I love making sausage and peppers. It is such a simple meal to make and is always well received. Sausage and peppers are a hearty meal and work well in both hot summer months as a sandwich, and also during the fall and winter as a chunky stew or over pasta. I purchased sweet Italian sausage to make a soup (which I have yet to actually make) that only required one sausage. I also had some peppers from my CSA share this week so this was a great option for dinner without having to purchase a bunch of new ingredients.
Ingredients:
4 sausages (I used sweet Italian. feel free to use hot sausages instead)
2 green peppers, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
1 onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 cups crushed tomatoes
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 rolls
1 teaspoon fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
1 teaspoon grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to a saute pan over medium-high heat. When heated, add the sausages and cook until browned, turning the sausages so they cook evenly.
While the sausages are cooking (about 10 minutes), chop your garlic, onion, and peppers.
Remove the sausages from the pan and set aside.
Using the same saute pan, lower the hear to medium. Add the garlic, onions, and peppers to the pan and cook until fragrant, about 5 minutes.
Add the 1.5 cups of crushed tomatoes. Feel free to add a bit more if you’d prefer yours a little more “saucy.” Add in the tomato paste, basil, dried parsley, and dried oregano.
Stir to combine. Bring to a simmer and add in the sausages. Season with salt and pepper.
Cook for 3-5 more minutes or until the sausages are warm. Cut the rolls almost in half, but not fully. You want the sauce to be able to settle at the bottom of the bun.
To serve, add 1 sausage to each bun. Spoon the onions, peppers, and tomato mixture over the sausage. Add some Parmesan cheese and/or parsley if you prefer.
If you have an outdoor grill, you can alter this recipe to grill the sausages and add to the pan at the end. This recipe can also be used over pasta, just chop up the sausage into bit sized pieces. This is a pretty messy meal so be sure to have plenty of napkins on hand. Enjoy!
looks very awesome!!!!
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Oh yeah sausage and peppers would taste so good right now! It reminds me of baseball.
Fabulous job here love everything in the pictures yum!
One of my favorite dishes! I usually sauté the veggies then add everything separately. Looking forward to trying your version with the veggies added to the sauce. So flavorful!
That looks like a great hot dog, looks delicious!!
Yummy this looks soo delicious!! 🙂
Awesome! Classic combination for a reason!