Pizza Sausage Skewers

5 from 2 votes

Italian sausage is the foundation of this freakin' delicious pizza sausage skewers recipe. We're piling on the flavor — literally.

Prep Time20

Cook Time15

Total Time35

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: American, Italian

Servings: People

Author: Derek Wolf

Ingredients

Red Sausage Pizza:

8-10 Sweet Italian Sausages
¼ cup Mozzarella Cheese
3-4 tbsp Pizza Sauce
5-6 Sliced Pepperoni
3-4 Basil Leaves

White Sausage Pizza:

8-10 Spicy Italian Sausages
¼ cup Mozzarella Cheese
3-4 tbsp Alfredo Sauce
1.5 tbsp Bacon Bits
1.5 tbsp Buffalo Sauce

Garlic Parmesan Butter:

1.5 cup Unsalted Butter melted
2 tbsp Minced Garlic
2 tbsp Grated Parmesan
1.5 tbsp Chopped Parsley
1 tbsp Red Chili Flakes

Instructions

Preheat your grill for medium heat (around 350F) making the grill grate or the place where you lay your skewers at least 4 inches away from the heat.
Begin by carefully skewering your sausage onto a two prong skewer or using two single prongs.
Add the skewers to the grill to cook for about 7-9 minutes per side. Make sure to watch out for flare ups, and pull the sausages off or move the coals around it that becomes a problem.
While the sausages cook, mix all the ingredients for the garlic parmesan butter sauce in a bowl of jar. Then set aside until ready to use.
Optional: Drop a hot coal into your butter to "smoke" it. Let it sit in the butter for about two minutes, then remove with tongs and discard coal.
Once the skewers are close to their final temperature (165F), begin topping them. Add the marinara and alfredo sauces and then top with cheese.
Then build each sausage skewer with their toppings. Once finished, let the sausage cook (ideally covered) for 2-3 more minutes until the cheese is melted.
Once done, top with parmesan cheese, red chili flakes and buffalo sauce (for the white sauce pizza). Pull off and let cool for 5 minutes.
Baste with the garlic parmesan butter when done, pull off the skewers, slice and enjoy!

Notes

Go-To Garlic Bread

If you're looking for an entirely protein-based meal, these pizza sausage skewers deliver. But, if you're looking for an epic side, some garlic bread is so freakin' delicious to round out the pizza flavors. To make garlic bread, grab a baguette or Italian loaf, mince 5 cloves of garlic, soften 1/2 cup butter, chop 2 tablespoons parsley and grate 1/4 cup of Parmesan or Pecorino cheese. They're all the same ingredients as the garlic Parmesan butter, so I know you'll be ready! You could also use a teaspoon of dried Italian seasoning in place of the parsley if you want.

Mix the softened butter with the garlic, parsley and Parmesan, plus a pinch of salt and red pepper flakes. Cut the bread in half lengthwise, then spread the garlic butter mixture on both sides of the bread. Place the bread halves on a foil-lined baking sheet for easy cleanup, then bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10 minutes. Enjoy with all your favorite Italian meals!

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