Tip: To prevent the sausage from sticking on the grill or pan, gently coat the cooking surface with vegetable oil or a nonstick vegetable oil spray. 

GRILL OR SKILLET:

Whole Rope Sausage: Place rope sausage on the grill or in a stovetop skillet. Cook over medium high heat (350°F) for 20-25 minutes or until grillers reach an internal temperature of 160°F. Turn often with tongs to brown evenly.

Bite Size Pieces: Skillet: Cut sausage into ½” pieces and place sausage in skillet to cook over medium heat for 15 minutes or or until sausage pieces reach an internal temperature of 160°F.  Grill: place cut sausage pieces on alumunim foil and grill over medium heat (350°F) and cook 10-13 minutes or until pieces reach an internal temperature of 160°F. Turn often with tongs to brown evenly.

Sausage Spinach Quiche

SERVINGS:
6

1. Prepare pastry and set aside.
2. Crumble sausage in medium skillet; add onion and garlic. Cook over medium heat till sausage is browned, stirring occasionally; drain well.
3. Thaw spinach, drain well. Remove remaining moisture by pressing spinach between layers of paper toweling. Add spinach to sausage mixture; mix well.
4. Sprinkle cheese evenly in pastry shell. Top with sausage mixture. In a medium mixing bowl combine eggs, cream and salt; mix well. Pour egg mixture over sausage mixture.
5. Bake in a 375 degree F. oven for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted halfway between center and outer edge comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with cherry tomatoes and watercress, if desired.

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"Recipe and photo courtesy of National Pork Board.
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