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Sweet Italian Sausage Strata

May 5, 2014 by Kay 1 Comment

Sweet Italian Sausage Strata is a make ahead breakfast item with sausage, eggs, Italian bread and cheddar and parmesan cheese.

Here is another idea for Mother’s Day Brunch, Sweet Italian Sausage Strata. You can make it the day before, let it set over night and bake it the next morning. Serve this along side a fresh fruit salad, coffee and juice and brunch is complete!

The bread soaks up the egg mixture a lot better if the bread is day old. I used an Italian bread in this recipe, I love the amount of crust the bread offers. The parmesan cheese forms a crust on the top of the strata and comes out of the oven crispy, trust me, it’s very tasty. It’s important to grate fresh parmesan, it makes a difference in this recipe.

I prefer Sweet Italian Sausage in the strata, but feel free to use a spicy sausage, that would work well also.

Enjoy!

Sweet Italian Sausage Strata

Rating: 51

Yield: 12 Servings

Sweet Italian Sausage Strata

Ingredients

1 lb. sweet Italian sausage
1 medium sweet bell pepper, chopped
1 loaf Italian Bread, cut into large chunks
3 green onions, diced
2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
8 large eggs
1 cup half & half
1 cup milk, I used skim
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
1 tsp. dried basil
½ cup freshly grated parmesan

Instructions

Cook the sausage in a skillet over medium high heat, breaking it up as it cooks. Cook for 5 minutes and add the sweet pepper and cook an additional 3 minutes and set aside.
In a large bowl, add the bread, sausage mixture, green onions and cheddar cheese. Stir to combine.
In a separate bowl, add the eggs, half & half, milk, salt, pepper and basil. Whisk to combine.
Pour the egg mixture over the bread/sausage mixture. Stir to combine making sure the bread soaks up the egg mixture.
Pour the mixture into a greased 9 x 13 baking dish. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour or as long as overnight.
. If you refrigerated overnight, remove from fridge and let come to room temperature for 1 hour before baking.
To bake, preheat oven to 325 degrees and bake for 50 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

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Cook the sausage.

Add the sweet pepper

Cut the bread into large chunks.

Add the meat mixture, green onions and cheese to the bread.

Add the egg mixture to the bread mixture.

Layer the mixture in a greased pan.

Bake until golden brown.

Sweet Italian Sausage Strata

The strata is light & fluffy from the eggs.

Lots of sausage in this recipe. Yum.

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Cajun Sausage Frittata

April 13, 2014 by Kay 4 Comments

Enjoy this hearty Cajun Sausage Frittata for breakfast, brunch or dinner. A tasty egg dish that has an edge with cajun spices.

I enjoy breakfast for dinner and the other night I had a pound of sweet italian sausage staring me in the face. I opened the fridge and saw 2 dozen eggs and decided a frittata would be the perfect option.

The Cajun Sausage Frittata is layered and baked to a golden brown. The sausage is browned and added to a 9 x 13 pan. Saute shallots and roasted red pepper and layer that in the pan next, then top with cheese. Mix together the eggs and spices, pour over the layers and it’s ready to bake.

If you are making this for breakfast or brunch serve it with fresh fruit and if you are serving it for dinner add a salad to the menu. Although, this is perfect served on its own.

Fry the sweet italian sausage.

Saute the onions and roasted pepper.

Add the sausage, onion and pepper to the baking dish.

Top with cheddar cheese.

Pour the egg mixture to the pan.

It’s ready to bake.

Right out of the oven.

Cajun Sausage Frittata

Very Tasty

Cajun Sausage Frittata

Rating: 41

Yield: 8 Servings

Cajun Sausage Frittata

Ingredients

1 lb. sweet Italian sausage
2 shallots, chopped
1 roasted pepper, chopped
2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
10 eggs
½ cup sour cream
½ cup milk, skim
1 tsp. Cajun seasoning

Instructions

Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
Brown the sausage in a pan over medium high heat, break it up as it cooks. Cook for 6-8 minutes, or until it fully cooked. Drain the fast and set the sausage aside.
In the same pan, add the shallots and roasted pepper and cook for 3 minutes, turn off the heat and remove the pan from the heat.
Spray a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray. Layer the sausage on the bottom and add the shallot & pepper mixture on top of the sausage. Sprinkle the cheese over the top.
In a bowl add the sour cream and milk and whisk to combine. Add the eggs and whisk to combine. Whisk in the Cajun seasoning. Pour the egg mixture over the sausage mixture making sure the egg mixture distributes evenly over the sausage mixture.
Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until the egg mixture is set.

