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This simple and delicious Italian Sausage and Peppers recipe is a breeze to whip up for a family meal. It’s a classic meal that never gets old. Serve it over rice or pasta or stuff it into hoagie rolls for a filling dinner the whole family will enjoy.
MY LATEST VIDEOSFlavorful chunks of Italian sausage are combined with diced tomatoes, garlic, oregano, basil, lots of red and green bell pepper and onion. It’s a comforting meal but light enough to be enjoyed on a warm summer day.
For this Italian Sausage and Peppers recipe I used Johnsonville Natural Italian Sausage. Johnsonville Naturals is a new product line that not only includes Italian Sausage, but 3 flavors of bratwurst too: White Cheddar, Jalapeno Cheddar, and Andouille.
They are perfect for lightening up your summer meals.
Johnsonville Naturals have the great taste you know and love Johnsonville Sausage for, but with a short ingredient list. They have no MSG added, zero grams trans fat, no fillers, and are gluten free.
Not only is this a meal you can feel good about serving your family, but it can be made start to finish in under 30 minutes, making it great for those busy summer days when you glance at the clock and realize it is 5 pm and you haven’t even thought about dinner yet.
Learn more about Johnsonville Naturals and find more recipes at Johnsonville.com
Watch Our short How To Make Italian Sausage and Peppers Video Below
Flavorful chunks of Italian sausage are combined with diced tomatoes, garlic, oregano, basil, lots of red and green bell pepper and onion for an easy weeknight meal.
- 2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
- 1 package Johnsonville Naturals Mild Italian Sausage
- 1 green pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 red pepper, thinly sliced
- 2 sweet onions, thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Add vegetable oil to a large pan and heat over medium-high heat. Add sausages and cook until browned on all sides. Remove sausage from pan and set aside (Note: You do not need to cook it through at this point.)
- Add onion and peppers to grease left in pan and cook over medium heat until softened. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Slice sausage into 1 to 1 1/2-inch pieces.
- Return sausage to pan along with all other ingredients.
- Cook for 5 to 10 minutes, until sausage is cooked through and sauce is thickened.
- Serve on hoagie rolls if desired.
Has anyone frozen for later?
Love this recipe. Made it this past Christmas, for a family party, it was a favorite. Any advice on making it ahead of time? I want to do a couple trays of this for a graduation party and I’m trying to come up with the best way to manage my time with food prep. Any helpful comments are appreciated
Kim…I’m catering this item for a grad party. There isn’t one ingredient that can’t be prepared ahead. This dish only gets better the next day as flavors develop.
Large crockpot or in the oven
I just wanted to let you know that Pinterest has blocked this link because it “may lead to inappropriate content”. I was able to find the recipe by going to your website, but thought you would want to know.
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Crock pot time for this? I’d like to put it in either at 8am before work or at 12pm when I’m on my lunch for it to be done at 4:30-5 when I’m done work. Can anyone give me tips?
Such a simple yet delicious recipe! Only addition was some mushrooms to bulk it up a bit, bacause we ate it with green salad. A winner! Thank you.
can you cook this in the oven – if so how long
I lighty toasted the roll with provolone cheese . Served on a crunch roll was a great dish. Friends loved it. I will make this again and again.
I make this in an oven or slow cooker. I braise the sausage and onions then turn on 200 degrees for 2-3 hours. It is great. And I serve over pasta with mozzarella. family fav
I made this tonight and it was GREAT! Didn’t have tomato paste but didn’t miss it. I added parmesan cheese. Will definitely make again.
I’m taking this to a 70th Birthday right now yummm
Has anyone made this using fresh tomatoes instead of the canned diced? We really love this recipe as is, but curious about how it would be with fresh tomatoes…
Thanks
I haven’t tried it with fresh tomatoes Donna, but I am sure it would be good. Let us know how you like it!
Liked your idea with the fresh tomatoes, so made it today. If you do it, the thing lacking in fresh tomatoes, is the water/juices, so add about 3/4 – 1 cup of water to compensate, and add the moisture needed for simmering. It turned out amazing this way.
