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sausage stuffed with melted cheese and tomato sauce, topped with fresh basil on a plate, tomato sauce in the background

STUFFED SAUSAGES RECIPE

This Stuffed Sausages Recipe is super fun and easy to make and the perfect way to elevate Italian Sausage! They're extra cheesy, incredibly delicious and will be absolutely loved by all!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds Italian Sausage Links (with casing)* about 12 small sausages
  • 12 Mozzarella Cheese Slices* 1/4-inch thick
  • 1 .5 cups Tomato/Marinara Sauce*
  • Fresh Basil chopped, for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F and spread a few spoonfuls of the tomato sauce into a baking dish.
    tomato sauce in a rectangular glass baking dish
  • Carefully, using scissors or a sharp kitchen knife, slit the sausages lengthwise down the middle ensuring you don't cut all the way through.
    hand with a knife slicing a raw sausage down the middle
  • Use your hands to gently pull the sausage apart a bit being careful not to break or tear it.
    hand pulling open a raw sausage that has been sliced down the middle
  • Place a slice of cheese in the middle slit.
    hand stuffing a piece of mozzarella cheese into the middle of a sliced raw sausage
  • Gently press it down with your fingers into the sausage meat.
    hand holding a raw sausage with a piece of mozzarella cheese stuffed into the middle
  • Arrange the stuffed sausages into the baking dish.
    raw sausage stuffed with a slice of cheese on tomato sauce in a baking dish
  • Pour the remaining marinara sauce over top, using a spoon to spread it out all over the sausages.
    raw cheese stuffed sausage with tomato sauce in a baking dish
  • Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.
    melted cheese stuffed sausages in tomato sauce
  • Remove the foil and bake an additional 5 or 10 minutes or until the cheese is niiiiice and bubbly. Garnish with fresh chopped basil and serve immediately.
    melted cheese stuffed sausages in tomato sauce with fresh basil

Notes

You can use mild, medium, or hot Italian sausage (homemade or store-bought) for this recipe.
You need as many cheese slices as you have sausages as each sausage gets a whole slice of cheese.
Try making your own tomato sauce from scratch using fresh tomatoes by following this recipe. Be sure to add seasonings and cook it down to thicken a bit before using in this recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 544kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 48g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 22g | Cholesterol: 116mg | Sodium: 1410mg | Potassium: 567mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 277IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2mg
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