Italian Sausage and Pepper Hoagies
Ingredients
- 4-6 Italian link sausage, I used sweet
- 1 - 1/2 cups Italian marinara sauce, I used a good quality sauce such as Rao’s Marinara Sauce (This sauce tastes like it’s from a fine Italian restaurant. It’s the only sauce I use) If you have homemade that’s great or another favorite marinara sauce.
- 1 large red onion, sliced
- 1 1/2 cups red or green peppers, or mix the two
- 2 chopped garlic cloves
- 4-6 hoagie or hot dog rolls
- 2-3 tbsp olive oil
- 4 to 6 slices mozzarella or provolone cheese, or mix the two
- 1/2 tsp both sea or kosher salt and pepper
- •fresh chopped parsley or basil, use both for a burst of freshness
Instructions
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1.Heat a nonstick skillet on low to medium with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, cook sausage links until lightly browned. Turn frequently as to not burn the sausage. When cooked, take out of pan and onto a plate, set aside.
2.Using the same pan, add the remaining tablespoon of oil and cook the onions and peppers on medium heat. After a minute add garlic. Sprinkle in salt and pepper. Cook and stir until the onions and peppers are soft and almost glazed looking from the drippings and oil.
3.Put the sausage back in the pan with the onions and peppers. Toss to combine. Add the marinara sauce and cook until heated through.
4.Toast the buns in a 350 degree oven until slightly toasted. Open up the bun, top with sausage mixture. Add cheese and place back in oven to melt. This should take only a minute or two. Top that with more peppers and onions. Sprinkle on some fresh parsley pr basil. Get ready to take the most delicious bite and enjoy!