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The Best Italian Sausage Recipes You'll Want to Eat Again and Again

By Alexis McCowan June 30, 2021
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Whether you're tackling cheesy pizza for family night, a quick sandwich for lunch, or a rich broth for a light dinner, Italian sausage makes any meal a little more savory. Italian sausage pairs well with a variety of vegetables including bright peppers, crunchy kale, fennel, and briny olives. If you want to turn up the heat, you can always add a few extra red pepper flakes. Here are our top 17 Italian sausage recipes.

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Sausage-Stuffed Fried Olives

Sausage-Stuffed Fried Olives Recipe
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Mild Castelvetrano olives add just enough salt to this savory sausage snack. Enjoy with a crisp Martini or a chilled glass of wine.

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Spicy Sausage Pasta with Tomatoes and Squash

Spicy Sausage Pasta with Tomatoes and Squash
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A few tablespoons of spicy harissa brings the heat to this dish. Don't forget to add thinly sliced squash minutes before serving. To achieve wafer-thin slices, use a mandoline.

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Sausage, Kale, and Potato Skillet Supper

Sausage, Kale, and Potato Skillet Supper
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When Klancy Miller makes a delicious meal for one, she says it's an exercise of creativity and self-care. She combines small red potatoes, spicy sausage, succulent kale, and thinly sliced red onions to make an easy skillet supper.

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Braised Sausage and Fennel with Toasted Spices

Braised Sausage with Fennel and Toasted Spices Recipe
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Whole pink peppercorns and fennel seeds permeate braised sausage with a rich aroma. This meal pairs well with an earthy Mediterranean red.

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Italian-Sausage Burgers with Garlicky Spinach

Italian-Sausage Burgers with Garlicky Spinach
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Need a bite to eat but have limited time? These pre-seasoned Italian sausage burgers are just the thing. Don't forget to spread pesto on the ciabatta rolls.

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Baked Stuffed Eggplant with Italian Sausage

Baked Stuffed Eggplant with Italian Sausage
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Bell peppers aren't the only vegetable that can be stuffed with savory and juicy meats. Ripe tomatoes and roasted eggplant come together to yield a hearty filling, made even better with the addition of Italian sausage. Combined with a bright and lemony breadcrumb topping and a quick-fix tomato sauce jazzed up with fresh herbs, this makes a stunning summer main dish.

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Roast Chicken with Sausage and Peppers

Roast Chicken with Sausage and Peppers
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What's better than one protein? Two proteins. This dish uses both roast chicken and hot Italian sausage to create classic flavors of an Italian sausage sub.

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Whole-Wheat Spaghetti with Sausage and Peppers

Whole-Wheat Spaghetti with Sausage and Peppers
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A delicious take on classic red-sauce spaghetti, this pasta highlights the classic pairing of Italian sausage and sweet red peppers.

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Pasta with Sausage, Basil, and Mustard

Pasta with Sausage, Basil and Mustard.
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This recipe is a Food & Wine certified favorite: In 2018, we named this recipe one of our 40 best. Matching spicy sausage with a creamy mustard sauce and fragrant basil, British cookbook author Nigel Slater created a quick pasta supper with warm, mildly spicy flavors.

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    1 of 9 Sausage-Stuffed Fried Olives
    2 of 9 Spicy Sausage Pasta with Tomatoes and Squash
    3 of 9 Sausage, Kale, and Potato Skillet Supper
    4 of 9 Braised Sausage and Fennel with Toasted Spices
    5 of 9 Italian-Sausage Burgers with Garlicky Spinach
    6 of 9 Baked Stuffed Eggplant with Italian Sausage
    7 of 9 Roast Chicken with Sausage and Peppers
    8 of 9 Whole-Wheat Spaghetti with Sausage and Peppers
    9 of 9 Pasta with Sausage, Basil, and Mustard

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