Dutch Oven
Italian Sausage Sandwiches
1 pack Italian Sausages (5), Hot or Mild
1 pack of Hoagie Buns
1 large Bell Pepper
1 large Onion
1 15 oz can of Diced Tomatoes
1 8 oz can of Tomato Sauce
2 cloves Garlic
1/2 tsp Basil
1/2 tsp Oregano
Salt & Pepper to taste
Vegetable Oil
Olive Oil
Heat a 10” Dutch oven until hot. Wipe oven with a small amount of vegetable oil and cook sausages till brown on all sides. While sausages are browning, mince garlic, slice bell pepper and cut onion into rings about 1/8” wide. Remove sausages and drain on paper towel, set a side. Wipe out remaining fat. Add olive oil to coat bottom of oven and sauté bell peppers, garlic and onions till wilted. Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, basil, oregano, salt & pepper, simmer for about 15 minutes for flavors to meld. Add sausages back to mixture and warm through.
The hoagie buns could be brushed will a little butter and toasted on grill or oven lid.
Chocolate Cherry Dump Cake
1 box Chocolate Cake Mix
1 can Cherry Pie Filling
1 20 oz Cherry 7-UP
Lightly spray a 12” Dutch oven with a non-stick spray and wipe it out or wipe it with a very, very light coating of vegetable oil. Dump in can of pie filling and spread out, but stop short, leaving about an inch or so around the outside. Pour the dry cake mix evenly over the entire Dutch oven and level off. Pour the 7-UP over the dry cake mix and you’re done. No mixing or anything else required. Bake for 45 – 50 minutes using the smell test. Remove from heat and let cool with the lid off.
If fresh fruit is available, coat the fruit in flour first, then continue as noted above.
This cake comes out brownie like at the edges and pudding like around the fruit. It is good and sweet, the kids will love it.
The variations of Dump Cake are endless. Try a white cake mix with peaches and a peach flavored soda pop.