Swaggerty Family Recipes

Swaggerty Sausage Corn Muffins

2 cups self rising corn meal mix

1/2 lb Swaggerty Sausage (hot or mild)

1 cup cheddar cheese, grated

1 1/2 cup milk

Fry sausage, drain and allow to cool. Mix sausage, cheese, and corn meal mix. Stir in milk. Divide evenly into twelve muffin cups which have been sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until browned.

Sausage Meat Loaf

1 lb Swaggerty sausage (hot or mild)

1 lb ground beef

1 medium onion, chopped fine

1 8 oz can tomato sauce

2 TBSP soy sauce

3/4 saltine cracker crumbs

1 egg

Blend all ingredients thoroughly. Shape into a loaf and place in a baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees fro about one hour. Remove from pan immediately when removed from oven and allow to cool before slicing. I cut potatoes into quarters and allow them to bake round the meat loaf. Onions, quartered are also good baked with the meat loaf.

Sausage Stuffed Peaches

1 lb Swaggerty sausage, mild

2 eggs

1 cup soft bread crumbs

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 cup onion, finely chopped

Canned peach halves (about 8 or 9)

Drain peaches and reserve syrup. Mix sausage with remaining ingredients. Shape into balls. Spray 9 x 13" dish with cooking oil spray and arrange peaches in a single layer with cut side up. Place one sausage ball in the center of peach half. Bake uncovered in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Pour reserved syrup evenly over each sausage ball and bake an additional 10 minutes. Serve hot.

Swaggerty Roll

1 loaf frozen bread dough

1/2 lb Swaggerty Sausage (hot or mild)

1 cup cheddar cheese, grated

Fry sausage, drain, and allow to cool. Allow the dough to thaw. Roll. into a rectangle about 12 x 14". Sprinkle the sausage evenly over the dough leaving about a 1" clear area along each of the long sides. Sprinkle cheese over sausage. carefully stretch and pull one long side of the dough over the sausage and cheese. Roll up jelly roll fashion being sure that sausage and cheese do not et pushed toward other edge. When rolled, pull other long edge over roll and sea completely. Brush edge with water if necessary to get to seal. Seal ends of roll in same fashion. Place on a baking sheet, seam side down, cover and allow to rise until doubled in bulk. Bake in a 350 degree oven about 45 minutes or until brown. Serve hot.

Crunchy Sausage Balls

1 lb Swaggerty sausage

1 lb cheddar cheese, grated

3 cups buttermilk baking mix

1 cup roasted peanuts, chopped

Mix all together and shape into 1" balls. bake on a cookie sheet for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Don't be discouraged if it takes a long time to get these all mixed together. Just keep mixing. Should I admit that I can only get it done by hand? It is worth the work. We did these first several year a go and they are in Volume 2 of cooking with the Noonday Chef.

Spicy Sausage Dip

1 lb Swaggerty sausage (hot or mild)

2 lb Nice N' Cheesy cheese

1 cup salsa

Fry sausage and drain thoroughly. Add cheese and salsa and heat over medium heat under cheese if melted. Serve with tortilla chips. Keep warm while serving.

Savory Sausage Cheesecake

1 lb Swaggerty sausage (hot or mild)

1 cup onion, chopped

1 cup celery, chopped

2 Cups Cheddar cheese, grated

8 oz package cream cheese

3 eggs

1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup milk

1 Pillsbury Ready To Use Pie Crust

Tomato slices (I peel the tomato)

Roll the pie crust thin and use it to cover the bottom and up the sides of a 9" spring form pan. Press firmly against sides of the pan to press out wrinkles. Cook the sausage and brown the onion with it. Drain. Stir in celery and spread sausage. Blend together the cream cheese, eggs, milk and sour cream. Pour over the sausage. Cover top with tomato slices. bake in a 325 degree oven about 45 to 50 minutes or until the top in uniformly brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool about 15 minutes before removing the outer rim of the pan and serving.

Brunch Sausage & Gravy Casserole

1 lb Swaggerty Sausage (hot or mild)

4 TBSP flour

4 cups of milk

2 cups self rising flour

1/4 cup cooking oil

3/4 cup milk

Make biscuits by mixing flour, oil and milk. Knead lightly and press out to about 1/4" thick. Cut with a 1 to 1 1/2" biscuit cutter. Re-knead dough and continue to cut out until all has been cut. Set aside. Fry sausage. Stir in the flour and cook for a couple of minutes. Pour in milk and cook, stirring until mixture boils and thickens. Pour into a 9x13" casserole dish and top with biscuits. bake at 375 degrees about 15 minutes or until biscuits are brown. Serve immediately.

