. 2 Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add Arborio rice and stir until it begins to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add wine and continue stirring until almost absorbed, 2 to 3 minutes.
3. 3 Begin to add broth, 1/2 cup at a time. Stir until broth is almost completely absorbed, then add another 1/2 cup and repeat. Continue adding broth until risotto resembles a thick porridge but still has some bite to it. This process will take 20 to 30 minutes.
4. 4 Remove from the heat. Stir in the sausage mixture, Parmesan cheese, and remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Season with salt if necessary. Garnish with thyme sprigs and serve immediately.

By thedailygourmet

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• cranberry
• bread stuffing mix
• parsley
• egg
• orange
• chicken broth
• black pepper
• salt
• poultry seasoning
• thyme
• rosemary
• sage
• garlic
• celery
• onion
• andouille sausage
• butter
• bread

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
2. 2 Dice bread into 3/4-inch cubes; spread into an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven, stirring several times, until toasted, about 45 minutes. Keep oven on.
4. 4 Meanwhile, melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until foaming, about 2 minutes; do not allow butter to burn. Add Italian and andouille sausages. Cook, breaking sausages up into fine pieces, until just a few bits of pink remain, about 8 minutes.
5. 5 Add onion, celery, garlic, sage, rosemary, thyme, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper. Stir frequently until vegetables are softened, about 7 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in 2 cups chicken broth, orange juice, and 1 tablespoon orange zest.
6. 6 Whisk remaining 2 cups chicken broth, eggs, and parsley together in a medium bowl until combined. Slowly stir in the sausage mixture. Gently fold in the toasted bread cubes, stuffing mix, and dried cranberries until evenly mixed. Transfer to a buttered 9x13-inch baking dish and cover tightly with aluminum foil.
7. 7 Bake until an instant-read thermometer reads 150 degrees F (66 degrees C), about 45 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake until crispy and golden brown on top, about 10 more minutes.
8. 8 Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with additional parsley if desired.

By Culinary Envy

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• chicken broth
• cheese tortellini
• olive oil
• onion
• garlic
• italian seasoning
• tomato puree
• spinach

Instructions

1. 1 Pour 1 can broth into a small saucepan and add tortellini; bring to a boil. Cook tortellini until tender yet firm to the bite, about 5 minutes.
2. 2 Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir sausage, onion, garlic, and Italian seasoning until sausage is browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes. Add tortellini-broth mixture, remaining can of broth, tomato puree, and spinach to sausage mixture; cover stockpot and simmer until flavors blend, about 30 minutes.

By Stephanie

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• hot dog bun
• tomato sauce
• garlic granule
• herb blend
• paprika
• salt
• black pepper
• olive oil
• garlic granules
• herb blend
• pepperoni
• mozzarella cheese
• parmesan cheese
• oregano
• crushed red pepper

Instructions

1. 1 To make the sauce, combine tomato sauce, garlic, 3 teaspoons herbs, paprika, salt and pepper in a sauce pan over medium-high heat.
2. 2 When sauce bubbles, reduce to a low simmer and stir. Cover and allow to simmer over very low heat for 15 minutes.
3. 3 Crumble Italian sausage in a pan and cook over medium heat until no longer pink, about 15 minutes. Drain over paper towels. Set aside.
4. 4 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
5. 5 Mix olive oil, garlic and 1 teaspoon herb blend in a small bowl.
6. 6 Open hot dog buns and arrange on sheet pans covered in foil.
7. 7 Separate buns in halves along the folds if you want to make 16 appetizers; leave whole if you want to make 8 pizzas.
8. 8 Brush the buns with the olive oil mixture.
9. 9 Toast buns in the oven for about 5 minutes, just until edges begin to brown.
10. 10 Remove pan from oven and spread each of the buns with the warm tomato sauce.
11. 11 Top with browned Italian sausage, pepperoni slices, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses.
12. 12 Return pan to the oven and bake at 400 degrees F for 5 to 10 minutes or until cheeses are bubbling.
13. 13 Serve garnished with fresh oregano leaves and crushed red pepper, if desired.

By Ball Park Buns

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• bourbon
• tomato sauce
• kidney bean
• red kidney bean
• pilsner beer
• allspice
• cayenne pepper
• cumin
• liquid smoke
• beef bouillon granules
• chili powder
• tomato
• garlic
• jalapeno pepper
• sweet onion
• butter
• ground venison
• olive oil

Instructions

1. 1 Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat in a skillet. Add venison and cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
2. 2 Heat remaining tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat in a separate skillet. Add sausage and cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Combine venison and sausage in a large pot.
3. 3 Melt butter over medium heat in a skillet. Add onion, jalapeno, and garlic and cook and stir until softened, 5 to 7 minutes. Carefully transfer mixture to a food processor and lightly blend. Add to meat mixture.
4. 4 Lightly blend tomatoes in a food processor; add to meat mixture. Add chili powder, beef bouillon, liquid smoke, cumin, cayenne, and allspice, stirring after each addition. Stir in beer, kidney beans, tomato sauce, and bourbon.
5. 5 Bring chili mixture to a boil; reduce heat to low and let simmer until thickened and reduced, about 1 hour.

By Janine Coleman

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• kielbasa smoked sausage
• potato
• water
• chicken broth
• heavy cream
• celery
• chicken bouillon
• garlic
• salt
• black pepper
• garlic powder
• crushed red pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir Italian and kielbasa sausages in the hot pot until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain grease.
2. 2 Stir potatoes, water, chicken broth, heavy cream, celery, bouillon, garlic, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and red pepper into the pot. Reduce heat and let simmer until potatoes are tender, about 1 hour 30 minutes.

