Spicy Italian Sausage Stuffed Dates with Feta & Basil
Spicy Italian Sausage Stuffed Dates with Feta & Basil
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Medjool dates stuffed with spicy Italian sausage, baked in Don Pepino Pizza Sauce, and finished with feta and fresh basil.

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Spicy Italian Sausage Stuffed Dates with Feta & Basil

Recipe Detail

Cook Time
20 min
Serves
12

Ingredients

Don Pepino Pizza Sauce
1 (14.5 oz) can
Medjool dates, pitted
12 whole
Spicy Italian sausage
1/2 pound
Feta cheese, crumbled
2 tablespoons
Basil, chopped
2 tablespoons
  1. Step 1

    Heat oven to 400°F and pour Don Pepino Pizza Sauce into a 10-inch oven-safe dish.

    Spicy Italian Sausage Stuffed Dates with Feta & Basil
  2. Step 2

    Fill each pitted date with about a tablespoon of raw sausage - it's fine if it overflows a bit.

    Spicy Italian Sausage Stuffed Dates with Feta & Basil
  3. Step 3

    Nestle the stuffed dates into the sauce in the baking dish.

    Spicy Italian Sausage Stuffed Dates with Feta & Basil
  4. Step 4

    Bake 20 minutes until the sausage is fully cooked through.

    Spicy Italian Sausage Stuffed Dates with Feta & Basil
  5. Step 5

    Top with feta and basil, then serve warm with crostini or baguette slices.

    Spicy Italian Sausage Stuffed Dates with Feta & Basil

People Have Opinions
About Their Sauce.

4.9

2,300+ REVIEWS

  • Tastes exactly like the sauce at the pizzeria I grew up going to in Bergen County. Didn't expect that from a can.

    — marie t., hackensack, nj

  • I stopped simmering anything years ago. Open, spread, bake. My kids can't tell the difference and neither can I.

    — frank d., staten island, ny

  • We use it behind the counter at our shop. Consistent every batch, which matters more than people think.

    — angelo's pizzeria, newark, nj