ISO: Recipes using hot italian turkey sausage

[Linda428]

I have a couple of pounds of hot italian turkey sausage in the freezer. The All American Chili recipe on this website is delicious, but I am looking for other ideas!

Thanks!

[bobmark226]

This is probably my favorite (I use tons of the turkey sausage myself!):

Balsamic Roasted Sausage & Onion Pitas (http://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?t=59078&highlight=Sunset)

Bob

[Goin' Coastal]

These are really good.....

Italian Burgers

These messy, robust burgers are just as delicious and satisfying as a meatball sub. To remove sausage from its casing, cut the casing lengthwise with kitchen scissors.

Cooking spray
4 cups red bell pepper strips
2 cups green bell pepper strips
2 cups vertically sliced onion
1 1/2 cups fat-free Italian herb pasta sauce (such as Muir Glen)
12 ounces hot turkey Italian sausage
12 ounces ground turkey breast
6 (2-ounce) whole wheat hamburger buns
3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded sharp provolone cheese

Prepare grill or broiler.
Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add bell peppers and onion; sauté 10 minutes. Add pasta sauce, and cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated. Keep warm.

Remove casings from sausage. Combine sausage and turkey in a large bowl. Divide mixture into 6 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty.

Place patties on a grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray; cook 4 minutes on each side or until done.

Place 1 patty on bottom half of each hamburger bun; top each patty with 2/3 cup bell pepper mixture, 2 tablespoons cheese, and top half of each hamburger bun.

Yield: 6 servings

NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 428(27% from fat); FAT 13g (sat 4.6g,mono 3.9g,poly 2.4g); PROTEIN 34.7g; CHOLESTEROL 93mg; CALCIUM 233mg; SODIUM 860mg; FIBER 5.6g; IRON 4.4mg; CARBOHYDRATE 42.1g

Lorrie Hulston Corvin
Cooking Light, JULY 2002

[HealthyinMN]

This was good!

Cheesy Brunch Casserole
From Cooking Light

1 pound turkey hot Italian sausage
5 cups herb-seasoned stuffing mix (such as Pepperidge Farm)
Cooking spray
1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded reduced-fat extra-sharp cheddar cheese
2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 (8-ounce) cartons egg substitute

Preheat oven to 325°.

Remove casings from sausage. Cook sausage in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, stirring to crumble. Drain. Place sausage in a large bowl; add stuffing mix, tossing to combine.

Place stuffing mixture in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Drizzle stuffing mixture with broth and butter; sprinkle with cheese. Combine milk and remaining ingredients, stirring with a whisk; pour milk mixture over stuffing mixture.

Bake at 325° for 40 minutes or until set. Let casserole stand 5 minutes before serving.

[Hoodone]

I think this is my favorite sausage recipe.

Italian Sausage Soup

8 ounces hot or sweet turkey Italian sausage
2 cups fat-free -- less-sodium chicken broth
1 can diced tomatoes with basil -- (14.5-ounce) garlic, and oregano
1/2 cup uncooked small shell pasta
2 cups bagged baby spinach leaves
2 tablespoons grated fresh Parmesan or Romano cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Remove casings from sausage. Add sausage to pan, and cook about 5 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Drain; return to pan.
Add broth, tomatoes, and pasta to pan, and bring to a boil over high heat. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until pasta is done. Remove from heat; stir in spinach until wilted. Sprinkle each serving with cheese and basil. Source: "CL, JULY 2004"
NOTES : This soup has that simmered-all-day flavor but takes just minutes to prepare. Serve it with hot crusty bread.

[Aubergine]

this is a new favorite of mine, and with most of the 293 (!) reviewers at epicurious. i love it with spinach fettucine. hot Italian turkey sausage works (just eliminate the crushed red pepper) and i sub regular 1/2 n 1/2 for the cream.


* Exported from MasterCook *

FETTUCCINE WITH CREAMY TOMATO AND SAUSAGE SAUCE

Recipe By :Kathleen Hulsy, Biddeford, ME
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : casseroles pasta
pork

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 tablespoons olive oil
3 shallots -- chopped
2 large garlic cloves -- chopped
1 pound sweet Italian sausages -- casings removed
1 cup whipping cream
2 cans diced tomatoes in juice with Italian seasonings -- (14.5 ounce)
1 tablespoon dried sage
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
3/4 pound fettuccine
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add shallots and garlic and sauté until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Add sausages and sauté until no longer pink, breaking up with back of fork, about 5 minutes. Add cream; simmer 5 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices, sage and crushed red pepper. Simmer until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid.

