Spicy Italian Sausage Sliders with Garlic Butter Buns
HOLY SH*T! Those are the exact words that came out of my mouth after I had my first bite of these Spicy Italian Sausage Sliders with Garlic Butter Buns! I knew these were going to be tasty but I had no clue they would be that good! The best part is they’re simple and I truly mean that. I’m not really known for writing the most simple recipes but this time it’s different. These Spicy Italian Sausage Sliders with Garlic Butter Buns are going to be perfect for a backyard BBQ, football tailgate or just an easy weeknight dinner.
Prep Time
10 min.
Cook Time
10 min.
Total Time
20 min.
Ingredients
4 each garlic cloves finely chopped
3 tbsp butter unsalted
1 tsp dried parsley
1 pound hot Italian sausage Mino Prime
½ cup marinara sauce I used Rao's
3 ounces mozzarella or burrata
7 each slider buns I used Martin Potato Slider Rolls
7 each basil leaves
salt
freshly ground black pepper
Cooking instructions
Preheat the oven to 350° F.
In a small saucepot, combine chopped garlic, butter, dried parsley and a pinch or two of salt. Turn the heat on low. Let the butter and garlic simmer for a few minutes until fragrant–do not let the butter get brown. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, remove the casing from the hot Italian sausage. Using your hands form the sausage into small patties – about 2¼ ounces each.
Heat a large skillet or cast-iron pan over medium-high heat. Add the sausage patties and cook on one side for 2 minutes, flip and cook on the other side for 2 minutes.
Top sausage patties with tomato sauce and mozzarella. Add a splash of water to the pan and cover with a lid to melt the cheese. If using burrata, add tomato sauce and a splash of water to the pan and cover to heat up tomato sauce. Once hot, remove the sausage sliders and then add the burrata.
While the sausage is cooking, brush the potato slider buns with the garlic butter and toast in the oven for 3-4 minutes.
Place sausage patties on the slider buns and top with fresh basil and serve!
