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Give your classic sausage and peppers a kick of bold flavor with Jack Link’s Wild Side Sausages! Perfect for grilling indoors or outdoors, this flavorful variety is perfect for any occasion!
There’s a saying that “Memories do funny things to us.” Aside from being a foggy and increasingly imperfect chronicle of the past, memories also taint how we perceive not only the world around us, but reach beyond their own domain of the past to color how we look at the future.
As anyone who follows Living the Gourmet knows, in my family, as in so many others, memories were made around the table, and in the kitchen. Naturally, certain recipes, foods, or combinations come to mind for particular occasions. For example, with the start of spring, grilling was always on the agenda, whether it was sausages, steaks, or just sitting around a fire on a summer night with coffee and marshmallows. One of my most common grill items was a classic sausages and peppers. Honestly, it just goes with anything, and can be dressed up for any occasion, from humble incarnations meant for piling onto club heroes or Kaiser rolls, to being refined as the centerpiece for a dinner party.
With the start of spring upon us, and a range of family get-togethers only just beginning, I wanted to put a fresh twist on the old family favorite, and I was thinking of ways to do just that during a recent supply run to Walmart. Since it’s such a simple base recipe, the possibility for variation is almost limitless. Usual variations on the recipe include varying degrees of ‘spiciness,’ usually by the addition of various hot peppers or spice sauces, or ‘refining’ the recipe through the addition of more ‘gourmet’ ingredients.
Yet, I wanted to something purely ‘fun’ for the start of the season, and that’s exactly what came to mind when I saw the display of Jack Link’s Wild Side Sausages right in the same aisle with the deli goods and packaged meats. Immediately, two varieties caught my eye, Jack Link’s Wild Side Sausages Jalapeno Flavor, and the Cheddar Flavor. All are made with premium cuts of beef and pork, and with no artificial flavors or colors, msg, or fillers, and are high in protein. The Original Flavor would also serve nicely.
Now, while these would be great on their own, or served right along with the peppers, I decided to do something a little different. After preparing my peppers as shown below, I melted some mozzarella onto Italian semolina bread right on my griddle, and filled them with the sausage and peppers for a classic-style hero. Now, while I did this all on the stove, this is also a perfect recipe for warm weather grilling.
Grilled Sausage and Peppers Hero
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Main
Ingredients
- 1 package Jack Link’s Wild Side Sausages Cheddar Flavor (or your choice of flavors) – prepared as directed
- Italian bread
- Shredded Mozzarella
For the Peppers:
- 3 – 4 cloves of garlic – roasted and chopped
- 1 large sweet onion – roasted and sliced
- 6 bell peppers – roasted and sliced
- 3 – 4 tbs. olive oil
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
Instructions
- Heat a large cast iron griddle and place the whole garlic cloves, whole bell peppers and whole onion on the griddle to roast.
- When the peppers, garlic cloves and onion become slightly charred remove from the griddle and let cool before slicing.
- Place all of the sliced peppers, onion and garlic in a bowl; add the seasonings and olive oil and toss.
- Prepare sausage links as directed.
To Prepare the Hero:
- Heat a griddle and place the shredded mozzarella on each side of the bread.
- Add the cooked sausage and the peppers to the hero and place on the griddle to heat and melt the cheese.
What are some of your favorite start of spring or early summer recipes? We would love to hear from you. Don’t forget, Jack Link’s Wild Side Sausages are on rollback pricing ($3.48) through Memorial Day.
Enjoy with Love!
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This looks like a great lunch!
Shashi @ RunninSrilankan says
Dear Catherine – those peppers sound so delicious – I could be happy just eating them alone – but on those links, this makes for some EPIC dogs!
Hope you have a wonderful Thursday! XO
Marye says
Yum, these look so good! I am loving all of those peppers!
allie @ Through Her Looking Glass says
Dear Catherine, I love that these links are all natural with no fillers! Wonderful for the coming grill season. We love the peppers and onions too. I can almost smell them!!! Delicious. A very Happy St. Paddy’s Day to you and yours. xo
Dee says
I’m seriously drooling right now — this looks incredibly good! Pinning to try!
Kelly @ Mostly Homemade Mom says
Holy crow, these look incredible! So perfect for spring parties coming up!
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Whitney @WhittyPaleo.com says
Omg I bet these would taste bomb with the onions caramelized too.. those sausages look super juicy! I like the idea of melting the cheese on the bread, would definitely give it a nice toastiness! Thanks for the recipe!
Vicky @ Avocado Pesto says
Yup just like you my memories have been formed around the kitchen table/kitchen as well! This looks delicious. Craving this right now!
Chiara says
these look so tasty ! Have a nice day my dear, xoxo
Camilla @FabFood4All says
These sausage look so tasty, I know what I’m having for lunch tomorrow:-)
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Liz says
I’m so glad we’re back to grilling again! Your hero sounds scrumptious! We have some brats in the freezer—can’t wait to have them for dinner next week 🙂
Megan Keno says
Wow! This just got me so excited for summer AKA grilling season! These look amazing!!
Agness says
It looks like a perfect bbq or Saturday party food. Looks so yummy, yummy!! 🙂 What drink would you recommend to have it with? More like a fizzy one or perhaps coffee or tea?
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Louise says
Good morning Catherine:)
Oh boy, do I have tasty memories of Sausage & Peppers! Church fairs come to mind:)
When we were kids we would literally run to our favorite food vendor selling Sausage and Peppers and place our long awaited orders. (my sister Carmella and I use to “bet” whether we could eat a whole one. It didn’t really matter though because we always had to share, lol…However, when I grew up and took my own children, I “let” them go for the whole thing, lol…They always finished it!
Grilling season can’t come soon enough for me. I’ll be digging out the grill at the next sign of grilling weather. Your sausage and peppers look fantastic!!! The sprinkling of Mozzarella is an added bonus!!!
Thank you so much for sharing, Catherine…Have a wonderful weekend:)
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heather @french press says
PERFECT for getting back to grilling season! these look beyond delicious
Beauty Follower says
This gourme version of a hot dog must tast super delicious!
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Kam says
Looks delicious, but if I did this recipe I would change one thing. The sausages. Instead of Jacks Links I would use Jody Maroni’s Portugese Linguica, or Chicken Adouille Sausages. They are sinfully good.
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