Sausage Cheese Snacks

Name: Sausage Cheese Snacks
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 22 slices.
Ingredients: 1 pound bulk Italian sausage or pork sausage; 1/2 cup chopped onion; 1 can (15 ounces) pizza sauce; 1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms; 1 loaf (16 ounces) French bread, cut into 22 slices; 1 package (8 ounces) sliced mozzarella cheese, halved

"When I was growing up, my mom often made these open-faced sandwiches as a special treat on cold Friday nights," says Melissa Fowlkes of Streamwood, Illinois. "I now make them for my family. They're a great change of pace on pizza night."

Ingredients

1 pound bulk Italian sausage or pork sausage
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 can (15 ounces) pizza sauce
1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
1 loaf (16 ounces) French bread, cut into 22 slices
1 package (8 ounces) sliced mozzarella cheese, halved

Directions

In a large skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in pizza sauce and mushrooms.
Place bread slices on a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; spoon 2 tablespoons of sausage mixture on each. Top each with a half slice of cheese. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

Nutrition Facts

2 slices: 259 calories, 11g fat (5g saturated fat), 32mg cholesterol, 631mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 2g fiber), 13g protein.

Originally published as Sausage Cheese Snacks in Quick Cooking January/February 2005

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katlaydee3

May 28, 2013

These were good served as an appetizer for a family dinner.
PACountryGirl

Nov 16, 2011

A nice fingerfood, the kids like it too.
posionbites

Nov 11, 2011

its really good to make with spaghetti! nice recipe
posionbites

Nov 11, 2011

its really good to make with spaghetti! nice recipe
carrie carney

Mar 1, 2010

These are very good. I doubled the recipe and froze half of the sausage mixture for another time and it turned out fine. I make mine as a french bread pizza rather than a snack and also use chicken sausage to lighten it up a bit.