Return pasta to same pot; add sauce. Toss over medium heat until sauce coats pasta, adding reserved cooking liquid by 1/4 cupfuls if mixture is dry. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl; sprinkle with cheese and serve.

Description:
"293 reviews"
Source:
"Bon AppétitToo Busy To Cook?December 2000"
S(Internet Address):
"http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/104493"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 213 Calories; 21g Fat (88.0% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 60mg Cholesterol; 140mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 4 Fat.

ep. review : We call this recipe 'Better Than Sex'. Everyone loves it.

[heavy hedonist]

This is my version of my dear departed ex-MIL's fave way to prepare it-- too simple to call a recipe, but very good.


Sausage Hoagies

1-2 sausages per person

1 green, red or yellow bell pepper per person, cut into strips*

several cloves garlic, sliced

2 large onions, sliced thickly, slices halved

2-3 Tbsp. olive oil

salt, pepper and crumbled oregano to taste

1-2 crusty sub rolls per person

In large skillet, heat oil over medium high heat till hot, add onions and peppers and cook over medium heat till onion is translucent & soft and peppers are cooked but still somewhat crunchy. Add garlic, salt & pepper and oregano and cook briefly to soften garlic.
Remove vegetables to serving bowl, cover to keep warm, and cook sausages over medium heat in same skillet till cooked through-- ***** with a fork to test if juices run clear. If sausages are fairly lean, make a sauce by adding a splash of vermouth or white wine to skillet, and cook briefly to mellow. Serve the sausages on rolls topped with pepper mixture, and grated italian cheese if desired.

[LakeMartinGal]

The hot Italian sausage is also good for an easy throw-it-together spaghetti sauce! Just brown the sausage, add whatever spaghetti sauce you have on hand, and Voila! A quick and easy meal -- and really, really good! We have this once a week on nights we have meetings! (LOL) Our friends probably think we always smell like garlic :eek:

Kay

[Chef Michele]

This is really good and you can use any kind of Italian sausage you'd like.

Italian Sausage over Linguini

1 lb. Turkey Italian Sausage, uncooked
1 red bell pepper, roasted and peeled
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
2 jars spaghetti sauce
1 lb. linguini, cooked

Add vegetables to crock pot. Dot with slices of the sausage. Top with sauce. Cook on low all day. Serve over linguini.

[jtoepfert100]

Sort of a hijack here, but where do y'all find hot italian turkey sausage? I have seen sweet italian turkey sausage by Perdue and then Dino's makes a brand of turkey sausage that is what I usualy buy, since it is really low in fat but it isn't hot Italian turkey sausage. I'm wondering if I'm missing out on not being able to find this.

[HealthyinMN]

Sort of a hijack here, but where do y'all find hot italian turkey sausage? I have seen sweet italian turkey sausage by Perdue and then Dino's makes a brand of turkey sausage that is what I usualy buy, since it is really low in fat but it isn't hot Italian turkey sausage. I'm wondering if I'm missing out on not being able to find this.

We buy the Jennie-O Turkey brand hot Italian sausage.

http://www.jennieoturkeystore.com/products.asp?req=fresh

They are pretty common here in the regular grocery stores.

[jtoepfert100]

We buy the Jennie-O Turkey brand hot Italian sausage.

http://www.jennieoturkeystore.com/products.asp?req=fresh

They are pretty common here in the regular grocery stores.

Thanks, Joe. I don't think they sell Jennie-O in our regular stores - I've never seen it. I did see the brand once at Sam's but it was ground turkey. However, now I have a visual and know what to look for - I'll keep an eye out!

[pattyp.]

Michele, you don't cook the sausage first????It sounds good. :confused:

[LakeMartinGal]

where do y'all find hot italian turkey sausage?

