Riviera Sausage Bake Recipe
Ingredients
1/2 cup olive or salad oil
1 medium-sized onion, sliced
1 small eggplant (about 1 pound), cut into bite-sized pieces
2 medium-sized green peppers, cut into bite sized pieces
2 medium-sized zucchini, thinly sliced
1 14 1/2 to 16 ounce can tomatoes
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
2 1/2 pounds hot or sweet Italian-sausage links
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup shredded Swiss cheese
Directions
1. In 12-inch skillet over medium heat, in hot olive or salad oil, cook onion, stirring occasionally, until tender-crisp. Add eggplant and green peppers; cook 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove skillet from heat.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F. In 2 1/2-quart casserole, combine vegetable mixture, zucchini, tomatoes with their liquid, salt, and sugar. Cover casserole and bake 35 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
3. Meanwhile, in same skillet over medium heat, heat sausages and water to boiling. Cover; simmer 5 minutes. Remove cover; continue cooking, turning sausages frequently, until sausages are well browned, about 20 minutes. Remove sausages to paper towels to drain. Slice sausages into 1/2-inch pieces.
4. Remove casserole from oven; stir sausages into vegetable mixture; sprinkle with Swiss cheese. Bake casserole, uncovered, 10 minutes or until heated through.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F. In 2 1/2-quart casserole, combine vegetable mixture, zucchini, tomatoes with their liquid, salt, and sugar. Cover casserole and bake 35 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
3. Meanwhile, in same skillet over medium heat, heat sausages and water to boiling. Cover; simmer 5 minutes. Remove cover; continue cooking, turning sausages frequently, until sausages are well browned, about 20 minutes. Remove sausages to paper towels to drain. Slice sausages into 1/2-inch pieces.
4. Remove casserole from oven; stir sausages into vegetable mixture; sprinkle with Swiss cheese. Bake casserole, uncovered, 10 minutes or until heated through.