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These were good and came together easily. I did make some changes based on items I had on hand. I used a 12 oz can of tomatoe sauce with 1 teaspoon of fennel and a teaspoon of Italian seasoning instead of basil. I think fresh basil would have made this dip fantastic but I didn't have any basil in the house. The fennel was really good in the dip and gave it that pizza sauce flavor. For the patties I used half Italian sausage and half ground beef with one egg and 1\/3 cup of dry bread crumbs to combine the patties. We had havarti cheese instead of mozzarella. Everyone really enjoyed the sandwiches and I appreciate that they are versatile.<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"02\/27\/2017 10:45","GUID":"a437b8b0f0d5480dae12c978c1196952","MemberId":7541400,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"Corwin44","SubmittedDate":"02\/27\/2017 10:45"},{"Comment":"
Great sandwich. I loved the dipping sauce. Just a little bit of a bite to it. I used frozen Italian sausage patties and it was very quick to prepare.<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"09\/21\/2012 12:42","GUID":"36b83bcfbd0f4fd8b01c3908f9bedf59","MemberId":1858674,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"Kris Countryman","SubmittedDate":"09\/21\/2012 12:42"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"02\/25\/2012 16:30","GUID":"1ec9deddcbbb4ee5bbd83d499f2a6600","MemberId":4667359,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"Sascha18","SubmittedDate":"02\/25\/2012 16:30"},{"Comment":"
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