Christmas Recipe: Marry Me Pigs In Blankets

By Ellie Smith

2 days ago

Level up your bacon-wrapped sausages this season


The ‘marry me’ recipes trend first blew up at the end of last year, when a chicken dish was deemed so good it would spark a proposal. Made with Tuscan ingredients like sun-dried tomatoes, basil and parmesan, the recipe went viral on TikTok – and since then, we’ve had all sorts of twists on the dish, from ramen to butter beans. The latest? A festive edition: marry me pigs in blankets, which sees bacon-wrapped sausages (the ultimate Christmas snack) cooked in a creamy, herby sauce. We’ve nabbed one of TikTok’s most popular recipes right now, created by chef and food writer Amy Sheppard.

Recipe: Marry Me Pigs In Blankets

Feeds 4

Ingredients:

  • 8 sausages
  • 16 rashers of smoked streaky bacon
  • 1 onion finely sliced
  • 3 cloves of garlic finely chopped
  • 300ml double cream
  • 200ml chicken stock
  • 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 10 sundried tomatoes finely chopped
  • 50g finely grated fresh parmesan cheese
  • 70g fresh spinach leaves

Method:

  1. Heat the oven 190C fan
  2. Tear each of the sausages in half so you have 16 sausages.
  3. Press down the open sausage ends to neaten. Wrap each sausage piece in a rasher of bacon.
  4. Place the sausages on a lined baking tray. Bake for around 20 minutes turning once or until the bacon is crisp and the sausage is cooked through.
  5. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large non-stick pan.
  6. Add the onion to the pan and fry for 5 minutes until soft. Stir in the garlic for the final minute.
  7. Stir the double cream and chicken stock into the onions, before adding the oregano, sun-dried tomatoes and parmesan. Gently bring to the boil, stirring until the paresan has melted.
  8. Season with salt and pepper and stir in the spinach. Stir until wilted.
  9. When the sausages are cooked through, add them to the sauce and serve on a bed of mash or rice.
@amysheppardfood Marry Me Pigs in Blankets If you like Marry Me Chicken and you like Pigs in Blankets…this is about to be your new favourite dinner! This is one of those meals that you can’t actually believe how good it tastes – it’s rich and creamy and so, SO good! I made these pigs in blankets but you could definitely use shop bought in this for a really easy pre-christmas dinner I have written up the recipe for this below – I would love to know if you’re going to try this before Christmas! A x Feeds 4 8 sausages 16 rashers of smoked streaky bacon 1 onion finely sliced 3 cloves of garlic finely chopped 300ml double cream 200ml chicken stock 1/2 tsp oregano 10 sundried tomatoes finely chopped 50g finely grated fresh parmesan cheese 70g fresh spinach leaves Heat the oven 190C fan Tear each of the sausages in half so you have 16 sausages. Press down the open sausage ends to neaten. Wrap each sausage piece in a rasher of bacon. Place the sausages on a lined baking tray. Bake for around 20 minutes turning once or until the bacon is crisp and the sausage is cooked through. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large non-stick pan. Add the onion to the pan and fry for 5 minutes until soft. Stir in the garlic for the final minute. Stir the double cream and chicken stock into the onions, before adding the oregano, sun-dried tomatoes and parmesan. Gently bring to the boil, stirring until the paresan has melted. Season with salt and pepper and stir in the spinach. Stir until wilted. When the sausages are cooked through, add them to the sauce and serve on a bed of mash or rice. #sausages #pigsinblankets #sausagerecipes #bacon #Christmas #christmasideas #christmasrecipes #delicious #sotasty #familyfood #cosy #homemade #comfortfood #easydinner ♬ Emotional (Instrumental) – BLVKSHP

Recipe by @amysheppardfood