From Prego Italian Sauce

Don't overlook the wonderful change of pace that polenta makes from pasta or rice. This dish is sure to become a frequently requested one.

Polenta Sausage Bake

From Better Homes and Gardens

In this slow cooker recipe, dried beans simmer with sausage and Italian seasoning all day while you're away. When you come home, stir in the spinach and dinner is served.

Tuscan Sausage and Bean Soup

From Better Homes and Gardens

The tomato and turkey sausage sauce nestles in a crust of baked vermicelli in this family-pleasing recipe.

Sausage-Pasta Pie

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Try to find freshly made ricotta and mozzarella to see how good this rustic dish can be.

Baked Ziti with Tomato, Mozzarella & Sausage

From The Food Channel

This incredible lasagna takes less time because the recipe uses no-boil noodles. Plus it trims some calories, using fat-free ricotta cheese.

Lasagna with Italian Sausage

From Better Homes and Gardens

Sweet pepper strips and Italian sausage get heaped on a bun for a hearty sandwich. Add mozzarella cheese if you like.

Sausage and Pepper Sandwiches

From Food & Wine

This hearty pasta dish is studded with chunks of Italian sausage and mixed with a quick garlic-infused tomato sauce. It's then topped with dollops of fresh ricotta and a sprinkling of both mozzarella and Parmigiano-Reggiano, which form a cheesy layer as the pasta bakes.

Baked Penne with Sausage and Creamy Ricotta

From Betty Crocker

Go for grilled sausages Italian style, with lots of onion, garlic, peppers and olives.

Grilled Italian Sausages with Peperonata

From Better Homes and Gardens

This sausage dinner shows off the rich, hearty country cooking of southern France and northern Spain.

Basque Sausage with Creamy Polenta

From Food & Wine

"Sauteed mushrooms can make almost any inexpensive red wine taste better," says sommelier Jake Kosseff of Seattle's Wild Ginger.

Mushroom-Sausage Ragu

From Food & Wine

Spiedini are pieces of meat and other foods grilled on skewers. "Sausages and chicken livers are staples of Tuscan cuisine," says Rolando Beramendi.

Sausage, Bread, and Chicken Liver Spiedini

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Pasta with Sausage, Olives, Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Cream

From Better Homes and Gardens

Italian sausage and dried Italian seasoning add a spicy kick to this main-dish recipe that can be ready to serve in less than 30 minutes.

Polenta-Sausage Bowl

From Fine Cooking Magazine

For this sauce, you want a short, shaped pasta with crevices to catch the pieces of sausage and peas. Campanelle are also called riccioli.

Campanelle with Sausage & Leeks

From Food & Wine

"I may never use ground meat in my peppers again," said Fran Parisi, Grace Parisi's mother, when she tried this super-flavorful sausage-stuffed version. Another revelation: Smaller Italian frying peppers are much easier to brown in a skillet than the typical green bell peppers, and they also cook faster.

Spinach-and-Sausage-Stuffed Peppers

From Fine Cooking Magazine

This simple recipe is a weeknight staple in our house. I vary the basic recipe by using escarole, Savoy cabbage, radicchio, or endive in place of the chard, and pancetta or smoked bacon in place of the sausage.

Penne with Sausage, Chard & Pine Nuts

From Food & Wine

The judges applauded the rusticity of this gooey lasagna, packed with cheese and sausage. The style is called free-form because the pasta can be arranged in different ways--for instance, folded over the filling--instead of traditionally layered.

Free-Form Sausage-and-Three-Cheese Lasagna

From Better Homes and Gardens

Take your choice of linguine, fettuccine, or penne pasta for this bursting-with-flavor dish.

Pasta with Chicken, Sausages, and Peppers

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Sausage & Broccoli Raab Ravioli with Roasted Tomato Sauce

From Food & Wine

Using sausage in burgers is a smart shortcut, because the meat is already seasoned.

Italian-Sausage Burgers with Garlicky Spinach

From Diabetic Living

Use any variety of winter squash for this version of the classic Italian vegetable and sausage soup.

Winter Minestrone