5 sweet italian sausage appetizers Recipes

ricotta cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese, eggs, beaten well, garlic salt or powder, frozen chopped spinach, thawed and moisture squeezed out , as much as possible (after squeezing the moisture out, it s helpful to break up the clumps of spinach so they will mix into the pie ingredients better), sweet italian sausage, browned and crumbled , then drained well, double pie crust recipe , or 2 refrigerated pie crusts, grated parmesan cheese , optional

x 4-inch 1-lb french bread, sweet italian sausage, casings removed, frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed very dry, purchased pesto sauce, mozzarella cheese, coarsely grated, eggplant appetizer (caponata), purchased marinara sauce or pizza sauce

lean ground sirloin, spicy italian sausage (or mild, if you prefer ), crushed garlic croutons, diced sweet onions, egg, slightly beaten, garlic powder, garlic salt, mozzarella cheese, your favorite pizza sauce (not spaghetti sauce), fresh grated parmesan cheese for topping (i use about 1/2 to 1 cup, depending on how much i have on hand ), pepperoni slices, optional

sheet frozen puff pastry , thawed but unfolded, bulk pork country sausage, hot or mild or italian sausage, minced sweet onion, diced sweet red bell pepper, minced garlic, cream cheese (1/2 large block), at room temperature, dry mustard powder, ground sage, ground thyme, onion powder, salt, hot sauce , to taste, worcestershire sauce, eggs, shredded gruyere or swiss cheese