#960 - Hot Sausage Sandwiches

(by Shirley McNevich)

long sandwich rolls
hot sausage OR kilelbasa OR bratwurst
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
1 orange bell pepper
1 large onion
olive oil

Wash, slice and remove seeds from all of the bell peppers--cut all peppers into slices, then cut each slice in half. Wash and slice onions, then slice into pieces the same size as the sliced peppers. Place sliced peppers and sliced onions in a large bowl--pour some olive oil over them (your choice of amount) and toss until they are mixed and coated. Tear off a large piece of aluminum foil and spray it with Pam. Dump the coated peppers in the center of the foil and fold up the sides of the foil and close the top (if you're making alot of peppers and onions, you may have to use an extra sheet of foil on the top). Place the entire pack on the grill near the flame and cook until the peppers are tender. As peppers and onions are cooking, start cooking hot sausage (or kielbasa, bratwurst) on the top shelf of your grill according to package directions. When hot sausage is well heated, place one hot sausage on each long sandwich roll and top with heaping amounts of grilled peppers and onions. You can adapt this recipe for indoors by placing the foil pack of peppers and onions in a large baking dish--bake at 350 degrees until peppers and onions are tender. Prepare hot sausage (or kielbasa, bratwurst) according to package directions.

#953 - Grilled Peppers

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 red bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
1 orange bell pepper
olive oil

Wash, slice and remove seeds from all of the peppers. Cut all peppers into slices, then cut each slice in half. Place sliced peppers in a large bowl--pour some olive oil over them (your choice of amount) and toss until they are mixed and coated. Tear off a large piece of aluminum foil and spray it with Pam. Dump the coated peppers in the center of the foil and fold up the sides of the foil and close the top (if you're making alot of peppers, you may have to use an extra sheet of foil on the top). Place the entire pack on the grill near the flame and cook until the peppers are tender. Use as topping for burgers, hot dogs, and steaks. NOTE: if you want to grill onions at the same time, do not put them in the same foil packet as the peppers or the onions will overwhelm the flavor of the peppers.

#523 - Italian Sausage Entree

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 1/2 - 2 lbs. Italian sausage (your choice of spiciness, flavor, etc.)
1 green pepper
1 yellow pepper
1 red pepper
1 orange pepper
canola oil
1 envelope Spatini spaghetti sauce mix (NOTE: Spatini has been discontinued and has now been replaced with Lawry's Original Style Spaghetti Sauce--you can see it here http://www.lawrys.com/main/product.aspx?ProductId=127 )
1 small can Hunt's tomato paste
1 large onion
3/4 cup water
oregano
garlic
salt

In a large pot add water and a pinch of salt--bring water to a boil, then boil sausage for about 30 minutes (after about 10 minutes, carefully poke holes in the sausage with a large cooking fork to make the fat boil out--pierce with a fork to check tenderness after 30 minutes). Wash and chop the onion and peppers. On a separate burner add canola oil to a skillet and sautee the chopped peppers and onions. Once they are tender add the Spatini, tomato paste, water, oregano, and garlic. Stir and taste--if you like the sauce a little sweeter add a little white sugar at a time until you get the flavor you desire. Drain sausage, cut into bite sized pieces and add the sausage pieces to the onions and peppers--stir and heat until you are ready to serve.