Hearty Sausage Loaf Recipes

HEARTY SAUSAGE-STUFFED LOAF

Steps:

• In a small skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Unroll dough and pat into a 14x12-in. rectangle. Sprinkle the sausage, cheddar cheese and spinach lengthwise down the center of the dough. Bring edges of dough to the center over filling; pinch seam to seal., Place seam side down on a greased baking sheet. Brush top with butter; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with pizza sauce if desired.

CLASSIC MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Place the carrot, celery, onion, red bell pepper, mushrooms, and garlic in a food processor, and pulse until very finely chopped, almost to a puree. Place the minced vegetables into a large mixing bowl, and mix in ground chuck, Worcestershire sauce, and egg. Add Italian herbs, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Mix gently with a wooden spoon to incorporate vegetables and egg into the meat. Pour in bread crumbs. With your hand, gently mix in the crumbs with your fingertips just until combined, about 1 minute.
• Form the meatloaf into a ball. Pour olive oil into a baking dish and place the ball of meat into the dish. Shape the ball into a loaf, about 4 inches high by 6 inches across.
• Bake in the preheated oven just until the meatloaf is hot, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, ketchup, Dijon mustard, and hot sauce. Stir until the brown sugar has dissolved.
• Remove the meatloaf from the oven. With the back of a spoon, smooth the glaze onto the top of the meatloaf, then pull a little bit of glaze down the sides of the meatloaf with the back of the spoon.
• Return meatloaf to oven, and bake until the loaf is no longer pink inside and the glaze has baked onto the loaf, 30 to 40 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the loaf should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C). Cooking time will depend on shape and thickness of the meatloaf.

SAUSAGE LOAF

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, whisk the egg and milk together.
• Add in the sausage, crackers, onion, and pepper; mix well using your hands to incorporate ingredients.
• Place mixture in a lightly greased 8x4x2 inch loaf pan.
• Bake in a 350°F oven for about 1 hour or until sausage is no longer pink.
• Pour off excess grease.
• Let stand for 5 minutes; remove from pan and slice.

HEARTY SAUSAGE LOAF

Steps:

• Allow dough to rise until nearly doubled. Meanwhile, brown sausage with garlic and fennel seed in a skillet. Drain and cool. Add eggs and cheeses; mix well. , Punch dough down and roll each loaf into a 16-in. x 12-in. rectangle. Place half of the sausage mixture on each rectangle, spreading to within 1 in. of edges. Roll jelly-roll style, starting at the narrow end. Place on a greased baking sheet. , Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes. Brush with melted butter while warm.

HEARTY SAUSAGE LOAF

Steps:

• Allow dough to rise until nearly doubled. Meanwhile, brown sausage with garlic and fennel seed in a skillet. Drain and cool. Add eggs and cheeses; mix well. Punch dough down and roll each loaf into a 16-in. x 12-in. rectangle. Place half of the sausage mixture on each rectangle, spreading to within 1 in. of edges. Roll jelly-roll style, starting at the narrow end. Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 30-35 minutes. Brush with melted butter while warm.

HEARTY SAUSAGE SKILLET

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Brown sausage in large ovenproof skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat; drain. Return sausage to skillet. Add potatoes and tomatoes; stir. Cook 5 min.; stir. Top with VELVEETA.
• Whisk eggs and water until blended; pour over ingredients in skillet.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until egg mixture is set in center and VELVEETA is melted. Let stand 5 min. before cutting to serve.

HEARTY SAUSAGE STROMBOLI

Steps:

• In large skillet, cook the sausage, beef, onion, mushrooms and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the water, tomato paste, parmesan cheese, salt, oregano, garlic and rosemary. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered for 5 minutes or until thickened.
• Meanwhile, cut top third off loaf of bread; carefully hollow out bottom, leaving a 1/2 inch shell (discard removed bread).
• Line bottomhalf with three mozzarella cheese slices; top with sausage mixture and remaining cheese. Replace bread top. Wrap sandwich loaf in foil.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.