Teenage company coming? College guys?
**NEAPOLITAN STYLE ITALIAN SAUSAGE and POTATOES
**In the style of Napoli /Naples or Little Italy New York City
6 links hot Italian sausage
6 links parsley and cheese Italian sausage (OR SWEET SAUSAGE IF YOU PREFER)
6 large red potatoes with skins on, sliced about 1/4 inch thick
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning (OR OREGANO, BASIL, ETC.)
3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
Salt, pepper and about 1 teaspoon garlic powder (I PREFER FRESH GARLIC)
Extra virgin olive oil (about 1/4 cup)
1 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
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Slice potatoes and place in a large mixing bowl. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil (about 1/4 cup).
Sprinkle with Italian seasoning, parsley, salt, pepper, garlic powder and grated cheese.
Mix (preferably with hands) to coat potatoes with above ingredients.
Preheat oven to about 350 degrees.
Spray a roasting pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Spread potatoes on bottom of roasting pan.
Layer sausage links on top of potatoes.
Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
Bake for about 1-1/2 to 2 hours (depending on your oven).
Usually 2 hours.
Check after 1-1-2 hours.
Remove foil and turn sausages to brown on other side.
Brown for about 10 minutes......OR UNTIL NICELY BROWN.
SERVE ON CIABATTA ROLLS or any CRUSTY ITALIAN BREAD or ROLLS OF YOUR CHOOSING...
TEENAGE GRANDSONS or their DADS always love this......anyone, for that matter. Me too.
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