Oops forgot to mention that we have it with mashed potatoes instead of on a bun. Mouth is watering with the smells coming from the kitchen.
We really liked this dish so I’m in the middle of making it again for tonight’s dinner. Only difference I use homemade hot Italian sausages from the butcher. This is absolutely delicious. Thank you for posting such great recipes.
So glad you enjoy them Mary!
Trying this tonight. Instructions do not indicate if the can of tomatoes should be drained, or not??
No need to drain the tomatoes Shirley.
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I read this 4 times . Got it memoorized. Just ate now ready to eat again. What a great dish and simple. Its a keeper!!!! Thanks for the share Cristian
So happy you like it Sammy!
I want to make this but accidentally bought bratwurst instead. Will this work? And is it just as good? Someone at work made it and I loved it. But I think they had the Italian sausage.
You can try it with bratwurst but it will definitely taste very different than Italian sausage.
OMGosh. Served on toasted buns with pepper jack cheese
Came out so good and it still super easy!
All I have to say is WOW!!! This was amazing! I will continue to make. I used all red bell peppers , Italian seasoning, and penne pasta. I will double the recipe next time.
So happy you enjoyed it!
Great recipe I live in Canada and I cook Italian dishes often. I am also of Ukranian, Irish and Canadian heritage. I love cooking the pinterest world of recipes as there are so many sites with people who have a great passion for food. There all amazing cooks. I like to put this yummy recipe over spaghetti squash. Moe
Loved it on a hogtie roll. We add prov/mozzarella cheese too.
Excellent! Great recipe won’t be the last…..
Great recipe ! looking forward to making this. Just wondering how this would be in a crockpot. Any ideas ? Thanks for your time !
Yes, it can definitely be made in the crock pot. I would brown the sausages first in a pan. Then add all ingredients to the crockpot and cook until the sausage is cooked through. Not exactly sure on the time.
YUM!! The ingredients list is not also very long. So, no hassle at all. Thank you for sharing.
FANTASTIC!!! Have made it a couple times now – as a Canadian, this isn’t a normal recipe we would think of (like chicken and waffles?!?!?!) but EVER SO HAPPY to have found this! DELICIOUS!!!! Thank you!
Can I make this ahead of time and freeze? Sorry, I’ve never actually frozen a prepared meal before ? but am feeding a crowd and looking for recipes I can make in advance. 🙂 Thanks for your time!
Great taste sensation! My husband and I both really enjoyed it over fettuccini! Thank you for the recipe! It will be in our weekly favourites, for sure!
I have been making sausage and peppers for years. However, I really liked adding the garlic, herbs, tomato paste and tomatoes and making a nice sauce. I served this with Italian bread, but next time pasta, rice or anything. Great recipe. It’s a keeper
So glad you enjoyed it Sophie!
It doesn’t say in the instructions when to add the can of tomatoes.
You add it when it says “add all other ingredients”.
I love this dish. I added my own spin to it. This is my second time making this dish and let me tell you it is worth it. It is easy, simple, delicious and something different out of the everyday meals. I already added this meal to my list of loves…You should so the same.??? #YUMMYFORYOURTUMMY
This was delicious!!! Thanks for sharing.
Do you drain the can of diced tomatoes
No, I do not drain the tomatoes.
This looks so yummy! Pinned 🙂
Thank you!
It’s not even 9 AM and I’m already craving one (or several) of these sandwiches. For real, these look insanely good!
Mmm this looks like such a fantastic summer meal, Christin! My Grandma used to make Italian sausage, and it was so good when it was on a fresh bun. Love this flavorful dish!
Looks so yummy! Beer and few of these..and I would be happy!
My recipe: Sausages (sometimes sliced or quartered) sliced peppers (green and red) sliced onion can of diced tomatoes couple spoonfuls of tomato paste garlic cloves seasoning- basil, garlic powder, onion powder, etc
Can youuse brats instead?
Definitely!
I made this last night-so delicious! Thanks for a wonderful quick recipe!