By Lori

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• broccoli
• potato
• carrot
• red onion
• olive oil
• whole grain mustard
• pecorino romano cheese
• thyme
• oregano
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. 2 Place broccoli, baby potatoes, carrot, and onion in a large bowl. Pour in olive oil, mustard, Pecorino Romano cheese, thyme, oregano, salt, and pepper. Toss well to coat, then spread vegetables in an even layer on a sheet pan. Arrange sausages in the pan, pushing aside the vegetables so that the sausages touch the bottom of the pan.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven, flipping sausages and vegetables halfway through until sausages are no longer pink in the center, 30 to 35 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

By Diana Moutsopoulos

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• onion
• garlic
• chicken broth
• chicken broth
• cheese tortellini
• tomato
• spinach
• basil
• red pepper flakes
• salt
• black pepper
• parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Heat a large pot over medium-low heat. Cook sausage and onion until onion is soft and translucent, breaking up sausage as it cooks, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 to 2 minutes more.
2. 2 Pour all chicken broth into the pot and bring to a boil, about 5 minutes. Add tortellini and cook 5 minutes more. Add tomatoes with juice and return to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer soup for 10 minutes.
3. 3 Stir spinach into soup; it will look like too much, but it will wilt quickly. Add basil and red pepper flakes and simmer 5 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.
4. 4 Pass Parmesan cheese at the table when you serve the soup.

By Christina

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• hot sausage
• chicken tender
• shrimp
• onion
• green bell pepper
• celery
• garlic
• long grain rice
• tomato
• bay leaf
• salt
• oregano
• turmeric
• chicken broth

Instructions

1. 1 Heat a wok over medium-high heat. Fry hot and mild Italian sausage pieces in the wok until brown on all sides. Remove sausage pieces, and fry chicken strips in sausage drippings until browned. Remove chicken and sauté onions, green pepper, celery, and garlic for 5 minutes or until tender.
2. 2 Stir in uncooked rice, tomatoes, bay leaves, salt, oregano, and turmeric. Cook and stir for 1 minute, then mix in reserved tomato juice and chicken broth. Add chicken pieces, cover, and simmer about 20 minutes.
3. 3 Add sausage to mixture, and continue to simmer 15 minutes. Stir in the shrimp; cover and cook for 5 to 10 more minutes or until shrimp is cooked through.

By AMLOOS

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• cooking spray
• rotini pasta
• ground beef
• onion
• celery
• garlic
• green bell pepper
• salt
• pepper
• tomato sauce
• tomato
• cheese blend
• cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 7x11-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add rotini and cook until tender yet firm to the bite, 6 to 8 minutes; drain. Run cold water over pasta to stop it from cooking further.
3. 3 While the pasta is cooking, cook ground beef and sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat until completely browned and crumbly, 7 to 10 minutes. Add onion, celery, garlic, and bell pepper; cook and stir until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat and stir in tomato sauce and diced tomatoes. Let cool for 5 minutes.
4. 4 Spread pasta over the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle Italian cheese blend over rotini, then pour meat sauce over top. Cover the dish with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove the foil and sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the casserole. Continue to bake until Cheddar has melted, about 5 minutes. Rest for 10 minutes before serving.

By KC

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• plum tomato puree
• turkey sausage
• ground chuck
• salt
• black pepper
• onion
• garlic
• water
• tomato paste
• parmesan cheese
• basil
• oregano
• parsley

Instructions

1. 1 Heat tomato puree in a large pot over medium-low heat; simmer while prepared the remaining ingredients.
2. 2 Heat a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir hot Italian sausage, mild Italian sausage, and ground chuck until browned and cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove cooked sausage and chuck with a slotted spoon and transfer to the simmering tomato puree.
3. 3 Cook and stir onion and garlic in the same skillet used for browning meat until onions are lightly browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer onion mixture to meat mixture.
4. 4 Stir water and tomato paste in the same skillet used for onion mixture over low heat until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes; add to the sauce in the pot. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese, basil, oregano, and parsley over the sauce; stir to combine. Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 3 hours.

By Linda T

Ingredients

• ✓ mild sausage
• cooking spray
• butter
• all-purpose flour
• milk
• salt
• nutmeg
• egg
• ricotta cheese
• parsley
• marinara sauce
• lasagna noodle
• cremini mushroom
• mozzarella cheese
• parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2. 2 Place sausage in a skillet over medium heat and cook until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
3. 3 To make béchamel sauce, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat and whisk in flour. Cook until light and foamy, about 2 minutes, whisking constantly; whisk in milk, a little at a time. Whisk in salt and nutmeg. Bring sauce to a bare simmer, whisking constantly until thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove sauce from heat and set aside.
4. 4 Beat egg in a medium bowl; stir in ricotta cheese and parsley until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
5. 5 To assemble lasagna, pour about 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top sauce with 4 lasagna noodles, overlapping if necessary. Layer 1/3 of the ricotta mixture, followed by 1/3 of the sausage, 1/3 cup mushrooms, 1/4 of the béchamel sauce, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, 1/8 cup Parmesan cheese, and 1 more cup marinara sauce over noodles. Repeat the layers twice more, ending with a final layer of noodles topped with remaining marinara sauce, béchamel sauce, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheese. Cover the dish with foil.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and noodles are tender, about 1 hour. Remove the foil and bake until the top cheese layer is browned, about 5 more minutes. Allow lasagna to stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

By Valerie Brunmeier