Grilled Sausage-Stuffed Calamari

Recipesfull introduces to you: Seafood Recipes. (Grilled Sausage-Stuffed Calamari). I usually go out of my way to simplify the recipes we post here, but for some things, like this Spanish-inspired, sausage-stuffed calamari recipe, there just are no acceptable shortcuts to take. However, your efforts will be rewarded with something that tastes every bit the effort it took to make. Serve with lemon wedges.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Additional: 1hr30 mins

Total: 2hrs5 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Grilled Sausage-Stuffed Calamari

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

divided

or as needed

½ cup diced onion

½ cup diced red bell pepper

salt and ground black pepper to taste

6 ounces spicy Italian sausage

removed from casings and crumbled

4 ounces calamari tentacles

minced

¼ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 large egg

⅛ teaspoon smoked paprika

1 ½ pounds cleaned calamari tubes

18 toothpicks

or as needed

Rockin' Oysters Rockefeller

Appetizer and Snack

Directions

Step 1

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and red pepper with a pinch of salt in hot oil until onion is soft and translucent 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.

Step 2

Stir sausage minced tentacles onion mixture parsley egg smoked paprika salt and pepper together in a bowl until evenly combined. Transfer mixture to a piping bag.

Step 3

Pipe sausage mixture into tubes filling about each tube about 2/3 full. Thread a toothpick through the top of each tube to fasten the opening together. Place stuffed tubes on a plate cover the plate with plastic wrap and refrigerate until completely chilled about 1 hour.

Step 4

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.

Step 5

Brush tubes with remaining olive oil to coat on all sides and season with salt.

Step 6

Cook stuffed calamari on the preheated grill turning occasionally until stuffing is cooked through 10 to 12 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 155 degrees F (68 degrees C).

Nutritional Information

Grilled Sausage-Stuffed Calamari

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 228.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 17.8g 36%

Carbohydrates: 7.9g 3%

Dietary Fiber: 0.4g 2%

Sugars: 0.9g

Fat: 13.5g 21%

Saturated Fat: 3.4g 17%

Cholesterol: 235.6mg 79%

Vitamin A Iu: 527.1IU 11%

Niacin Equivalents: 5.6mg 43%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Vitamin C: 18.7mg 31%

Folate: 23.6mcg 6%

Calcium: 42.6mg 4%

Iron: 1.3mg 7%

Magnesium: 35.9mg 13%

Potassium: 313.4mg 9%

Sodium: 399.3mg 16%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 15%

Calories From Fat: 121.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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