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    Home » Main Dish

    Cheesy Hot Sausage Butternut Sage Tart

    Published: Sep 19, 2014 Last updated: Feb 18, 2019 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    The other night I took one of our favorite recipes and amped it up with some Johnsonville Hot Italian Sausage and created this Cheesy Hot Sausage and Butternut Tart. It was De-Licious!

    Cheesy Hot Sausage Butternut Sage Tart
    So, when Grumpy likes something, he isn't very couth about how he states it.  It took him a while to get to dinner that night because he was gabbing with his dad on the phone,  People say women are bad?  Meet the Ruttan men, when, you get those two on the phone, they can drive a person nuts becasue god forbid one says "I'm about to eat dinner, let me call you back".  Dinner was ready and it sat for an hour while he gabbed on the phone.  I kept motioned to him to eat but I was ignored.  We never seem to eat together anymore.  I can't wait for him to get back to work because our sleep and eat patterns are SO different right now and it drives me batty.
    In any case, when Grumpy finally took his first bite his words were.......
    Cheesy Hot Sausage Butternut Sage Tart
    "This is some good sh*t!".  Seriously Grumpy?  Your calling my food that I'm feeding you that? Well it was so good, he couldn't stop talking about it.  This made 1 tart, 4 generous servings and guess what?  There is absolutely none left over for me to take to lunch today.  I had 1 serving. Grumpy had the rest.  He told me after we went to bed and I was half asleep, that the sausage made that dish even better.  I totally agree.  The sweetness of the squash combined with the heat from the hot Italian sausage was a perfect flavor combination and a perfect fall comforting dish!
    Cheesy Hot Sausage Butternut Sage Tart
    Author: Grumpy's Honeybunch
    Prep time: 20 mins
    Cook time: 40 mins
    Total time: 1 hour
    Serves: 4-6 servings
    Ingredients
    • 1 refrigerated pie crust round (I use Pillsbury)
    • 3 cups butternut squash, peeled and cubed
    • 8 sage leaves, ribboned then diced
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
    • 1 small onion, sliced
    • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
    • 1 cup cubed montery jack cheese
    • 1-lb package hot Italian Sausage (I use Johnsonville)
    • Instructions
    • Place squash, sage, and ½ tablespoon of olive oil in 9x13 casserole dish. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle with brown sugar and return to bake another 5 -10 minutes, or until squash is fork tender.
    • While squash is cooking, saute sausage until browned, breaking up into small pieces while cooking. Drain grease from sausage and set aside.
    • Cook onions in ½ tablespoon olive oil over low heat until they become translucent and begin to brown. You can do this at the same time you are cooking the sausage.
    • Remove butternut squash from oven, combine the sausage and onion with the squash. Set aside to cool about 10 minutes. Toss montery jack cheese into squash mixture.
    • Roll out pie dough onto a pastry sheet. Roll the dough with pie roller to make the dough round a little bigger, approximately 10 inches round. Place butternut squash mixture in center of dough, leaving about 1-½ inches of dough around edge. Lightly tap some water around edge of dough and pull dough over top of the round in sections (I think I did this 5 times) patting to help dough stick together.
    • Spray exposed dough with butter spray. Place in 350 degree oven and bake for 35-40 minutes or until crust has browned nicely.
    • Yield: 4-6 servings
    • Prep Time: 00 hrs. 20 mins.
    • Cook time: 00 hrs. 40 mins.
    • Total time: 60 mins.
    • Tags: butternut squash, hot Italian Sausage, pork, onion, sage, comfort food, pie, tart, savory tart
    Instructions
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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.

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    1. Ruth C

      November 24, 2015 at 11:02 am

      Had this last night! Absolutely delicious... will be making again soon... could not get enough

      Reply
      • Shelby

        November 24, 2015 at 11:28 am

        So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for letting me know!

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    2. lutzflcat

      September 20, 2014 at 12:34 pm

      Oh yeah, this definitely is worth trying. Feel certain this one's a WINNER!

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    3. Life Tastes Good

      September 20, 2014 at 2:03 am

      Butternut squash is a fave of mine! I can just taste the deliciousness! And, btw, if Don gets on the phone around dinner time the same thing happens! Such gabbers! haha

      Reply
    4. Carrie R

      September 19, 2014 at 7:14 pm

      Oooooo... I am loving the fall flavors in this! Yum! 🙂 Pinned.

      Reply
    5. The Food Hunter

      September 19, 2014 at 3:08 pm

      drooling!! that looks fantastic!

      Reply
    6. Pam

      September 19, 2014 at 2:52 pm

      Wow Shelby! I love butternut squash and sage together, this rustic tart looks fantastic and I can't wait to make it.

      Reply
    7. marye @ restless chipotle

      September 19, 2014 at 2:43 pm

      I love butternut squash ... and I am making this for sure..I guess I'll share with Sherri Jo since my family won't eat it either.

      Reply
    8. Lesa @ Edesia's Notebook

      September 19, 2014 at 12:24 pm

      This looks amazing, Shelby! Last year for the SRC I made a pasta dish with butternut squash and sausage; you are right, such a great combo. I have been jonesing for butternut squash lately, so I put your curried butternut squash naan pizza on my meal plan for next week. Can't wait, and can't wait to try this one too.

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    9. Mandee Pogue

      September 19, 2014 at 10:36 am

      This sounds divine! I can't wait to give it a try! Such beautiful, seasonal ingredients!

      Reply
    10. Sherri Jo

      September 19, 2014 at 10:13 am

      I might have to make this for myself this weekend... my kids won't eat it, I don't think... but that's ok. More for me 🙂 <3

      Reply

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