ITALIAN-AMERICAN SAUSAGE PATTY MELTS

Italian-American Sausage Patty Melts image

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Time 45m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 italian sweet sausage patties (1/2 lb.) or 2 italian hot sausage patties (1/2 lb.)
1/2 bell pepper, thinly sliced (or 1 cubanelle pepper, halved, seeded, and thinly sliced)
1/2 small onion, thinly sliced
salt
fresh ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon butter
4 slices Italian bread (thin slices)
4 slices provolone cheese (deli-sliced)
1 cup pizza sauce or 1 cup tomato sauce

Steps:

Heat a medium nonstick skillet over med-high heat.
Add in 1 tablespoon olive oil and the sausage patties.
Cook the patties 4 minutes on each side; then remove from the pan.
Add another tablespoon olive oil to the pan; then add the bell peppers, onions, salt, pepper, and pepper flakes.
Cook about 5 minutes or until the vegetables are tender but still have a bite to them.
Pile the veggies on the patties and return pan to the stove.
Add butter to the pan; let butter melt.
Add 2 slices bread, top each with a slice of cheese, a sausage patty, some peppers and onions, another slice of cheese, then the remaining slices of bread.
Press and cook patty melts 2 or 3 minutes on each side.
Warm a cup of marinara sauce, pizza sauce, or tomato sauce in the microwave (1 ½ minutes on HIGH).
Cut sandwiches corner to corner and serve with sauce for dipping.