Stuffed Italian Sausage

Step by Step Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. 2

   Using a knife, cut a vertical slit down the center of each sausage. Only go halfway through.

3. 3

   Unwrap each cheese stick and stuff each cheese stick into the slit of the sausages.

4. 4

   Pour 1/4 cup marinara sauce into the bottom of a square baking dish. Add stuffed sausages. Top with remaining marinara sauce. Sprinkle on Italian seasoning if using.

5. 5

   Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 400°F for about 40 minutes, until the sausage meat reaches 160°F on a food thermometer (165°F for poultry sausage). Check the meat beside the cheese filling, not just the melted cheese.