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Italian Sausage Wrapped in Dough

Make easy appetizers of Italian sausage wrapped in dough.   This Italian sausage roll recipe uses a shortcut for simple herbed bread in these sausage appetizers.
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword Italian Sausage Roll, Italian sausage roll recipe, Italian sausage wrapped in dough, sausage appetizers
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 249kcal
Author Evelyn

Ingredients

  • 1 13.9 ounce can refrigerated Pizza Dough Pillsbury
  • 3 Tablespoons grated Parmesan Cheese
  • 3 Teaspoons Italian Seasoning
  • 1 19 oz Package Sweet Italian Sausages 5 links
  • 1 egg for egg wash
  • Spicy Mustard
  • Marinara Sauce

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 400° F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 
  • Open the pizza dough tube and place the dough on a flour covered pastry mat.  Kneed into a round ball.
  • Sprinkle the Italian seasoning and Parmesan cheese onto the dough.
  • Roll dough out into a large circle and cut into 15 strips with a pizza cutter. The strips should be about 1 inch x 4 inches.
  • Kneed well until the cheese and herbs are thoroughly combined in the dough.
  • Roll the herbed bread dough out into a large circle.  Using a pizza cutter cut it into 15 strips that are about 1 inch x 4 inches. 
  • Meanwhile grill the sausages until done and place on a paper towel lined plate.  And allow them to rest for 5-10 minutes. 
  • Cut each Italian sausage into thirds and place each one of the pieces of sausages onto a bread strip. 
  •  Wrap the dough around the sausage and tie into a knot or twist the ends together.   You may have to stretch the dough a little.  Or you could wrap the dough around the sausage and place the seam side down. 
  • Place the Italian sausages wrapped in dough on a the parchment lined baking sheet. 
  • Beat one egg with 1 tablespoon of water in a small bowl.  Using a pastry brush, coat all the dough wrapped sausage appetizers with the egg wash. 
  •  Place in your preheated oven and bake for about 10 minutes or until dough is brown. Place in your preheated oven and bake for about 10 minutes or until dough is brown.
  • Serve these Italian sausage rolls with a spicy mustard and/or marinara sauce. 

Nutrition

Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 116mg | Sodium: 1333mg | Potassium: 306mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 311IU | Vitamin C: 41mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 14mg