Notes

You can substitute a medium chopped onion for the shallots.

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Sausage and Peppers in Beer Sauce

February 23, 2014 by Kay 3 Comments

A real Wisconsin favorite….sausage & beer. Peppers are sautéed, sausages are braised and beer is added in to slow cook and give this dish a unique flavor that is out of this world good! This is a quick fix meal, perfect for a week night.

A pan full of delicious flavors.

Pan fry the sausages (use your favorite kind) and set aside. Along with the peppers you add onion and seasoned diced tomatoes before adding in a dark beer. Add the sausages back in and let simmer. The sauce will reduce and the flavors will intensify.

Sausage & Peppers

You could easily stuff the sausage and peppers into a hoagie and make it a sandwich.

Sausage & Peppers in Beer Sauce

Enjoy!

Sausage & Peppers in Beer Sauce

Rating: 51

Yield: 4 Servings

Sausage & Peppers in Beer Sauce

Ingredients

3 tbsp. vegetable or olive oil, divided
4 Italian Sausages
4 small or 1 large sweet pepper, sliced
2 small or 1 large onion, sliced
1 can (15 oz) can diced tomatoes with basil/oregano
1 (12 fluid ounce) bottle beer, I use Creamy Dark
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 tsp. Cajun seasoning
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat 2 tbsp. of the oil in a pan over medium high heat for 1 minute. Add the sausage, cook on each side for 3 minutes, you want them to be browned on both sides. Take the sausages and place on a plate and set aside.
Add the rest of the oil in the pan, add the pepper and onions. Saute for 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes, beer and paste to the pan and stir to combine. Stir in the garlic powder and Cajun seasoning. Add the sausages back into the pan and cover. Turn the heat down to medium low and cook for 20 minutes. Taste and salt & pepper if needed.

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Updated Chicken Chow Mein

December 8, 2013 by Kay Leave a Comment

Do you remember having Chow Mein as a kid? I remember it, but the version I remember consisted of hamburger with a can of La Choy Chow Mein added in with some crunchy noodles thrown on top. My version is much better! It uses chicken sausages and a fresh sauce with soba noodles. I love any type of food that is Asian, and this is a quick and easy recipe when I have a craving.

Updated Chicken Chow Mein

Ingredients

5 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 pound chicken sausages
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons minced ginger
4 ounces snow peas, cut in half
½ tsp. red pepper flakes
1/2 pound sobe noodles, cooked
1/3 cup orange juice
1 cup chicken stock mixed with 3 tablespoons of hoisin sauce and 2 teaspoons of cornstarch
Salt to taste

Instructions

In a wok or large pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil. Add the chicken sausage and fry over medium high heat, until just cooked through, per package directions. Transfer to a plate, when cooled, slice into 1 inch pieces.
Heat the remaining 3 tablespoons of oil in the wok. Add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry over moderately high heat until golden, 1 1/2 minutes. Add the snow peas and red pepper flake. Add the orange juice and stir over moderately high heat for 30 seconds. Add the sauce mixture, stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Add the noodles and sausage, season with salt and stir-fry for 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and serve.
You could use a jalapeno or red chile pepper in place of the red pepper flakes. You could use a spaghetti noodle in place of the sobe noodes.
Variation:You could use a jalapeno or red chile pepper in place of the red pepper flakes. You could use a spaghetti noodle in place of the soba noodes. You could also add in other vegetables like broccoli and sweet peppers.

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This recipe was adapted from Food & Wine

Updated Chicken Chow Mein

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