Do you have Kroger? I find it there, sometimes, and Wal*Mart usually has it, too. I use the links and take it out of the casing, but sometimes you can find it ground. I have also made my own with seasonings and crushed red pepper. It has to sit a while, though (6 hours, I think) so it's not a quick dinner that way, unless you plan ahead... not my best thing :o

Kay

[zackaboo]

This is probably my favorite (I use tons of the turkey sausage myself!):

Balsamic Roasted Sausage & Onion Pitas (http://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?t=59078&highlight=Sunset)

Bob

I think that this also may my DH's all-time favorite sausage recipe. I don't think that I ever thanked you for sharing it Bob. This is how I always use up those random leftover sausages!

[Linda428]

Thank you!

Now I can't decide which recipe to use!

[gabbyh]

You also need to try the Melt-in-your-Mouth Sausage that Missinidi posted a while back...it's our all-time favorite, straight from her blog:

Melt-in-Your-Mouth Sausages
Makes 6-8 servings

2 lbs sweet Italian sausage, cut into 5-inch lengths
48-oz jar spaghetti sauce
6 oz can tomato sauce
1 large onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 cup water

Place sausage in skillet. Cover with water. Simmer 10 minutes. Drain. Combine remaining ingredients in slow cooker. Add sausage. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours. Serve in buns or cut sausage into bite-sized pieces and serve over cooked spaghetti. Sprinkle with more Parmesan cheese.

(Sometimes I use hot, or mix hot and sweet)

~Gail

[jroseanne]

I think this is my favorite sausage recipe.

Italian Sausage Soup

8 ounces hot or sweet turkey Italian sausage
2 cups fat-free -- less-sodium chicken broth
1 can diced tomatoes with basil -- (14.5-ounce) garlic, and oregano
1/2 cup uncooked small shell pasta
2 cups bagged baby spinach leaves
2 tablespoons grated fresh Parmesan or Romano cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Remove casings from sausage. Add sausage to pan, and cook about 5 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Drain; return to pan.
Add broth, tomatoes, and pasta to pan, and bring to a boil over high heat. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until pasta is done. Remove from heat; stir in spinach until wilted. Sprinkle each serving with cheese and basil. Source: "CL, JULY 2004"
NOTES : This soup has that simmered-all-day flavor but takes just minutes to prepare. Serve it with hot crusty bread.

I made this for dinner last night and served it with store bought garlic bread, the soup was great for a cold night and was very fast to prepare. I doubled the amount of the spinach and the pasta to make it a bit thicker consistency. We will be eating this again!

[patissac]

Jen, I also use Jennie-0 turkey sausage, sometimes I get lucky and its buy one get one free!
I second the cheesy brunch casserole, thats DBF's fave and also the soup, however make sure you use the canned chicken broth, on a whim I used chicken bouillion and it was too salty!!!!

[PurrPg]

This is a favorite of my so Italian DH. Since I always buy the 6 pack of peppers at Costco, this is always a way to use them.

Italian Turkey Sausage with Three Peppers


Use a variety of bell peppers--red, yellow, and orange--for visual appeal. Crushed red and ground black round out the peppers of the recipe's title.

3 pounds red potatoes, quartered
Cooking spray
4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
6 hot Italian turkey sausages (about 1 [19 1/2-ounce] package)
3 bell peppers, cut into 1/2-inch strips
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper

Preheat oven to 375º.
Arrange the potatoes in a single layer in a roasting pan coated with cooking spray. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil, and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and black pepper. Toss to coat. Bake at 375º for 40 minutes or until tender, turning occasionally.

While potatoes cook, heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Pierce the sausage casings several times with a fork. Add sausages to pan; cook 5 minutes or until lightly brown. Remove sausages from pan.

Heat 2 teaspoons oil in pan. Add bell peppers; sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon of salt, vinegar, rosemary, and crushed red pepper. Return sausages to pan; cover and cook over medium-low heat 15 minutes or until the sausages are done.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 sausage link, 1/3 cup bell pepper mixture, and about 1 cup potato)

NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 358(30% from fat); FAT 12.1g (sat 3.1g,mono 5.6g,poly 3g); PROTEIN 21.3g; CHOLESTEROL 78mg; CALCIUM 35m
COOKING LIGHT 11/04

[kabs]

This is probably my favorite (I use tons of the turkey sausage myself!):

Balsamic Roasted Sausage & Onion Pitas (http://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?t=59078&highlight=Sunset)

Bob

I must have missed this the first time around...We had this for dinner tonight, and it was so delicious. Thank you, Bob! DH LOVES sausage, so he was in heaven. The balsamic sauce was gooey and carmelized and sweet. I used turkey kielbasa (for me) and sweet sausage (DH). I tried cutting the raw sausage links and it was a mess, so I left left the rest whole. The kielbasa cut up into chunks nicely though. It really tastes more complicated than you'd think with just three ingredients!

