I’m a participating blogger in the Jimmy Dean Crumble Rumble! It is ON, people! Jimmy Dean wants to know how YOU will use their new Hearty Sausage Crumbles, whether it’s for breakfast, brunch, an appetizer, or a main dish. Submit two recipe ideas to crumblerumble@mww.com using one bag of Crumbles– one must be a breakfast solution and the second one is up to you. If your recipe wins, YOU get a trip to NYC to attend a taping of the Rachael Ray Show, including airfare and accomodations for two, and I get to come too!

There are three varieties of Jimmy Dean’s Fully Cooked Sausage Crumbles – Original, Hot, and Turkey Sausage. Each 9.6 ounce bag has five 2/3 cup servings, perfect for using in any recipe that calls for cooked crumbled sausage. It would be so good in breakfast casseroles, hot dip to serve with tortilla chips, or in spaghetti sauce! Here are the official rules”

The contest is open from 10/25 – 11/26, judging by Sara Lee chefs, and the winner will be notified by 12/3/10.  Winning recipes will be judged based on the following criteria:

1. Appeal: Does it sound good? Will it make readers want to try the recipe?
2. Originality: Is the recipe itself new and/or creative? Does the recipe stand out?
3. Use of Crumbles: Is it an appropriate use of the product? Do they use the sausage well or in an innovative way in the recipe?
4. Simplicity and Ease: Is the recipe easy to follow? Is the prep time reasonable? Ease of prep. Are the ingredients easy to find? Is the ingredient list reasonable?
5. Clarity and accuracy: Accuracy of the recipe. Clarity in the ingredient list (i.e. if onions are listed, state whether they are red, yellow, pearl, green, white that are called for in the recipe); clarity in the production steps (i.e. if something is cut, approximately what size: roughly chopped, minced, small dice, etc.); Steps written and/or numbered in a logical sequence.

Feel free to share your recipe ideas  in a comment on this post or on the Jimmy Dean Facebook page, but for official entry, you must submit your ideas to crumblerumble@mww.com. In your email, please make sure to say you learned about the Crumble Rumble from TABLE FOR FIVE and give your full name and mailing address. Good luck, I will be SO THRILLED if one of my readers wins and we get to go to the Rachael Ray show!!