Whats for Dinner? - Sweet Italian Sausages with Onions and Peppers

Last week I got a package of Sweet Italian Sausages at Giant with their in-ad clip coupon. I had also purchased a bag of onions and some green peppers at Food Lion with my produce FLIP.

 I decided to use them for this recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 package Italian sausage links
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 3 bell peppers, sliced into 2 to 3 inch long strips
• 4 garlic cloves, sliced into slivers (I used minced from a jar)
• 2 large sweet or yellow onions, sliced into 1/4-inch half-moons
• 1 15 ounce can of diced tomatoes
• 1 Tbsp of dried oregano
• 1/2 cup Marsala or red wine (optional)
• Salt to taste

First I heated the olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. When the oil was hot I added the sausages to brown slowly, then cooked for several minutes, turning occasionally to brown on all sides.

Next I removed the sausages from the pan and increased the heat to high, adding the onions and peppers. I stirred them to make sure they were coated with the oil, sprinkled in some salt, and cooked until softened.

After that I added the garlic and cooked for one more minute, then poured in the red wine, scraping the bottom of the pan to release all the browned bits. I cooked about 5 more minutes until the liquid was reduced by half.

Finally, I added in the tomatoes and oregano and stired to combine, then returned the sausages to the pan. I reduced the heat to low and simmered with the lid on for about 20 minutes.



You can serve over pasta or on hoagie rolls. I had gotten several boxes of Zatarains rice at Giant for free last week, so that is what I prepared to go with it. This was super-yummy!