Cheesy Sausage Marinara Bake
Split Italian sausages lengthwise, stuff with string cheese, then bake in marinara until the cheese melts and the sauce bubbles. A one-pan weeknight dinner that feels fancy but takes 20 minutes.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 520
- Protein
- 28g
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Ingredients
- 4 links Italian sausage links
- 3 sticks string cheese
- 1.5 cups marinara sauce
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400°F and spread marinara sauce in a 9-inch baking dish.
- 2
Slice each sausage link lengthwise, leaving one edge intact so it opens like a book.
- 3
Break string cheese sticks into pieces and stuff one into each opened sausage.
- 4
Lay stuffed sausages seam-side up in the marinara and bake for 15 minutes.
- 5
Serve hot straight from the dish—cheese should be melted and sauce bubbling.
Tools you’ll need
- 9-inch baking dish
- oven
- sharp knife
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