SAUSAGE, PEPPER AND ONION SANDWICH

SAUSAGE, PEPPER AND ONION SANDWICH

Cut in half to serve two.

This is so easy and a fast pick-up dinner. There are only a couple of ingredients so make them good!

The main star is the sausage.  I prefer to use a Hot Italian Sausage. In Europe, more so than found here, the choices of sausage are many and varied.  They range to all kinds of spices and flavors being mixed with ground meat and stuffed into a casing.  This dish needs a spicy sausage. It does not have to be HOT spicy, but not a bland one.  Try to stay to flavors that blend with a plain simple marinara sauce.

                                          Makes Two Large sandwiches serving four.

1 pound Hot Italian Sausage cut into1/2 inch pieces

1 green pepper sliced thinly

1 medium onion sliced thinly

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1 ½ cups marinara sauce

¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese

1 long Italian roll

1 tablespoon olive oil

Heat a grill pan and add olive oil and then the sausage.  I cut my sausage to make it cook faster and easier to eat.  But A piece the size of the roll is a bit more standard. Cook on high heat to get a nice browned coating. (about 5 minutes for the small pieces)

get a nice brown skin from the grill pan.

Add pepper, onion and garlic and turn heat down to medium and cook for 4-5 minutes stirring frequently.

Add Sauce and simmer for 10 minutes to make sure the sausage is cooked through. If you have larger pieces of sausage you may require more time.

The sauce can be homemade, but honestly just get a premade simple marinara and make life easier!  This is just a sandwich.

Split the roll open and fill. Top with cheese. Cut rolls in half.

TIPS:

·        Use any kind of bread. Kaiser rolls, sliced bread, toasted bread etc.

·        Top with mozzarella cheese and melt under broiler for 2-3 minutes

·        Grill zucchini and add for more vegetables.

As always be your own Creative Dump Cook and change this recipe to what YOU have on hand!