Stuffed Italian Sausage Bake

This recipe was insanely simple and delicious. I saw it on a low carb site and instantly wanted to try it. I am so glad I did. It was yummy Italian goodness. You could definitely serve this with a side of pasta or on a toasted roll for a sub sandwich too.

INGREDIENTS

1 pack of sweet Italian sausage links

5 string cheese

Marinara or crushed tomatoes (I used a large can of crushed tomatoes)

Mozzarella

Optional: spinach and one mini sweet bell pepper

 

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray an 8 x10 pan with nonstick spray.

Use kitchen scissors or a knife to cut a slit down the middle of the sausages. Do not cut all the way through and do not remove the casing. Lay a mozzarella stick inside each sausage and press it back into its shape.

Pour a small layer of marinara on the bottom of the pan. Put the sausages casing side down. Top with some baby spinach and diced sweet bell pepper, then the rest of the marinara sauce. I sprinkled with Italian seasoning, garlic powder, crushed red pepper, then a bit of mozzarella over the top. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 35 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for 10 more minutes or until the top layer of cheese is melted.

Note: You don’t have to do the spinach. I just thought it would be fun. Could probably throw some mushrooms, onions or other veggies in too if you wanted.

Cheesy Stuffed Garlic Bread Sliders

When there is an ice storm pummeling your state what better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than with great friends, a crockpot of chili and these amazing stuffed garlic bread sliders? Simple to make and were the hit of the party.

Ingredients:

1 pkg slider buns, like Kings Hawaiian

1 (10 ct.) pkg sliced mozzarella

1/2 cup butter, softened

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 tsp garlic salt (I used garlic powder instead of garlic salt)

2 tsp Italian seasoning

Topping

4 Tbsp butter, melted

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2-1 tsp garlic powder

1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 350.  Slice slider buns in half lengthwise. In bowl mix together your butter, garlic, garlic salt and Italian seasoning. Spread butter mixture on both cut sides of buns. Layer bottom of sliders with cheese and top with upper layer. In another small bowl mix together your topping mixture and pour over tops of buns, spread over tops with a spatula. Cover with tin foil and bake for about 20 minutes or until cheese is melted. Let cool a bit, cut and serve.

Bacon wrapped stuffed sweet peppers

Review by Lyndee:

My friend Bob is one of the best cooks I know.  The recipe he came up with for these stuffed peppers was to die for! I usually don’t even like peppers but I could’ve eaten this entire batch. 

Ingredients:

1 pkg cream cheese

1 lb bacon

16 mini sweet peppers

1 tbsp of fresh parsley

1 tbsp of fresh basil

2 garlic cloves

1 teaspoon of Worcestershire

pinch of salt and

big pinch of cracked black pepper

Mix all ingredients together except for peppers and bacon.  Slice peppers open, scoop out and then stuff with the cream cheese mixture.  Wrap with a piece of bacon.  Cook at 425 for 25 minutes.  Turn oven off and let sit for another 25 minutes.  Serve.