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One Pot Sausage and Peppers is a great dinner recipe made with simple ingredients, and a perfect one pot meal to make to your family’s liking with ease.
This Italian sausage peppers dinner is an easy recipe to make and keeps dinner a low-carb option, but still a super flavorful dish that the whole family can enjoy.
Why you’ll love this family favorite recipe!
This is a new favorite one-pot meal my family will devour. I love that this delicious meal can be made in less than 40 minutes with minimal prep work before having a delicious one pot meal for a simple yet tasty dinner recipe.
Table of Contents
- Ingredients for One Pot Sausage and Peppers:
- How to Make One Pot Sausage and Peppers:
- One Pot Sausage and Peppers Recipe
- How to store the easy one-pot sausage dinner:
- Tips and tricks for making this pepper and Italian sausage recipe:
- What to serve with this one-pot recipe:
- More One Pot Recipes:
- Quick links for making dinner easy:
Ingredients for One Pot Sausage and Peppers:
- Oil: I normally use extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil I have on hand
- Sausage: Get whole sausages like Italian sausage links (sweet or hot) and slice the sausages
- Onion: Use yellow onion or white onion that has been sliced into ¼-inch half-moons
- Peppers: Use a combination of green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and an additional bell pepper (yellow, orange, or purple), sliced into 3-inch strips
- Seasoning: For the best flavor, use kosher salt, minced garlic, and dried oregano
- Cooking liquid: Use chicken broth or vegetable broth, but water can do in a pinch
- Tomatoes: A simple can of crushed tomatoes adds so much flavor and creates the perfect texture to this sausage and peppers dinner
How to Make One Pot Sausage and Peppers:
Brown the Sausages:
- Heat olive oil in a large lidded pan over medium heat.
- Add the sausage links and cook gently, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides.
- Reduce the heat if they sizzle too quickly.
- Remove sausages and set aside.
Sauté the Veggies:
- Increase the heat to high and add the sliced onions and peppers to the pan, tossing to coat with the oil.
- Sear them, stirring occasionally with a spatula or wooden spoon, until they begin to soften and develop some charred spots, and season with salt.
Add Garlic and Deglaze:
- Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Pour in the chicken broth and use a spoon to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom.
- Let the broth reduce by half.
Simmer:
- Stir in the crushed tomatoes and oregano.
- Return the sausages to the pan.
- Bring to a simmer, then lower the heat, cover, and cook for about 20 minutes, until the peppers are tender and the sausages are fully cooked.
Serve:
- Enjoy as-is, or serve over pasta, cauliflower rice, regular rice, or mashed potatoes.
One Pot Sausage and Peppers
Equipment
- Large skillet preferably with a lid
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 4-5 Italian sausage links, sweet or hot sausages
- 1 large yellow onion, sliced into ¼-inch half-moons
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced into 3-inch strips
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced into 3-inch strips
- 1 additional bell pepper, yellow, orange, or purple, sliced into 3-inch strips
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 15 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
Instructions
Brown the Sausages:
- Heat olive oil in a large lidded pan over medium heat.
- Add the sausage links and cook gently, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides.
- Reduce the heat if they sizzle too quickly.
- Remove sausages and set aside.
Sauté the Veggies:
- Increase the heat to high and add the sliced onions and peppers to the pan, tossing to coat with the oil.
- Sear them, stirring occasionally with a spatula or wooden spoon, until they begin to soften and develop some charred spots, and season with salt.
Add Garlic and Deglaze:
- Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Pour in the chicken broth and use a spoon to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom.
- Let the broth reduce by half.
Simmer:
- Stir in the crushed tomatoes and oregano.
- Return the sausages to the pan.
- Bring to a simmer, then lower the heat, cover, and cook for about 20 minutes, until the peppers are tender and the sausages are fully cooked.
Serve:
- Enjoy as-is, or serve over pasta, cauliflower rice, regular rice, or mashed potatoes.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How to store the easy one-pot sausage dinner:
Fridge: Any leftover sausage and peppers can be added to an airtight container and put in the fridge for up to 5 days for a quick dinner or lunch recipe the next day.
Tips and tricks for making this pepper and Italian sausage recipe:
Kind of sausage:
While for some of my other recipes I enjoy using ground sausage, however, this one pot recipe works well with juicy sausage links.
You can choose to use turkey sausage, chicken sausage, sweet Italian sausage, or hot Italian sausage.
Using a spicy Italian sausage is a great way to elevate the recipe without much needed change and so much flavor.
Add more add-ins to this cooked peppers recipe:
Make this delicious dinner recipe your own by adding any of these to this delicious dish of cooked sausage:
- Broccoli florets
- Snap peas
- Red onions
- Shredded carrots
- Italian seasoning
- Red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper
What to serve with this one-pot recipe:
Serve the cooked hot sausages and peppers over top of white rice, brown rice, with a crusty bread like garlic bread or Italian bread loaf.
More One Pot Recipes:
Quick links for making dinner easy:
- Family meal plans
- Tools for the kitchen and more
- The best cookbook for family dinner recipes
- FREE budget meal plan
- Cooking videos to watch
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