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sausage and peppers

Italian Sausage and Peppers

A hearty one skillet dinner that is healthy and flavorful. Perfect for a gym, tan, laundry day. Yeah, buddy!
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound sweet Italian turkey sausage sliced into quarter inch slices (about 5 slices per sausage link)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 6 bell peppers I use 3 green and 1 each red, yellow and orange, sliced
  • 2 cans diced tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
  • 1 onion sliced
  • 3 cloves of garlic chopped

Instructions
 

  • Heat large, deep skillet over medium heat. Cook sausage for about 5 minutes, until brown. Flip and brown on the other side. Remove from skillet.
  • Add olive oil to pan and saute bell peppers for about 5 minutes. Add diced tomatoes , basil, oregano, parsley and red pepper flakes. Cover skillet with lid for 15 minutes and reduce heat to low. Stir occasionally.
  • Add onion, garlic and sausage back to skillet. Cover and cook for another 10-15 minutes until onions are soft and sausage is cooked through.
  • Serve with cauliflower rice or egg noodles.