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20 Warm and Savory Recipes That Start with Sausage

20 Warm and Savory Recipes That Start with Sausage

By Jenna Sims

March 30, 2020

Hector Sanchez

While we do love to enjoy sausage with a big plate of biscuits and gravy or in a hearty breakfast casserole, it can also go way beyond breakfast. Switch up your go-to chicken or ground beef meals by swapping in sausage. From ground sausage to Italian sausage to smoked sausage, these recipes will show you how to make the most of what you may have on hand.

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Baked Ziti with Sausage

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Recipe: Baked Ziti with Sausage

Once you make baked ziti with sausage, your family will request it over and over again.

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Split Pea Soup with Sausage

Photo: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Cindy Barr; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos

Recipe: Split Pea Soup with Sausage

Make your next batch of split pea soup even more delicious by adding Conecuh sausage, which features a bold hickory-smoked flavor.

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Sweet Pepper Pasta with Sausage

Photo: Alison Miksch; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Sweet Pepper Pasta with Sausage

This colorful meal comes together in just 30 minutes.

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Sheet Pan Pizza with Corn, Tomatoes, and Sausage

Photo: Alison Miksch; Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham

Recipe: Sheet Pan Pizza with Corn, Tomatoes, and Sausage

Instead of ordering pizza, opt for a homemade sheet pan-style pie.

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Sausage and Squash Lasagna

Iain Bagwell

Recipe: Sausage and Squash Lasagna

While we love the addition of squash to upgrade this lasagna, the best part is that it's made in the slow cooker.

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Sausage, Biscuit, and Gravy Bake

Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Sausage, Biscuit, and Gravy Bake

This creamy, cheesy bake combines all of your favorite things about breakfast into one delicious casserole. Perfect for weekend brunch or a weeknight breakfast-inspired dinner.

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Sausage Calzones

Greg DuPree

Recipe: Sausage Calzones

Make sure to serve your homemade calzones with marinara sauce for dipping.

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Sausage-Stuffed Honey Buns

Iain Bagwell

Recipe: Sausage-Stuffed Honey Buns

Sweet and savory come together to create honey buns that will become a new family tradition.

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Baked Four-Cheese Spaghetti with Italian Sausage

Jennifer Davick

Recipe: Baked Four-Cheese Spaghetti with Italian Sausage

Cooking all of the spaghetti ingredients in a slow cooker for three hours allows all of the flavors time to come together.

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Sausage-Potato Frittata

Victor Protasio

Recipe: Sausage-Potato Frittata

This filling frittata comes together with the help of your slow cooker, but a little prep work ahead of time will make all the difference. Just get your skillet piping hot, then brown the sausages and potatoes for about 10 minutes.