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Hearty Italian Sandwiches Recipe

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I've been making this sweet and spicy sandwich filling for 35 years. It smells as good as it tastes! It's a great reward for a hungry family after a day working or playing outdoors. —Elaine Krupsky, Las Vegas, Nevada

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Hearty Italian Sandwiches Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 6 hours

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef (90% lean)
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With Johnsonville Italian Sausage.
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1-1/2 pounds bulk Italian sausage
2 large onions, sliced
2 large green peppers, sliced
2 large sweet red peppers, sliced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
8 sandwich rolls, split
Shredded Monterey Jack cheese, optional

Directions

In a Dutch oven, cook beef and sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Place a third of the onions and peppers in a 5-qt. slow cooker; top with half of the meat mixture. Repeat layers; top with remaining vegetables. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and pepper flakes.
Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or until vegetables are tender. With a slotted spoon, serve about 1 cup of meat and vegetables on each roll. Top with cheese if desired. Use pan juices for dipping if desired. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 sandwich (calculated without Monterey Jack cheese) equals 513 calories, 22 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 76 mg cholesterol, 1,099 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 33 g protein.

Originally published as Hearty Italian Sandwiches in Quick Cooking May/June 1998, p45

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Enjoy this recipe with a full-bodied red wine such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Syrah.

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Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2012 by voodoowitch

With the great reviews I was expecting more. This was bland. Horribly bland. My husband smothered his in BBQ sauce. What a waste of expensive ingredients. I'll probably drain the liquid off, add spaghetti sauce and have it over pasta just so I don't have to throw it away.