Two Summer Recipes Using Fresh Brats and Mild Italian Sausage

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Tyson Foods, Inc. The opinions and text are all mine. Get ready to enjoy summer parties with Hillshire Farm®. I’m sharing two summer recipes using fresh brats and mild Italian sausage – Loaded Baked Beans + Brats and Savory Philly Cheesy Sausage.

Two Summer Recipes Using Fresh Brats and Mild Italian Sausage

There is something kinda boring about the run of the mill baked beans; I mean even when they’re good, they’re mostly mediocre. However, I got the remedy and the cure to upgrade bland and boring baked beans. I will say this, when done right, made-from-scratch baked beans can be pretty amazing. And I’m going to show you how to dress up canned baked beans and make them over-the-top delicious. We have partnered with Hillshire Farm brand to introduce Hillshire Farm® Fresh Mild Italian Sausage and Hillshire Farm®  Fresh Original Bratwurst, purchased from Walmart. Both are made with 100% natural pork and are fresh, never frozen. And when you’re serving up food to your friends and guests, fresh is always best! Let’s make some good food!

Not just any canned baked beans

When you serve our Loaded Baked Beans + Brats you are committing to serving the best baked beans ever, and really if you had a choice who wouldn’t choose impressive over basic? And with right off the grill Hillshire Farm Original Bratwurst with pan-fried onions, sautéed green and red bell peppers, fresh green onion, and crumbled thick-cut bacon it’s easy to see why you want this.

Make your own Savory Philly Cheesy Sausage

Check out our Savory Philly Cheesy Sausage with grilled onions, green peppers, mushrooms, and fresh jalapeños served on garlic-rubbed toasted buns. We think these babies pair well with our Loaded Baked Beans + Brats don’t you? And our version of a Philly brat is made with Hillshire Farm Fresh Mild Italian Sausage. I mean we take the Philly brat to new and awesomely delicious heights. We did good, didn’t we? I think so! And when the sausages were almost done, we loaded them with three kinds of cheese and finished them with a short stay in the oven for a few seconds on high broil.

When these sausages came out of the oven, they were a sight to behold! Look at all that melted cheese, and the toasted buns are to die for!

Are you ready to dig in and enjoy these delicious summertime recipes made with Hillshire Farm Fresh Mild Italian Sausage and Hillshire Farm Fresh Original Bratwurst? You can find them at your local neighborhood, Walmart, in the fresh meat section. And while you are there, you can also pick up all of the ingredients to put together both of these wonderful, delicious, and easy recipes.

One sure fire way to bring out the best of grilled brats is to add lots of grilled, sautéed or fresh veggies! And because there are so many different types of vegetables, it’s fun playing around with different flavors. I also love that the onions and peppers worked well in both of these recipes.

How to make Loaded Baked Beans + Brats

Ingredients:

• 3 – 22-ounce cans of your favorite baked beans
• 5 (1 package) Hillshire Farm® Fresh Original Bratwurst, grilled
• 1 large white or yellow onion, sliced
• 1/2 stick unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large green bell pepper, sliced
• 5 slices crisp thick-cut bacon, crumbled
• 1 cup sliced green onion
• sea salt to taste
• freshly cracked black peppercorns to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, line a high-walled baking sheet with parchment paper, arrange the thick-cut bacon in a row, place the cookie sheet on the middle rack and cook until the bacon is crispy in 20-25 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow the bacon to cool then crumble and set aside.
2. Grill the Hillshire Farm® Fresh Original Bratwurst on the grill and remove when the brats are finished. Cut into slices and set aside.
3. Into a large skillet add onion add one tablespoon EVOO and 1/2 stick of unsalted butter. When the butter is melted, add the onion and sauté until the onions begin to brown. Adjust the heat to low and continue cooking until the onions are translucent and caramelized.
4. Add the sliced green bell peppers and continue to cook until the green bell peppers are tender, in about 3-4 minutes.
5. Add the baked beans to the caramelized onions, and mix well. Continue to cook until the beans are heated through.
6. Fold in the green bell peppers and sliced Hillshire Farm® Fresh Original Bratwurst. 
7. Top the baked beans with sliced green onion and crumbled thick-cut bacon.
8. Add sea salt and freshly cracked black peppercorns to taste.
9. Serve.

 Recipe for Savory Philly Cheesy Sausage

Ingredients:

1. Hillshire Farm® Fresh Mild Italian Sausage
2. 2 large onions, sliced
3. 1/2 stick unsalted butter
4. 1 tablespoon EVOO
5. 2 large green bell peppers
6. 4-5 mini Portabello mushrooms, sliced thin
7. 2 fresh jalapeño peppers, sliced
8. 2-3 large garlic cloves, sliced in0-two
9. Mozzarella cheese, shredded
10. Sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
11. Asiago cheese, shredded
12. sea salt to taste
13. freshly cracked black peppercorns to taste
14. Hoagie buns

Directions:

1. Prepare the Hillshire Farm® Fresh Mild Italian Sausage on the grill.
2. Place a skillet over medium-high heat and a tablespoon of EVOO and 1/2 stick unsalted butter.
3. When the oil and butter mixture is hot, add sliced onions and cook until the onions begin to brown.
4. Reduce the heat to low and continue to cook until the onions are soft and caramelized in about 20-25 minutes.
5. Add the green bell peppers and mushrooms and continue to cook for an additional 3-4 minutes.
6. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
7. Remove the Hillshire Farm® Fresh Mild Italian Sausage from the grill and place each sausage into a garlic-rubbed Hoagie Bun.
8. To each sausage and hoagie add onions, green peppers, mushrooms, and three kinds of cheese. Place them in a row on a baking sheet and place on the top rack until the hoagie buns are browned and the cheese has melted.
9. Remove from the oven and topped with fresh jalapeño,
10. Serve.

I’m ready to enjoy summer with a delicious Hillshire Farm Sausage in my hand. 

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