:)

[Goin' Coastal]

This is probably my favorite (I use tons of the turkey sausage myself!):

Balsamic Roasted Sausage & Onion Pitas (http://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?t=59078&highlight=Sunset)

Bob

I am so anxious to try this! sounds so good.

[jtoepfert100]

Do you have Kroger? I find it there, sometimes, and Wal*Mart usually has it, too. I use the links and take it out of the casing, but sometimes you can find it ground. I have also made my own with seasonings and crushed red pepper. It has to sit a while, though (6 hours, I think) so it's not a quick dinner that way, unless you plan ahead... not my best thing :o

Kay

Have both but neither sells it as far as I can tell. The only ground turkey prodcuts I can find are Perdue or Dinos. Perhaps it's a regional product?

[bobmark226]

Thanks for reminding me of the balsamic roasted sausages, which I hadn't made for quite a while. I was trying to think of something quick and simple for my weekend guest after her long drive up, so I did those and had them along with a pot of the Moosewood Golden Cheddar Soup for a great lunch!

Glad to see others are enjoying it too.

Bob

[sfarler]

Here's one of our favorites:

Fiery Chipotle Rice and Sausage

Unless you like things hot, one chipotle will probably be enough. Don't be tempted to skip the 10 minutes of standing time in this recipe, though; it's necessary for the rice to soak up all the flavorful juices.

1 pound sweet turkey Italian sausage (about 5 links)
1 teaspoon olive oil
Cooking spray
1 (16-ounce) package frozen pepper stir-fry with yellow, green, and red peppers and onions, thawed (such as Birds Eye)
1 cup uncooked converted rice
3/4 cup thinly sliced celery
1 teaspoon dried thyme
3/4 teaspoon sugar
1 (14.5-ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (10 1/2-ounce) can beef broth
1 to 2 drained canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, minced

Remove the casings from the sausage. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add the sausage; cook 7 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Remove from the pan, and drain.

Add the pepper stir-fry mix and the remaining ingredients to the pan, and bring mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes or until the rice is tender. Remove from heat, and stir in the sausage. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes.

Note: Store remaining chipotles in an airtight container; freeze for later use.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 cup)

NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 323(27% from fat); FAT 9.8g (sat 2.4g,mono 3.9g,poly 2.5g); PROTEIN 21.8g; CHOLESTEROL 75mg; CALCIUM 58mg; SODIUM 872mg; FIBER 3g; IRON 3.2mg; CARBOHYDRATE 35.3g

Cooking Light, MARCH 2001

[Aubergine]

Have both but neither sells it as far as I can tell. The only ground turkey prodcuts I can find are Perdue or Dinos. Perhaps it's a regional product?

i take it, then, that you can't get the Shady Brook brand either? they also make ground turkey. i'd always thought that they and Jennie-o were national. Memphis is a big city, no? i can't imagine that something as basic as turkey sausage isn't available there. dang.

the SB was on sale today for $1.99, wooo hooo! i'm going to try a few of these recipes this week.:)

[jtoepfert100]

i take it, then, that you can't get the Shady Brook brand either? they also make ground turkey. i'd always thought that they and Jennie-o were national. Memphis is a big city, no? i can't imagine that something as basic as turkey sausage isn't available there. dang.

the SB was on sale today for $1.99, wooo hooo! i'm going to try a few of these recipes this week.:)


Turkey sausage IS available here, I've just never been able to find Hot Italian Turkey Sausage. Dino sells a bulk Italian turkey sausage and Perdue has Sweet Italian Turkey Sausage Links - but neither brand sells (here) the Hot variety.

[Aubergine]

sorry, i misunderstood (even tho' i re-read the thread before that post). ---> 50 lashes with a wet sausage.

suz