Upscale Sausage Salad

1 lb Swaggerty Mild Sausage

2 cups bulgur wheat

2 cups boiling water

1/2 cup each: sweet pickle cubes and dill pickle cubes

1/2 cup each: onion and celery, chopped

1 cup tomato, peeled, seeded, and chopped

3/4 cup mayonnaise

2 TBSP pickle vinegar (firms either sweet or dill cubes)

Prepare the bulgur wheat by pouring the boiling water over the wheat and allowing it to stand for 30 minutes. In the meanwhile, fry the sausage and drain thoroughly. When the wheat has cooled, add sausage and all remaining ingredients and toss to mix. Cover and chill for a couple of hours before serving.

Sausage Zucchini Casserole

1 lb Swaggerty Hot Sausage

2 to 2 1/2 lbs zucchini

1/2 cup onions, chopped

1 1/2 to 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated

1 cup cracker crumbs

2 eggs

1 can cream of celery soup

1/2 tsp ground thyme

salt & pepper to taste

Cut zucchini into chunks and sprinkle with salt. Allow to stand at room temperature about 30 minutes. drain and pat dry. Cook in microwave about 5 minutes. Drain again. Fry sausage and drain. Mix sausage and zucchini, onions, 1 1/2 cup cheese (all but about 1/2 cup), crumbs, eggs, soup thyme, salt & pepper. Pour into a 9x13" casserole. Bake in a 350 degree oven about 35 to 40 minutes. Sprinkle on remaining cheese and cook about 10 more minutes or until cheese is melted and starts to brown.

Sausage Brownies

1 lb Swaggerty Mild Sausage

1 1/2 cup raisins

2 cups water

2 1/2 cups plain flour

2 cups light brown sugar

1 tsp each: baking powder, soda, and cinnamon

1 cup chopped walnuts

Bring raisins and water to a boil and same for 20 minutes. reserve 1 cup of the cooking water and drain raisins thoroughly. Mix all ingredients until it is completely mixed. Add raisins and reserved liquid and stir in nuts. Pour into a 9x13" baking pan which has been sprayed with cooking oil spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Cool before cutting into squares. You may ice with Caramel Icing is desired.

Caramel Icing

1/2 cup butter, melted

1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

1/4 cup milk

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

2 cups powdered sugar

Combine butter and brown sugar over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Add the milk and return to the heat and allow to come to a boil. Remove heat and allow to cool to lukewarm. Add the vanilla and the powdered sugar and beat to desired consistency. You may add more powdered sugar if the icing is too soft or more milk if it is too firm. Makes icing for an 8" layer cake or 8x13" sheet cake.

Swaggerty Special Casserole

1 lb Swaggerty's Farm Sausage

1 cup rice, uncooked

4 to 5 cups cabbage, shredded

1 large onion, sliced very thin

2 cans Kroger diced tomatoes

cup cheddar cheese, grated (optional)

salt & pepper to taste

Fry the sausage breaking it up into small pieces. drain thoroughly. In a 9x13" dish, which has been sprayed with vegetable cooking spray, scatter the uncooked rice. Arrange the shredded cabbage over the rice and spread the slice onions over the cabbage. Sprinkle sausage evenly over the onions and pour the tomatoes undrained, over the sausage. Cover tightly with a aluminum foil and bake in a 325 degree oven about one hour. Remove foil, sprinkle with cheese (if desired) and return to the oven for about 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and starts to brown.

Aunt Mayme's Sausage Potato Scramble

1/2 lb Swaggerty's Farm Sausage (hot or mild)

2 cups diced cooked potatoes

1 onion chopped

salt & pepper to taste

evaporated milk

Scramble the sausage in a very warm skillet with onion until thoroughly cooked but not browned. Add potatoes and seasoning. Stir well and heat well. Add evaporated milk and allow to cook to gravy like consistency.

Hot Sausage Rolls

2 lbs. Swaggerty's Farm Sausage

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup red wine vinegar

1/2 cup catsup

2 TBSP

1 tsp ginger

Shape sausage into balls of size desired. Bake on a rack over a pan in a 350 degree oven about 30 minutes. Turn once in necessary for sausage to brown evenly. drain. In a sauce pan, place all remaining ingredients and heat to blend. In a covered dish pour sauce over sausage balls. If you wish, pour the sauce over the sausage and serve. Good luck on keeping these little goodies. Folks love them and eat them right up.

