One of my go-to dishes is sausage and peppers, because it's so easy to make, requires minimal ingredients, and is versatile. I usually keep some hot Italian sausages in the freezer so I can make this; as long as I have tomato sauce, garlic, onions, and peppers, I'm pretty much all set. You can adjust the recipe to be spicy or not spicy.
Easy Sausage & Peppers Recipe
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 large red bell peppers, seeded and cut in 1-inch thick strips
1 clove garlic, minced
1 medium white onion, cut in thin strips lengthwise (not rings)
2 Italian sausages, sweet or spicy (your choice)
1/4 tsp finely chopped Italian hot cherry peppers (OPTIONAL! Only if you want this to be spicy!)
2 1/2 cups of tomato sauce, either home made tomato sauce or your favorite bottled pasta sauce
Salt & pepper to taste
Preparation:
Toss the pepper strips in 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and sprinkle a little salt on them and place them in a pan under the broiler until they are tender and the skins start to blacken.
In a large skillet saute the onions and garlic in the remaining olive oil until soft. Take the sausages and with your fingers, break them up in bite-sized chunks - you do not want to slice them because you want them to have a crumbly texture - and add them to the pan and cook until nicely browned. Add the roasted peppers to the pan along with the chopped cherry peppers if you're going spicy. Now add the tomato sauce and stir well. Add some salt & pepper to your taste, and let the whole thing simmer for 10 to 15 minutes until the thin liquids have evaporated and the whole thing has a nice, saucy texture. Taste and season if needed.
This is wonderful served over pasta, but is also really good on polenta, pizza, or as a calzone stuffing. Or you can just pile it in a bowl and eat away! Grate some fresh parmesan or romano over it. Pairs well with garlic bread and a hearty red wine.
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Great idea to make a huge batch and have it several ways throughout the week so you dont have to cook. Love it.
Pile it on a long roll!
Sounds and looks like a great winter meal.
Photos like that are my porn! I just LOVE food!!
Oh my goodness, I want to dive right into this! I eat Italian sausage with pasta a lot in the colder months, but I have to be careful because I get sick of it (I usually have to eat all the leftovers myself).
Do you think vegan sausage would translate well?
Oh! This dish looks WONDERFUL, especially on a chilly fall day in Wisconsin!
I made this for mine: http://tipnut.com/bamboo-knife-holder/
I did not use a soda bottle but a cylindrical metal container I bought at a thrift store.
The project was incredibly easy and cheap.
Oops, wrong post! Will re-comment on the knife post. :)
I usually make similar dish with frankfurt sausages, cabbage, canned tomatoes, chillies, garlic, ginger and onions. The soup that tomatoes and cabbage make tastes really divine!
I made this last night and it was awesome! Really easy, and for 2 of us there was more than enough for 2 dinners and lots of leftovers. I used jalapeno chicken sausages from Trader Joe's and actually sliced them like in the photo; it worked fine. I added some crushed red pepper, too, to spice it up a bit more. =)
I've made this with pasta before, but I tried over over rice last night and it was even better :) LOVE this recipe.