Sausage Bread - SO good! We ate this for lunch two days in a row! Easy and delicious! Great for parties and an easy lunch/dinner. Serve with warm sauce. Refrigerated pizza dough stuffed with sausage, onion, fennel, dijon mustard, egg, mozzarella cheese, butter, Italian seasoning and parmesan. Can make ahead of time and reheat.
Heat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
In a skillet over medium-high heat, cook sausage until no longer pink. Drain.
In a bowl, combine cooked sausage, mozzarella cheese, egg, mustard, onion powder, fennel seeds, salt, pepper, and 1/2 tsp of Italian seasoning.
Unroll dough. Spread sausage mixture over dough. Starting with the long side, roll up dough; press edges to seal. Make 3 to 4 slits on top of the loaf. Place on prepared cookie sheet.
Combine melted butter, Italian seasoning, and garlic. Brush on top of the bread loaf.
Bake for 25 to 28 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Cut into 1-inch diagonal slices.
Notes:
I used Jimmy Dean sausage. This is also delicious with Italian sausage.
You can bake this bread ahead of time and reheat it when you are ready to serve.
Can substitute a can of refrigerated french bread dough for the refrigerated pizza dough.
Can Sausage Bread be frozen? Yes! Allow the baked bread to cool completely. Wrap the bread in plastic wrap and foil and freeze. When ready to serve, thaw and reheat covered in the oven at 350ºF until warm.