Crumbled Sausage Hoagies
Servings: 6 servings
Crumbled Sausage in Tomato Sauce with lots of cheese (on a hoagie bun no less) makes this sandwich an instant family classic.
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Ingredients
- 1 3/4 pounds Bulk Italian sausage (without casing)
- 1 jar Pasta Sauce (22 ounce jar)
- Parmesan Cheese
- Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (to taste)
- 6 small Hoagie Buns (6" size)
- 3 tbsp Butter, softened
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- Provolone and Mozzarella Cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to broil.
- Cook sausage in skillet over medium high heat, breaking it up into small pieces as you do so.
- When sausage looks mostly cooked, add about 1/4 cup of water and continue cooking until it is absorbed and the sausage is cooked thoroughly. Strain excess fat from the pan.
- Add the pasta sauce, a few tablespoons of Parmesan cheese and crushed red pepper flakes to taste. Mix and continue to cook sausage for a few minutes to let the flavors meld.
- Meanwhile, as sausage is cooking, prepare "Garlic Bread Hoagies": split hoagies in half lengthwise and butter (liberally) on inside. Sprinkle generously with garlic powder, then Parmesan cheese and place on a baking sheet, open to heat. Place in preheated oven.
- Cook hoagie buns until just toasted on inside, and remove from oven. Don't overcook - they go back in to cook with the cheese.
- Spoon cooked saucy sausage mixture on one side of each hoagie and add mozzarella, provolone or your favorite melting cheese mixture on top.
- Broil for a few more minutes until the cheese is bubbly and slightly browned. Serve immediately.