Italian Sausage with Peppers & Onions
Sausage and peppers is a simple and delicious one-pot meal. Low in carbs, this dish is packed with flavor and protein.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil divided
- 1.5 pounds sweet or hot Italian pork sausage organic or pasture-raised meat
- 3 bell peppers seeded and sliced into 1" strips
- 2 large yellow onions trimmed and chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- ½ cup fresh basil leaves + more for garnish
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in 12" cast-iron or heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausages to hot oil and sear on all sides, about 5-6 minutes. Remove sausages to a plate. (They will finish cooking in the oven).
- Add 1 tablespoon oil to the hot skillet; add onions and peppers. Season with salt and pepper. Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened.
- Add garlic and basil and cook another minute.
- Add sausages back to the pan and toss with peppers and onions and place the pan in the oven for 20 minutes until cooked through or until sausage reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees F. Remove pan from the oven.
- Plate and garnish with fresh basil leaves. Serve hot.
Notes
This dish serves two for dinner if you're eating it as is. If you make sandwiches, it will serve four.
Cook sausage to an internal temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
Nutrition
Calories: 490.2kcalCarbohydrates: 19.1gProtein: 19.9gTotal Fat: 37.7gSaturated Fat: 11.1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 81.6mgSodium: 908.2mgPotassium: 692.6mgFiber: 4.7gSugar: 8.3g
Nutrition Information
The nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and it comes from online calculators. Although we try to attempt to provide accurate information, these figures are estimates only.
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