Italian-American Sausage Patty Melts
(from saymyname’s recipe box)
Source: Rachael Ray
Serves 2 peopleCategories: Grilled Sandwich, Main Dish, Pork, Rachael Ray
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 italian sweetsausage patties (1/2 lb.) or 2 italian hot sausage patties (1/2 lb.)
- 1/2 bell pepper, thinly sliced (or 1 cubanelle pepper, halved, seeded, and thinly sliced)
- 1/2 small onion, thinly sliced
- salt
- fresh ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 slices Italian bread (thin slices)
- 4 slices provolone cheese (deli-sliced)
- 1 cup marinara sauce or 1 cup pizza sauce or 1 cup tomato sauce
Directions
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Heat a medium nonstick skillet over med-high heat.
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Add in 1 tablespoon olive oil and the sausage patties.
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Cook the patties 4 minutes on each side; then remove from the pan.
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Add another tablespoon olive oil to the pan; then add the bell peppers, onions, salt, pepper, and pepper flakes.
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Cook about 5 minutes or until the vegetables are tender but still have a bite to them.
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Pile the veggies on the patties and return pan to the stove.
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Add butter to the pan; let butter melt.
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Add 2 slices bread, top each with a slice of cheese, a sausage patty, some peppers and onions, another slice of cheese, then the remaining slices of bread.
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Press and cook patty melts 2 or 3 minutes on each side.
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Warm a cup of marinara sauce, pizza sauce, or tomato sauce in the microwave (1 ½ minutes on HIGH).
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Cut sandwiches corner to corner and serve with sauce for dipping.