Cranberry Sausage Tartlettes Recipes

SAUSAGE-MUSHROOM CRANBERRY TART

Steps:

• Press pastry onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. fluted tart pan with a removable bottom. Set aside pastry trimmings. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 450° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce heat to 375°., In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Remove from pan and set aside. In the same skillet, saute mushrooms in butter until tender; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, cheese, 1/2 cup cranberries, cream, parsley and reserved sausage and mushrooms. Pour into pastry., On a lightly floured surface, roll out reserved pastry trimmings. Cut decorative cutouts from trimmings using cookie cutters. Place over filling. Bake 25-30 minutes longer or until filling is set and golden brown. Sprinkle with green onions and remaining cranberries.

SAUSAGE AND CRANBERRY BAKED STUFFING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. Place bread cubes in baking dish.
• In 10-inch skillet, cook sausage, celery and onion over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain.
• Add sausage mixture, sage and cranberries to baking dish; mix lightly with bread cubes. In medium bowl, beat broth, milk and eggs with fork or wire whisk until well mixed; pour over bread and stir gently to soak all bread cubes in milk mixture. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 12 hours.
• Bake uncovered 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean and top is golden brown.

CRANBERRY MEATBALLS AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Crumble bulk sausage over the mixture and mix well. Shape into 1 in. balls. In a large skillet, cook meatballs over medium heat until a thermometer reads 160°.; drain., In a large saucepan, combine the cranberry sauce, vinegar, brown sugar and mustard. Cook and stir over medium heat until cranberry sauce is melted. Add the meatballs and sausage links. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until sausage links are no longer pink and sauce is slightly thickened, 10-15 minutes.

SAUSAGE, CRANBERRY, AND BISCUIT BREAKFAST BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Add sausage to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir with a spatula, breaking apart the sausage until cooked, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside.
• Whisk milk, water, and gravy mix together in the same saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until the gravy reaches a boil and thickens, about 8 minutes. Turn off heat and stir in the crumbled sausage.
• Tear biscuits into pieces. Spread 1/2 of the biscuit pieces in an even layer in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Pour the sausage and gravy mixture over the biscuits. Place the remaining biscuit pieces evenly on top. Sprinkle the dried cranberries over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the biscuits are golden, about 20 minutes.

CRANBERRY SAUSAGE TARTLETTES

Steps:

• Combine cranberries, sugar, and juice in a saucepan.
• Bring to a boil, simmer until cranberries are soft and some have popped, about 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• Meanwhile, saute sausage - keep breaking it apart into crumbled sausage.
• Add scallions/onions to sausage for about 1 - 2 minutes.
• Drain off fat (if you use chicken sausage there won't be any!), stir in cranberry mix.
• Fill precooked shells.
• Serve!
• You can make the filling the day before, just don't fill the shells until just before serving so they don't get soggy (although the filo ones hold up very well!).

SAUSAGE & CHEESE TARTS

Steps:

• Mix together sausage, cheese, ranch and red pepper.
• Scoop into tart shells.
• Bake@ 375 for 10-12 minutes.
• These also freeze very well.

CRANBERRY, SAUSAGE AND APPLE STUFFING

Steps:

• Cook and stir sausage in a large skillet over medium heat, crumbling coarsely, for about 10 minutes. Remove sausage to a large bowl with a slotted spoon. Empty pan of grease.
• Into the same pan melt the butter. Add the leeks or onions, apples, celery and poultry seasoning; cook until softened, about 10 minutes. Add the rosemary, dried cranberries and cooked sausage. Mix all with the dried bread cubes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Moisten with the chicken stock.
• Stuff turkey with about 5 cups for a 14 pound turkey. Add additional chicken stock to moisten stuffing if needed. Remaining stuffing can be baked in a covered buttered casserole at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 15 minutes to brown top.