Itailian Sausage Stuffed Artichokes
Servings
6people
Servings
6people
Ingredients
  • 3 fresh artichokestrim outer leaves around bottom and a trim off the stem
  • 1in lemonrolled, cut in half and squeezed – both the juice and the lemon go into the boiling water with the artichokes
  • 5 large Italian sausage links
  • 3cups Stove Top Herb Stuffing plus 1/2 herb mix from stuffing box
  • 1/4cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1/8cup fresh chopped parsleyno stems
  • 1/2cup mozzarella shredded
  • 2/3cup chopped fine onionsaute them till translucent and let cool
  • Splash white wine
  • 2teaspoons lemon pepper
Instructions
  1. Place artichokes in boiling water with lemon juice and the 2 halves of the lemons
  2. Cook about 12-15 minutes till fork tender. Shock in cold water. Cut in half from the top right through the stem.
  3. Rub a little olive oil on the inside of the artichoke and grill – just enough to mark them.
  4. Spoon out the part near the stem that looks like small hairs and make a cavity with the spoon in the same area about 2/1/2 inches in diameter.
  5. Brown the Italian sausage and let cool. Chop the sausage up fine.*
  6. In a separate bowl add the stuffing mix and 1/4 of herb season from box of stuffing, 1/2 cup of water, chopped parsley, sautéd chopped onions, Parmesan cheese, splash of white wine, lemon pepper seasoning, and ground cooked sausage.
  7. Mix all ingredients of stuffing so when if squeezed it holds its form. It shouldn’t be too dry – a little moist is good – a few drizzles of oil might help.
  8. Put the stuffing into the cavity of the grilled artichoke, drizzle some olive oil on top and bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.
  9. Halfway through the baking process cover the stuffing with shredded mozzarella cheese
  10. Once the cheese is melted, remove from the oven its ready to serve. Garnish with some halve lemon slices
Seasoned Mayo Sauce
  1. This step is optional. For a tangy sauce to serve on the side, mix a about two cups of mayonnaise with a few teaspoons of the seasoning from the stuffing mix.
Recipe Notes

For appetizer purposes, serve on a large platter. Garnish with some chopped green onion on top of a small bowl of the seasoned mayo.

Artichoke stuffed with Italian sausage and stuffing mixture | Foodal.com
*I use a food processor with a few quick pulses for this step.