Italian Sausage Sandwiches Version 3.0

These Italian sausage sandwiches have become somewhat of a tradition in our house around New Year’s and the Superbowl. I make a nice big batch of them and let them slow cook either on the stove or in a slow cooker, ready to eat at any time.

Course Main

Cuisine American

Keyword Italian, sandwich, sausage

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 6 30

Total Time 6 45

Servings sandwiches

Calories 540kcal

Author Mike

Ingredients

4 cups pizza sauce
2 cups tomato sauce
vegetable oil
10 Italian sausages in casings
1 large green bell pepper sliced
1 large red bell pepper sliced
1 large yellow bell pepper sliced
1 large orange bell pepper sliced
2 medium sweet onions sliced
8 ounces mushrooms sliced
1 tablespoon garlic minced
kosher salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon dried red pepper flake more or less, to taste
2 loaves French bread
2 cups Mozzarella cheese shredded

Instructions

Place the pizza and tomato sauces into a large pot over medium heat.
In a large Dutch oven, heat a splash or two of oil over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add the sausages, browning on all sides. Transfer browned sausages to the pot of sauce.
Add more oil to the Dutch oven and add all of the vegetables. Saute until just starting to get soft, then transfer to the pot of sauce along with the sausages.
Season with salt and pepper, Italian seasoning and red pepper flake.
Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 5-6 hours, stirring occasionally.
Slice the bread in half. I prefer to do this by cutting a 'V' down the top of the bread, making a trench for the sausages and sauce. I find that the bread doesn't split so easily this way. I also remove some of the bread inside just to make more room for the great toppings.
Cut bread into lengths a tad shorter than the sausages.
Add meat and top with sauce and a little bit of the vegetables.
Top with cheese and place on a sheet pan under the oven broiler just long enough to melt the cheese.

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