Hot Italian Patties Recipe

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I've been making these spicy and satisfying sandwiches for more than a dozen years. On occasion, I substitute country sausage for the Italian sausage and they taste just as good. Served with a zesty sauce for dipping, they're my family's favorite. -Brenda Jackson, Garden City, Kansas

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Hot Italian Patties Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 pound Johnsonville® Ground Sausage
1 medium onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings
8 slices part-skim mozzarella cheese
8 slices French bread (3/4 inch thick)
1/4 to 1/2 cup butter, softened

Directions

In a saucepan, combine the tomato sauce, basil, pepper flakes and garlic powder. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, shape sausage into four thin oval patties. In a skillet over medium heat, cook patties until no longer pink; remove and keep warm.
In the drippings, saute onion until tender. Place a slice of cheese on four slices of bread; layer each with a sausage patty, onion and remaining cheese. Top with remaining bread. Butter the outsides of sandwiches.
On a griddle or in a large skillet, toast over medium heat until both sides are golden brown and cheese is melted. Serve with herbed tomato sauce for dipping. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 994 calories, 60 g fat (26 g saturated fat), 150 mg cholesterol, 2,164 mg sodium, 75 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 37 g protein.

Originally published as Hot Italian Patties in Quick Cooking March/April 2000, p31