Hot Fruit And Sausage Recipes

SPICED HOT FRUIT

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. In an ungreased shallow 3-1/2-qt. baking dish, combine the pineapple, apricots, peaches and pears; set aside. In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, ginger and reserved pineapple juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 5 minutes. Discard cinnamon sticks. Pour over fruit. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes or until heated through. Serve warm.

SAUSAGE WITH WARM FRUIT

Steps:

• Cook sausage until done.
• Add pineapple and brown sugar.
• Heat through.
• Add banana.
• Toss to coat and serve.

FRUIT AND SAUSAGE PANCAKE KABOBS

Steps:

• In large bowl, stir together Bisquick mix, milk, egg, orange peel and nutmeg until well mixed.
• Spoon tablespoonfuls of batter onto hot greased griddle or skillet; cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden. Remove from griddle, and set aside.
• To make kabobs, thread a mini pancake, then a piece of fruit, then a piece of sausage, then another pancake, etc. on a skewer until it is full (you should have about 3 pancakes, 4 pieces of fruit and 2 pieces of sausage on each skewer). Repeat to use up ingredients.

GRILLED SAUSAGES WITH SUMMER VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Place the first 5 ingredients in a blender; if desired, add pepper sauce. Cover and process until blended., Cut peppers lengthwise in half; remove seeds. Cut eggplant lengthwise into 1/2-in.-thick slices. Cut zucchini and yellow squash lengthwise into quarters. Place all vegetables in a large bowl; drizzle with 1/2 cup of the sauce and toss to coat., Place vegetables on a greased grill rack. Grill, covered, over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until tender and lightly charred, turning once. Cool slightly. Reduce grill temperature to medium-low heat., Cut vegetables into bite-sized pieces. Toss with additional 1/4 cup sauce; keep warm., Grill sausages, covered, over medium-low heat 15-20 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160° for pork sausages (165° for turkey sausages), turning occasionally. Remove sausages from grill; toss with remaining sauce. Serve with vegetables.