SAUSAGE & BEAN DIP

 SAUSAGE  & BEAN DIP

INGREDIENTS: 4 HOT ITALIAN SAUSAGE LINKS  BROKEN INTO SMALL PIECES, 1 CHOPPED ONION, 6 CLOVES CHOPPED GARLIC, 1/8 CUP LIGHT OLIVE OIL, 1/2 TSP CRUSHED RED PEPPER, 1/2 CUP CHOPPED MARINATED SUN DRIED TOMATOES, 1 TSP ITALIAN SEASONINGS, 1/3 CUP WHITE WINE,  8 OUNCES CREAM CHEESE, 1 POUND FRESH  BABY SPINACH,  1 CAN DRAINED AND RINSED CANNELLONI BEANS,  1 1/2 CUP SHREDDED MEXICAN CHEESE

Sauté the sausage,  onion,  garlic in  the olive oil until sausage is almost completely cooked and browned. Add everything else (only 1/2 the shredded cheese) and cook until everything is well mixed. Put in a greased glass pan, sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top and bake for 1/2 hour on 350.

My family and my staff were obsessed with this appetizer!