Italian Sausage Hoagies

Italian Sausage Hoagies

Ingredients:

4 (2 ounce) hoagie rolls, halved lengthwise

9 ounces sweet turkey Italian sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces or removed from the casings

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 tsp minced fresh garlic

1 cup marinara sauce

1 small red bell pepper, thinly sliced

1/4 tsp black pepper

1/2 cup shredded mozzarella

Directions:

Preheat broiler to high.

Hollow out top halves of rolls. Arrange rolls, cut sides up, on a baking sheet. Broil 1 1/2 minutes or until toasted. Set aside.

Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add sausage to pan, cook 2 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.

Add onion and garlic, cook 1 minute.

Add marinara sauce, bell pepper and black pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 6 minutes or until bell pepper is crisp tender.

Arrange about 3/4 cup sausaage mixture over bottom half of each roll, sprinkle each serving with about 2 tablespoons cheese. Place on baking sheet, broil 2 minutes or until cheese melts. Top with top halves of rolls.

Enjoy!!!

Nutritional Information:

Calories 309
Fat 7 g
Monofat 0.9 g
Polyfat 0.1 g
Protein 20.7 g
Carbohydrate 28.5 g
Fiber 2.5 g
Cholesterol 51 mg
Iron 1.8 mg
Sodium 588 mg

(Recipe and Nutritional Information is taken from www.cookinglight.com)

Turkey Chili

Turkey Chili

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 tsp olive oil
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cups water or chicken broth
• 1 - 28 oz can diced tomatoes
• 1 - 16 oz can white or red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 TBS minced garlic
• 2 TBS chili powder
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Suggestion from Barbara of Village Folk Art is to add some diced bell pepper to the recipe. I would suggest approx. 1 cup diced peppers when adding the onion to the browned ground turkey. Thanks so much Barbara!!! To visit Barbara's blog, please click here.

Suggestion from Judy of Prim2Pink is to serve this on a chilly day with homemade cornbread. Yummy!!! To visit Judy's blog, please click here.

Optional: Cheddar cheese, sour cream, parsley, scallions, French or Italian bread.

Directions:

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Place turkey in the pot, cook until evenly browned. Stir in onion and cook until transparent.

Add the rest of your ingredients into the pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

Top with Cheddar Cheese, Sour Cream, fresh Parsley, or even chopped Scallions. Serve with crusty French or Italian bread.