Best Italian Sausage Baked Beans Recipes

CANNELLINI BEANS AND ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Place the beans in a large bowl with water, using your hand swirl the beans around to rinse them and discard any small stones or beans that look brown. Drain the beans in a colander, rinse and refill the bowl with beans and a generous amount of water (at least 2-3 inches above the beans) and let soak overnight or for at least 6 hours.
• Drain the beans, rinse well and place in a Dutch oven or large pot. Add 7 cups water, 5 of the sage leaves, the tomato halves and bring to a boil uncovered over med-high heat. Reduce heat to a gentle simmer and cook uncovered until the beans are tender 1 1/2 - 2 hours, be sure to test for doneness. Drain and reserve the beans, discard the sage and tomato halves.
• In a large sauce pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic, 5 remaining sage leaves, onions, carrots, celery, red pepper flakes and saute for 8-10 minutes until the ingredients are soft and translucent. Stir in the cooked beans and crushed tomatoes. Add the salt, pepper and the chicken stock. Stir together and simmer gently, when all ingredients are combined and warmed, stir in the mascarpone cheese until melted and evenly folded into the tomato and bean mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover saucepan to keep warm and turn off heat until ready to serve.
• Cook the sausage by braising or grilling. Once the sausages are cooked, transfer them to a cutting board and cut into halves or thirds. Transfer the warm beans to individual bowls and arrange sausage pieces on top. Garnish with a sprig of fresh sage.
• * To Serve 4-5, prepare the same recipe with 1 package of Johnsonville Italian sausage.
• * mascarpone cheese is a mild flavored, creamy Italian cheese and can be found in the specialty cheese section of most grocery stores.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Brown the Italian sausage and onion in a skillet.
• Put all ingredients including the browned sausage and onion into the crock pot and heat until hot (about 1 hour, depending on your crock pot).
• If you are in a hurry, the beans, pepper, and bbq sauce can be added to the skillet and heated. If you are camping, this can be heated in a dutch oven.

ITALIAN BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook the pepperoni, green pepper and onion in butter until vegetables are tender. Stir in tomato paste, mushrooms, seasonings and beans; mix well. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Cover and bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes.

BEANS AND SWEET ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Put the olive oil and garlic in a heavy saucepan that will hold the sausage in a single layer.
• Place it over medium-high heat and saute the garlic cloves until lightly browned on all sides.
• While garlic is browning, coarsely chop the fresh sage.
• When the garlic has browned, discard it.
• Add the sage to the pan and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute.
• Add the tomatoes and beans.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add the sausage.
• When tomatoes begin to bubble, turn the heat down to medium-low.
• Cover the pan and cook at a gentle simmer until the sausages feel tender when pricked with a fork, about 20 minutes.
• Check the pan occasionally and add a little water if all the liquid evaporates before the sausages are done.

HEARTY ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage, onion, and garlic in the hot skillet until sausage is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
• Add broth, black beans, butter beans, diced tomatoes, basil, and oregano; bring to a simmer. Cover and cook for at least 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle each serving with Parmesan cheese.

BEST EVER BEANS AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook and crumble sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add green pepper and onion; saute until tender. Drain. Add remaining ingredients., Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Cover and bake at 325° for 1 hour. Uncover; bake 20-30 minutes longer or until bubbly.

SOUTHERN SAUSAGE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• 1. Cook sausage, onions, and bell pepper together in a large skillet.
• 2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine both cans of beans, brown sugar, ketchup, and mustard. Mix well.
• 3. Add drained sausage to beans.
• 4. Transfer all into a greased 9x13 casserole dish.
• 5. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a pot over medium heat. Cook and stir turkey sausage in the hot pot until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir carrots, onion, mushrooms, 1/4 cup parsley, and garlic into sausage. Cook and stir until onion is soft, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Pour water, garbanzo beans with liquid, beef bouillon cubes, and sage into sausage mixture. Bring to a boil, cover the pot, reduce heat to low, and simmer until carrots are tender, about 10 minutes. Skim and discard any accumulated fat. Season with salt and pepper; garnish with remaining 4 teaspoons parsley.