This simple and delicious recipe for Stuffed Italian Sausage is a quick and easy meal that’s packed with flavor. Italian sausage links are stuffed with mozzarella cheese and baked in a flavorful marinara sauce, creating a satisfying dish that’s perfect for a weeknight dinner.
Ingredients:
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Uncooked Italian sausage links | 6 |
| Mozzarella cheese sticks | 6 |
| Marinara sauce | 1 cup |
Instructions:
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Prepare Sausage: Using a knife or kitchen scissors, make a slice down one side of each sausage link, cutting about halfway into the sausage but not all the way through.
- Stuff with Cheese: Place a mozzarella cheese stick into each cut in the sausage links. Gently press the sausage back into shape, enclosing the cheese.
- Prepare Baking Dish: Pour the marinara sauce into the bottom of a baking dish and spread it evenly with a spoon or spatula.
- Arrange Sausages: Arrange the stuffed sausage links in the baking dish, cut side up, on top of the marinara sauce.
- First Bake: Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Second Bake: Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until the sausages are cooked through and the cheese is bubbly and lightly golden in places.
- Serve: Serve the Stuffed Italian Sausage hot. Enjoy!
