My son is pretty much obsessed with hot dogs right now. He wants them every.single.night. Of course, that gets a little boring for the rest of us so I’ve started adding in different items when I am cooking his hot dogs. One of our current favorite things {and it turns out E’s too} are grilled sausages. While cooking dinner the other night, I came up with these three ideas for sausage recipes.
Sausage is so easy to cook and we can add it to the grill or grill pan right next to anything else we are cooking. They cook pretty fast and are so delicious. I was visiting our nearby Giant store looking for another item and saw these new Hillshire Farm American Craft Sausages. They come in delicious flavors like Smoky Bourbon, Garlic and Onion and, our favorite, Jalapeno Cheddar. The American Craft links are hand crafted and have no nitrates or MSG which makes them a great choice and something I feel good about feeding my family.
I was so bummed that it started storming RIGHT as I was getting ready to grill our sausages but my trusty grill pan helped me out so we could have perfectly cooked sausage and still get our grill marks.
Once they were all cooked, we had a great time adding whatever toppings we each wanted. I had a Jalapeno Cheddar American Craft sausage and added cabbage slaw and Yum Yum sauce.
Some other great choices were blue cheese and tomatoes or jalapeno pickles and pepper jack cheese.
We loved the Jalapeno Cheddar version of the American Craft sausages and I am looking forward to giving the Smoky Bourbon one a try next. E seems eager to add sausage to his list of favorite foods after trying these {yep, he loved the spiciness in the jalapeno cheddar version!} and I am so glad to be branching out a little with him and foods he will eat.
What are some of your favorite things to cook on the grill? Do you like to have sausages with real ingredients like garlic or cheddar cheese added in to make them even more delicious? If you want some more inspiration or to find out about the other flavors of the American Craft sausage, search #StartYourGrill and #CollectiveBias.
I think the Jalapeno cheddar may be the one I have to try first! It looks amazing! #client
What, no Sauerkraut!
Haha…no one said E didn’t have sauerkraut! 😉
Those all sound really tasty! I am going to have to try a couple of those.
Very nice ideas for mixing it up, they look great!
they all look delicious!! What a great summer recipe!
Ok, what’s yum yum sauce? I too love to get those grill marks on my sausages.
Yum yum sauce is a sauce you get in a lot of Japenese or Hibachi restaurants. You can find it in the Ethnic aisle at a lot of groceries stores too.
I haven’t had a grilled one in a long while. I do enjoy them.
I might get some ideas 🙂 Thanks!
I love slaws on my sausage. But would never have though of feta cheese. I think that can work!
This looks really good. Your pictures are of excellent quality.
My kids won’t eat a hot dog but I miss the simplicity of them–they are so easy! Feta cheese sounds like a great topping!
Summer and grilled sausage just go hand in hand. I love finding new recipes for them too.
Oh yum, jalepeno cheddar sounds amazing. 🙂 I love sausage because it can so easily be thrown on the grill.
That is a great looking sausage sandwich. I love adding peppers on mine
These look SO good! I’d love to give them a try myself.
What a great idea to add toppings. Everything sounds delicious!!
I might have to try those Jalapeno Cheddar tonight – they look amazing!
Oooh yum – we love grilled sausages! Jalapeno and pepper jack is right up my alley! Pinned!
Can’t wait to try these! They look so good!
I’ve GOT to add this to my end of summer grill menu! Looks so yummy! ox
Yum! These look delicious!