Three Takes On: Sausage dishes

Whole Wheat Sausage Kolache

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Houston

Southeastern Texas, where this suburban Houston school district is located, has a strong Czech/German heritage, says Brent Trudeau, the district’s executive chef. “ It goes back about 150 years,” he says. “This hand held meat and bread combo was their gift to our culinary history. Our food obviously benefits from a rich Mexican history, but we pull from all directions.”

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Italian Turkey Sausage

Minneapolis Public Schools

Executive chef Ricardo Abbott says this sausage is a healthy way to create a popular topping to add to whole wheat pizzas. 

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Ricotta Spaetzle with Herbed Chicken Sausage

Bosch LLC, Broadview, Ill.

Iraj Fernando, executive chef for Southern Foodservice Management at this corporate account, says this pairing of sausage with pasta is a popular dish in the company’s executive dining room. Fernando will sometimes substitute a five-cheese ravioli for the spaetzle.

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