Here’s a classic, flavorful Sausage and Peppers recipe—simple, hearty, and perfect on its own or piled into a hoagie roll.
🌶️🥩 Sausage and Peppers
Ingredients
- 1½ lbs Italian sausage (sweet or hot)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 bell peppers (red, green, yellow), sliced
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ tsp Italian seasoning
- Salt & black pepper, to taste
- Optional: ½ cup marinara sauce or crushed tomatoes
Instructions
- Brown the sausage
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Brown sausages on all sides (about 6–8 minutes).
- Remove and set aside.
- Cook peppers & onions
- Add remaining oil to the skillet.
- Sauté peppers and onion until softened and lightly caramelized (8–10 minutes).
- Add garlic and Italian seasoning; cook 30 seconds.
- Combine
- Slice sausages into chunks or return whole to the pan.
- Add marinara if using.
- Simmer 10–15 minutes until sausage is cooked through.
- Serve
- Taste and adjust seasoning.
- Serve on hoagie rolls, over rice, or with potatoes.
Tips & Variations
- Oven method: Bake everything at 400°F for 35–40 minutes, stirring once.
- Spicy: Use hot sausage or add crushed red pepper.
- Low-carb: Skip the sauce and serve with cauliflower rice.
- Meal prep: Keeps well for 3–4 days refrigerated.
If you want, I can also give you a sheet-pan version, slow cooker recipe, or a sausage & peppers pasta 🍝🌶️
