Spicy Sausage & Baked Beans

Serving: 8-10

Ingredients

2 (16 oz) can of pinto beans

1 (12 oz) package of Jack's Gourmet "Mexican Style Chorizo" Sausage

1 yellow onion

1/2 cup of hickory brown sugar barbecue sauce

1/2 cup of onion crunch

1/4 cup of olive oil

Directions

1. Pre heat oven to 375 degrees.

2. Chop onion into 1/2" pieces. 

3. Slice sausage in bite size pieces

4. Place onions and olive oil in a large frying pan. Sauté on a medium-high heat. Once the onions begin to brown, add the sausage, and sauté for 10 minutes on a medium heat. 

5. Pour the beans, and sausage mixture into a baking pan. Add the barbecue sauce. Mix well. Place in the oven for 45 minutes. 

6. Take the baking dish out of the oven, and add onion crunch over the top. Place back in the oven for 10 minutes.  

Caramelized Onion Sausage Wraps

Serving: 8

Ingredients

2 puff pastry sheets (you can find this in the frozen food section)

8 sausages, of your liking! Spicy, Italian...(I bought two 12 oz packages)
1 brown onion

1/4 cup of olive oil

1/3 cup of barbecue sauce

3 tablespoons of sugar

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Remove the wrapper off of the pastry sheets and allow to defrost.

3. Thinly slice onions. Set aside. 

4. Coat a thick layer of olive oil in a frying pan. Add 1 tablespoon of sugar.

5. Add onions to frying pan and stir once every minute until they brown.  Make sure not stir too often as they won't brown, and if you don't stir enough they will burn! (I know, lots of rules)  This process may take up to 30 minutes.  If you feel you need more olive oil and/or sugar, add a little bit at a time, and stir. 

6. Once onions are caramelized set aside. 

7. Slice sausage links into small bite sizes.  Lightly coat a frying pan with olive oil and add sausages.  Add 4 tablespoons of barbecue sauce and stir until they are cooked through on a medium-high heat.

8. Unfold pastry sheets and spread a thin layer of barbecue sauce.  Add caramelized onions and sausages to one of the ends of the pastry sheet.  Tightly roll.  

9. Place in the oven for 25-35 minutes or until the pastry sheet begins to brown. 

10.  Once the sausage rolls are taken out of the oven, allow to cool for 10 minutes. Slice the sausage wraps diagonally in order to serve as individual pieces. 

*This goes well with garlic mayo, mustard, ketchup, chipotle sauce, or any condiment of your choice. ~Enjoy ~