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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.
Flavorful 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
Italian Sausage and Peppers
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- 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.
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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!