Swaggerty's Special Barbeque

2 to 2 1/2 lbs lean beef roast

1 lb Swaggerty's Farm Sausage

Barbeque sauce to taste

Cook the beef for several hours or overnight in a slow cooker or crock pot with a small amount of liquid. If you wish, you may season the beef lightly with salt and pepper. Remove the beef from the liquid and pull apart. discard any fat or gristle. Fry sausage thoroughly and drain. Stir sausage into beef and heat. Add barbeque sauce to taste.

Tuscan Baked Beans (With a Touch of East Tennessee)

3 cans Great Northern Beans (or any other white bean)

1 can diced tomatoes, drained

1 lb Swaggerty's Farm sausage, fried a& drained

2 TBSP fresh Rosemary, chopped

1/2 cup fresh Parmesan cheese, grated (optional)

Mix together beans, tomatoes, sausage, and rosemary. Turn into a 7x11" or 9x13" baking dish and bake in a 350 degree oven about 1 hour. Sprinkle with cheese (if using) and return to oven and bake an additional 1/2 hour. If you do not use cheese, simply allow to bake 1 1/2 hours. Serve hot or warm.

Tennessee Sausage Pie (Mrs. Juanita Swaggerty)

6 slices whole wheat bread

1 lb Swaggerty Farm Sausage (hot or mild)

1 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded

1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

6 whole eggs

2 cups evaporated milk

1 dash (or two) Tabasco sauce

1 tsp soy sauce

1 TBSP onion, grated

Grease a 9x9" baking dish. Remove crusts from bread and feed to the birds. Tear remaining bread into small pieces and spread over bottom of baking dish. Brown sausage in skillet, drain and crumble over bread. Sprinkle cheese over sausage. In a small mixing bowl. Whisk together until thoroughly mixed. Pour evenly over cheese. Cover and refrigerate overnight. In the morning, preheat oven to 325 degrees. bake uncovered for about 45 minutes or until set in center.

Mamaw's Breakfast Bake

1 cup grits

1 lb Swaggerty Farm Sausage

1 cup Cheddar cheese, grated

6 eggs

3 or 4 TBSP water

salt & pepper to taste

Spray a 9x13" baking dish with cooking oil spray. Cook grits according to package directions and when finished cooking stir in cheese. Spread in baking dish. Fry sausage, drain, and crumble over the grits. beat eggs, add water, salt and pepper and beat together completely. pour over grits and sausage. DO NOT STIR. Place into a preheated 350 degree oven and bake about 30 minutes or until eggs are set.

Swaggerty Sausage Brunch Pie

1 lb Swaggerty Farm sausage

1 meduim onion, chopped

1/2 lb Nice N' Cheesy Cheese

1 cup celery, chopped

1 cup mushroom soup

2 cups Frozen Hash Brown Potatoes

Crust for a two crust pie

Line a deep dish 9" pie shell with pastry. Fry the sausage and onion, and drain. Break up any large pieces of sausage. Mix in celery, cheese and soup. turn into pie shell. Seal top with remaining pastry. Cut slits in top pastry in an attractive pattern. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven about 35 minutes or until top crust is evenly browned. Allow to cool about 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

Sausage, Apple Dressing

1 lb Swaggerty Farm Sausage

1 cup apple, peeled and coarsely chopped

1 cup celery, chopped

1 cup onion, chopped

4 cups cornbread, crumbled

2 TBSP sage

2 to 3 cups chicken or turkey stock

salt & pepper taste

Fry the sausage, drain, and break up any large pieces. Toss together bread crumbs, sausage, apple, and sage. Place chicken stock, onion and celery in a saucepan and bring to boil. I would start with 2 cups and add remaining cup if needed. Pour over bread mixture and mix completely. Add remaining stock if necessary. The mixture will be soft, but able to hold its shape. turn into a 9x13" pan which has been sprayed with cooking oil spray and bake about 35 to 40 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven. Serve with sliced chicken or turkey.

Sausage & Turkey Casserole

1 lb Swaggerty Farm sausage

1 cup onion

3 to 4 cups left over turkey, cubed

1 cup celery

1 can each, cream of celery and cream of mushroom soup

3 to 4 cups left over cooked rice or 8 oz cooked small pasta

1 cup Cheddar or Parmesan cheese, grated

Fry sausage and onion and drain. Stir in remaining ingredients and turn into a 9x13" casserole sprayed with cooking spray. bake in a 350 degree oven about 35 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Sprinkle cheese over top and return to oven about 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and starts to brown. Serve hot.