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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.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I made this tonight and it was delicious! Super easy!
My husband really liked it!
You did not mention when to add spices/herbs and tomato products.
PS… I use veg sausage and,or tofu. Very good.
Step 4 says to add all other ingredients
Can I double this recipe without making any adjustments? It sounds delicious but i need more for a party!
I doubled it and it turned out awesome!!
I made this for the fourth of july!! It came out delicious.! Tasted just like the Jersey Shore! This recipe is definitely a keeper!!!
I can vouch for that, just like the Jersey shore!
VEGETABLE OIL & Johnsonville Sausage?????? NO WAY!
You gotta use EVOO & authentic Homemade Italian Sausage FAGETABOUT IT
Keep your stupid opinions to yourself…
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
Do not freeze this !!
The peppers will fill with water and come out like mush! Everything can be cut up and stored in the fridge until cook time . Also you can Brown the sausage and bake in the oven for about 30 minutes at 350 until done.
I put sausage in oven to. My pan wasn’t big enough after I added all the extra ingredients!
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.
Thanks for looking out☺
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.