Open Faced Italian Dogs

Name: Open Faced Italian Dogs
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 each Sweet Italian Sausages; 4 each Hot Dog Buns; 1 Onion - peeled, sliced 1/4" half moons; 1 large Green Bell Pepper - sliced in 2" x 1/4" slices; 1 each 14oz Jar Pizza Sauce; 1/3 cup Water; 1/4 cup Butter; 1 tsp Garlic Powder; 1 cup Mozzarella - shredded

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This can be doubled (or more) very easily. :-)

Suite @cook_2986120

This can be doubled (or more) very easily. :-)

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Ingredients

4 servings

4 eachSweet Italian Sausages
4 eachHot Dog Buns
1Onion - peeled, sliced 1/4" half moons
1 largeGreen Bell Pepper - sliced in 2" x 1/4" slices
1 each14oz Jar Pizza Sauce
1/3 cupWater
1/4 cupButter
1 tspGarlic Powder
1 cupMozzarella - shredded

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 400°F. Cover a cookie sheet with foil and cover lightly with non-stick spray. Place sausages on foil and bake for 15 minutes, turn and bake another 10-15 more minutes.
2

While sausages are baking, melt butter in large fry pan. Split buns and brush them quickly through the melted butter. Place, buttered side up, on a cookie sheet. Sprinkle with garlic powder. Set aside.
3

Saute onions & peppers in remaining butter over medium high heat until edges start to brown but are still 'crisp tender'.
4

Empty pizza sauce over onions & peppers. Put 1/3 cup water in jar and shake. Pour into pan. Stir and reduce heat. Gently simmer until buns are done.
5

After sausages are done, toast buns in oven. This only takes a minute or two...keep a close eye on them.
6

When buns are ready, place on plate. Split sausages lengthwise and place on bun. Top with sauce, onions & peppers. Sprinkle with cheese. Enjoy!
7

Options are mushrooms, sliced olives, ect. Go wild...It will be awesome!