Sausage And Provolone Sandwiches With Roasted Tomato Sauce Or Homemade Marinara Recipes

ITALIAN SAUSAGE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, brown sausages a few at a time; discard all but 2 tablespoons drippings. Saute peppers and onion in drippings until crisp-tender; drain. , In the same pan, combine the tomato paste, tomato sauce, water, sugar, garlic, basil, oregano and salt. Add the sausages; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until heated through. Serve on buns. Top with cheese if desired.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the sausage links and brown them slowly. Cover the pan loosely with a piece of aluminum foil to help keep heat in and keep the splatter down.
• Brown the sausage links slowly. Should they start to brown too quickly and crack, turn your heat down. Keep turning the sausage with tongs to brown all sides.
• When the sausage is browned remove from the pan and set aside.
• Melt the butter in the skillet. Add the sliced peppers and onions. Season them with salt and pepper to taste.
• Use a wooden spoon to toss them in the pan to coat with evenly with fat. Cook over medium to low heat until they are slightly softened. Add the honey and minced garlic and stir.
• Stir onions and peppers occasionally with a wooden spoon as they cook.
• Add Marsala or dry red wine to deglaze the pan. Use a wooden spoon to scrape the brown bits on the bottom of the skillet. Season again with salt and pepper, if needed.
• Add back the sausage links, add the marinara sauce and simmer ingredients over low heat. Simmer until the peppers are soft and sausage links are cooked all the way through.
• Keep the sausage links whole or slice into pieces.
• Slice Hoagie rolls 2/3 way through. Place on half sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
• Spoon sausage, peppers and onions into each roll. Spoon additional marinara sauce over top if desired.
• Add two slices of Provolone or Mozzarella cheese, if desired.
• Cook in a preheated 400 degree F oven for about 6-8 minutes, or until the cheese is melted. Garnish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Enjoy immediately.
• If you want the cheese to be browned more, place on broil for a few minutes. Monitor carefully so you don't burn them.

SAUSAGE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large skillet, cook and crumble sausage with onion over medium heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes; drain. Add garlic and tomato paste; cook and stir 1 minute. , Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, basil, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until slightly thickened, 10-15 minutes., In a bowl, mix egg, ricotta cheese, 1-1/4 cups Parmesan cheese and the remaining pepper. Spread 1-1/2 cups meat sauce into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with 4 noodles, 1-1/2 cups ricotta cheese mixture, 1-1/2 cups mozzarella cheese and 1-1/2 cups sauce. Repeat layers. Top with the remaining noodles, sauce and mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses., Cover with greased foil; bake 30 minutes. Uncover; bake until lightly browned and heated through, 5-10 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

QUICK ITALIAN SAUSAGE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place sausages and water in a large skillet; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Uncover; cook 5-10 minutes longer or until meat is no longer pink; drain. Remove sausages and keep warm., In the same skillet, saute pepper and onion in oil until tender. Return sausages to pan. Stir in spaghetti sauce and basil; heat through. Serve sausages on buns with sauce and cheese.

TOMATO-SAUSAGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add sausages, onion, and garlic. Sauté until onion begins to color, about 10 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes and herbs and bring sauce to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until flavors blend and sausages are cooked through, stirring often, about 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Slice sausages thinly, if desired.