Beer-Braised Sausage & Pepper Toppers
Prep time30 min
Total time30min
ServingsMakes 12 servings, 2 topped crackers each.
Ingredients
- 3 Italian sausage links
- 1 cup light beer, divided
- ⅔ cup slivered sweet onions
- ½ cup EACH green and red pepperstrips
- 1 Tbsp. grainy Dijon mustard
- 3 Muenster cheese slices, each cut into 8 pieces
- 24 RITZ Crackers
Preparation
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Cook sausage and 1/2 cup beer in large partially covered skillet on medium heat 8 to 10 min. or until beer is cooked off, turning sausage after 5 min. Uncover; cook 3 to 5 min. or until sausage is done and evenly browned. Cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, cook onions, peppers and remaining beer in medium skillet on medium-high heat 5 min. or until vegetables are tender and beer is cooked off, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in mustard.
- Place crackers in single layer on baking sheet. Cut each sausage link into 8 slices; place on crackers. Top with onion mixture and cheese. Bake 3 min. or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with parsley.
Recipe Tips
- Make Ahead
The sausage and vegetables can be cooked ahead of time. Cool, then refrigerate up to 24 hours. Reheat each (separately) in microwave just until warmed before using as directed. - Variation
Prepare using non-alcoholic beer.
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Nutrition InformationNutrition Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 120 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total fat 8g | |
| Saturated fat 3g | |
| Trans fat 0g | |
| Cholesterol 20mg | |
| Sodium 260mg | |
| Carbohydrate 6g | |
| Dietary fiber 0g | |
| Total sugars 1g | |
| Added sugars 0g | |
| Protein 5g | |
| Vitamin A | 2 %DV |
| Vitamin C | 4 %DV |
| Calcium | 4 %DV |
| Iron | 4 %DV |
| Potassium | 2 %DV |
| Vitamin D | 0 %DV |
