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RITZ Sausage and Pickled Pepper Nachos

This fun appetizer idea tops crisp RITZ Crackers with all the flavors of your favorite Italian sausage sandwich in an easy to serve way! Perfect for game day.

Prep time

25 min

Total time

25 min

Servings

Makes 11 servings, 4 topped crackers each.

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Ingredients

1/2 lb. Italian sausage
44 RITZ Crackers
3 oz. provolone cheese, shredded, divided
1 cup sliced pickled sweet peppers, drained
2 Tbsp. slivered red onions
1/2 tsp. dried oregano leaves
3/4 cup marinara sauce

Preparation

Heat oven to 350°F.
Remove casings from sausage, if necessary. Crumble sausage into large skillet; cook and stir on medium-high heat until evenly browned, stirring occasionally. Drain.
Place 16 crackers in 12-inch round on pizza pan sprayed with cooking spray. Starting at inner edge of cracker ring, make additional rows of crackers to completely fill center of ring, overlapping edges of crackers as necessary to make even layer of crackers.
Top with layers of 1/2 cup cheese, sausage, peppers, onions and remaining cheese. Sprinkle with oregano.
Bake 5 to 7 min. or until cheese is melted. Meanwhile, heat marinara sauce.
Serve cracker nachos with marinara sauce.

Recipe Tips

VariationPrepare using ground turkey or crumbled turkey sausage. Or, substitute sliced cooked Italian sausage links for the cooked crumbled sausage.

SubstituteSubstitute 1 cup shredded mozzarella-provolone cheese blend for the provolone cheese.

SubstitutePrepare using your favorite pickled peppers, such as mild banana pepper slices, hot pepper rings or sliced pickled cherry peppers.

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Nutrition Information Nutrition per serving
Amount per serving Calories		160
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g
	Saturated Fat 3.5g
	Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 10mg
Sodium 550mg
Carbohydrate 13g
	Dietary Fiber <1g
	Total Sugars 2g
	Added Sugars 1g
Protein 5g
Vitamin A		2% DV
Vitamin C		0% DV
Vitamin D		0% DV
Calcium		6% DV
Iron		6% DV
Potassium		4% DV

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