Jimmy Dean Sausage Crostini

Name: Jimmy Dean Sausage Crostini
Yield: 30 appetizer
Ingredients: 1 (16 ounce) package Regular Flavor Jimmy Dean Pork Sausage, cooked, crumbled and drained; 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped; 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; ⅔ cup sweet red pepper, finely chopped; ⅓ cup fresh basil, finely chopped; 2 (12 ounce) loaves French bread, sliced 3/4 inch thick; 4 tablespoons olive oil or melted butter; 1 ½ teaspoons finely chopped rosemary; ⅜ teaspoon cayenne pepper

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Toasted rounds of sliced French bread are topped with a mixture of sausage, mozzarella cheese, sweet red peppers and fresh basil.

Recipe by JimmyDean

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Servings:

Yield:

30 appetizer

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 375 F. In large bowl, combine cooked sausage, onion, mozzarella, cream cheese, red pepper, basil, and optional ingredients if desired; mix well.

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Step 2
Place sliced bread on baking sheet, brush tops with butter or olive oil and bake until lightly toasted. Remove from oven and top each slice with sausage mixture.
Step 3
Return to oven and bake 7-10 minutes or until topping is hot. Serve warm.

Note

Topping may be prepared up to 24 hours in advance; refrigerated until ready to use.

Time Saving Tip: One package of 9.6 oz fully cooked Jimmy Dean(R) Hearty Sausage Crumbles may be substituted for one 16 oz. roll of fresh breakfast sausage in most dishes.

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TWONAUGHT7

04/19/2006

Yummy! I love the traditional crostini, but my husband, the quintessential meataholic, loves this one as much as I do! Easy to prepare, this crostini fills the bill for my entire family! Our only problem was eating too much of it! Thanks for posting!!

10 Ratings

5 star values: 7
4 star values: 2
3 star values: 1
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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TWONAUGHT7

04/19/2006

TLJ75

02/08/2011

This was actually pretty good. I made it for Super Bowl '11. I used Bob Evans 'Hot and zesty' sausage being that our grocer was out of Jimmy Dean's sausage and my BF doesn't really care for raw onions, so I used the Chive & Onion cream cheese. Also, I just bought pre-sliced french bread and cut them in 1/2. I modified this recipe some, but this is a great base recipe.

ANGDOM730

02/08/2011

This was really good!! I cooked the onion and pepper with the sausage!! Really brought out the flavors!

kristincsw

12/31/2011

Used Jimmy Dean crumbles..skipped the fresh basil (didnt have any) but added some dried Italian seasoning instead. Want to make it again w/ the fresh basil, and with the hot sausage like another reviewer mentioned.

genofoxy

02/01/2015

Pretty easy...taste good!

kspan17

12/21/2014

These are a real crowd pleaser. I will make these again!!

Lindsey Moore

01/11/2020

love it!!! easy to make, didn't change a thing. i cut about 40 pieces using bruschetta that are about 2 feet long. And still had exta topping and bread. Rave reviews from everybody.

Jenny

04/06/2015

delicious appetizer, late night family card game "meal".... I did halve the cream cheese simply to lower fat content

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