Bacon-Wrapped Sausages

There is nothing better than pork and more pork.

INGREDIENTS

• 45 Hillshire Farm® Lit'l Smokies®
• 15 thick-sliced bacon strips, cut into thirds
• 3/4 cup(s) light brown sugar

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Place rack in center of oven.
2. Wrap each sausage with a piece of bacon; secure with a toothpick. Place on a foil-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle evenly with brown sugar.
3. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until bacon is browned and brown sugar melts and forms a sauce.

NOTES

Remove carefully from baking sheet. Use toothpicks for guest to pick up and enjoy. You can serve them with a spicy mustard. 

Sausage Quesadillas

INGREDIENTS

• 1 lbs smoked sausage
• 8 large flour tortillas
• 16 processed cheese single
• 1 jar of salsa or use salsa recipe

DIRECTIONS

1. Slice smoked sausage and cook in preheated non-stick skillet over medium-high heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove sausage from pan.
2. Place tortilla in pan and fill one side with two slices of processed cheese single and 8 pieces of the sliced sausage. Cook open for 1 to 2 minutes then fold tortilla in half and flip.
3. Cook 3 to 4 minutes or until cheese is melted. Remove from pan and let cool for 3 to 4 minutes. Cut into 4 wedges and serve with 1 teaspoon of salsa on top.

Italian Sausage Hoagies

If you need to feed your mob, this recipe is for you.

Ingredients
10 uncooked Italian sausage links
2 tablespoons of olive oil
1 jar (26 oz) meatless spaghetti sauce
1 can (6.5 oz) sliced mushrooms
1 medium green pepper, julienned
1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned
1 medium white onion, julienned
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup grated Romano cheese
2 tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons dried basil
2 loaves French bread

Cooking Instructions

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown sausages in olive oil. Drain when done.


• Transfer to a 5-quart slow cooker. Add the rest of the ingredients.


• Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until sausages are no longer pink on the inside.


• Slice French bread loaves lengthwise but not all the way through.


• Cut French bread loaves widthwise into five pieces.


• Fill each with sausage, peppers, onions and mushrooms and sauce.

Recommendations

• I grill my sausages so that they have grill marks and a nice smokey taste. Do not cook them through. Once they start to turn golden brown on the outside, remove them from the grill and place them in the slow cooker.


• As for serving, I garnish with red pepper flakes.