These two-ingredient stracchino and sausage crostini are wonderfully simple and incredibly tasty. Tangy, creamy stracchino cheese is combined with Italian sausage and spread over thick crusty bread.
Stracchino and sausage is a classic Italian pairing. Here it’s spread on thick slices of crusty bread and baked until the cheese melts and the sausage is fully cooked. Enjoy these crostini hot as a snack, a light lunch, or an antipasto.
Stracchino, also known as Crescenza, is a soft, creamy cheese with a mild tang. Combined with good-quality Italian sausages, it creates a rich, satisfying topping that’s hard to resist.
This same mixture works beautifully as a filling for sweet mini peppers or other small roasted vegetables if you want a different presentation.
If you can’t find stracchino at your local shop, check an Italian specialty store or order it online. It’s worth the effort for this simple, flavorful crostini.
This is more assembly than a recipe, which means it’s quick to prepare. Remove the sausage from its casings and mix the meat with stracchino in a bowl. A fork works well to mash the ingredients together into a sticky, spreadable mixture.
Spread the mixture over thick slices of crusty bread and bake for about 15 minutes. The cheese should melt and begin to brown while the sausage cooks through. Serve immediately—these are best hot and fresh.
This is an easy dish to prepare for lunch or to serve as an antipasto alongside a glass of red wine. Buon appetito!
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Stracchino and Sausage Crostini
By Emily
2 mins
15 mins
17 mins
4 people
Ingredients
- 3 Italian sausages
- 6.3 oz (180g) stracchino cheese
- 12 slices crusty bread
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F / gas mark 4). Remove the sausages from their casings and place the meat in a bowl with the stracchino. Mash together with a fork until evenly combined.
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Spread the mixture over the crusty bread slices, arrange them on a baking tray, and bake for about 15 minutes, until the cheese has melted, starts to brown, and the sausage is cooked through. Serve hot.
Notes
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Nutrition
Carbohydrates: 110 g |
Protein: 37 g |
Fat: 45 g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be used as an approximation.
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