12 Sausage Recipes with Unexpected Twists You’ll Love
Sausage dinners don’t have to be predictable. These 12 recipes take juicy, flavorful sausage and give it unexpected twists—from bold spices and international flavors to surprising ingredient pairings that make each dish feel new. Perfect for weeknights or entertaining, these meals are easy to make but packed with creativity and taste. Get ready to discover sausage recipes that are anything but ordinary!
Slow Cooker Sausages with Onions and BBQ Sauce
Slow cooker sausages in a wonderful BBQ sauce with mustard & onions is a wonderfully sweet & sticky dish that will please young and old alike.
Sausage and Pepper Pasta, Easy and Delicious!
Sausage and pepper pasta in a light tomato sauce, an easy, homely and fairly quick mid-week meal that will please young and old alike!
Peperoncini Sausage Stromboli
Sausage Stromboli is a classic meal in many Italian households. This recipe is totally delicious, and it’s made easy with a hack using refrigerated pizza dough!
Crock Pot Sauerkraut and Sausage
With only 6 ingredients, this Slow Cooker Sauerkraut and Sausage recipe is easy to throw together! Add everything to the crock pot, set it and forget it!
Stuffed Shells with Spinach & Italian Sausage
I absolutely love to make my cheesy stuffed shells loaded with ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan cheese, spinach, marinara, and savory Italian sausage. It’s a meal that can satisfy anyone’s hunger making it a go-to family favorite dinner. Since everyone in my house loves ricotta filling, I make my stuffed shells with LOTS of extra cheese filling. Yum!
Italian Sausage Chili Without Beans
Cozy up this fall with a warm bowl of our Italian Sausage Chili. This no bean chili with Italian sausage and beef is rich and meaty, with just the right amount of heat. We love to serve it with our Gluten Free Cornbread. Plus it’s made in just over 30 minutes!
Sausage Pot Pie
Meaty sausages, hearty lentils, fragrant thyme and rich red wine. All cooked together and covered with a disk of buttery puff pastry. This sausage pot pie is comfort in a bowl!
Italian Sausage and Tortellini Skillet
This Italian sausage and tortellini skillet is the coziest, easiest one-pan that you’ll find yourself making on repeat.
Chinese Sausage and Egg Fried Rice
Chinese sausage (lap cheong) and egg fried rice, a quick and easy recipe featuring smoky sausage, green peas, soy sauce and black vinegar.
Paprikas Krumpli Hungarian Potato and Sausage Stew
Paprikas krumpli, Hungarian paprika potatoes, my version uses the popular addition of virsli, or hotdog sausages, real comfort food!
Beef Sausage and Lentil Casserole with Tomatoes
Sausage and lentil casserole made with beef sausages and tinned cherry tomatoes all cooked down until sticky in beef stock and red wine.
Indian-Influenced Spicy Sausage Curry
Sausage curry, a combination of British pork and beef sausages with classic Indian flavours, this spicy treat is both quick and easy to cook.
