sausage bake

Chicken Sausage Bake With Seed Crumb Crust

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Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 C onion, chopped
  • 1 C mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 carrots, sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper cut in 1 pieces
  • 1 green bell pepper cut in 1 pieces
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 14-oz can crushed tomatoes
  • 12 oz precooked chicken sausage
  • ¼ C chopped Italian parsley
  • For the crust :
  • 8 oz bread crumbs
  • 6 oz Parmesan cheese grated
  • 8 oz pumpkin seeds
  • 8 oz sunflower seeds
  • 4 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375º F.
  2. Heat the extra virgin olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion, mushrooms, carrots, peppers, and garlic. Cook until vegetables are soft, about 6 minutes.
  3. Stir in the crushed tomatoes, cooked sausage, and chopped parsley. Heat through. Transfer to a 13" x 9" baking dish.
  4. For the crust, mix together the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, pumpkin seeds, and sunflower seeds.
  5. Sprinkle the seed crumb crust evenly over the sausage and top with mozzarella cheese. Bake 10 to 15 minutes until cheese is melted and golden.
  6. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.