Italian Recipes - Turkey-Sausage Sandwiches

Ingredients                     

• 1 1/2 pounds bulk Italian sausage

• 1 1/2 pounds uncooked ground turkey

• 1 1/2 cups purchased meatless spaghetti sauce

• 1 cup chopped onion or green sweet pepper

• 6-ounce can tomato paste

• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper

• 12 hoagie buns, split and toasted

• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 ounces)

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Method:

1. In a large skillet cook half of the Italian sausage and half of the ground turkey until meat is brown. Drain off fat. Transfer meat to a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker. Repeat with remaining sausage and remaining turkey.

2. Stir spaghetti sauce, onion or sweet pepper, tomato paste, and crushed red pepper into meat in slow cooker.

3. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 6 to 8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 to 4 hours. Serve meat mixture on hoagie buns. Top with mozzarella cheese.