Italian-American Sausage Patty Melts

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

Source: Rachael Ray

Serves 2 people

Categories: 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

  1. Heat a medium nonstick skillet over med-high heat.

  2. Add in 1 tablespoon olive oil and the sausage patties.

  3. Cook the patties 4 minutes on each side; then remove from the pan.

  4. Add another tablespoon olive oil to the pan; then add the bell peppers, onions, salt, pepper, and pepper flakes.

  5. Cook about 5 minutes or until the vegetables are tender but still have a bite to them.

  6. Pile the veggies on the patties and return pan to the stove.

  7. Add butter to the pan; let butter melt.

  8. 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.

  9. Press and cook patty melts 2 or 3 minutes on each side.

  10. Warm a cup of marinara sauce, pizza sauce, or tomato sauce in the microwave (1 ½ minutes on HIGH).

  11. Cut sandwiches corner to corner and serve with sauce for dipping.

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