One-Pot Sausage and Peppers, this is one of my all-time favorite recipes when I don’t feel like spending a lot of time in the kitchen or putting a lot of effort into thinking! LOL This is a super easy dish, it is one of those recipes that you will want to put on repeat because it is so good, and crazy easy!
Ingredients to make One-Pot Sausage and Peppers:
- 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 Red Bell Pepper sliced thick, (225 grams)
- 1 Orange Bell Pepper sliced thick, (225 grams)
- 1 Yellow Bell Pepper sliced thick, (225 grams)
- 1 Green Bell Pepper sliced thick, (225 grams)
- 1 Jalapeno sliced thick, (20 grams)
- 1 Yellow Onion sliced thick, (250 grams)
- 2 cups White Mushrooms sliced thick, (300 grams)
- 8 links Sweet Italian Chicken Sausage sliced into bite-size pieces
- 1 can Diced Tomatoes, No Salt Added (1, 14½ oz can)
- ¼ tsp Sea Salt
- ¼ tsp Black Pepper
- ½ tsp Garlic Powder
- ¼ tsp Red Pepper Flake
Instructions:
- Heat a large stovetop pan with a lid to medium heat.
- Once the pan is hot add your oil, peppers, and onions to the pan. Cook for about 5 minutes stirring every minute or so.
- After 5 minutes add your mushrooms to the pan. Stir everything together, then cover with a lid and cook for 5 more minutes. Stir halfway through and be sure to recover with the lid.
- Now add your sliced sausage, can of tomatoes, and season everything with salt, peppers, garlic, and red pepper flake. Stir everything together, then cover with a lid and cook for the remaining 5 minutes. Stirring halfway through again.
- Now it is time to serve! Sprinkle with a little additional red pepper flake and enjoy!
One-Pot Sausage and Pepper
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 Red Bell Pepper sliced thick, (225 grams)
- 1 Orange Bell Pepper sliced thick, (225 grams)
- 1 Yellow Bell Pepper sliced thick, (225 grams)
- 1 Green Bell Pepper sliced thick, (225 grams)
- 1 Jalapeno sliced thick, (20 grams)
- 1 Yellow Onion sliced thick, (250 grams)
- 2 cups White Mushrooms sliced thick, (300 grams)
- 8 links Sweet Italian Chicken Sausage sliced into bite-size pieces
- 1 can Diced Tomatoes, No Salt Added (1, 14½ oz can)
- ¼ tsp Sea Salt
- ¼ tsp Black Pepper
- ½ tsp Garlic Powder
- ¼ tsp Red Pepper Flake
Instructions
- Heat a large stovetop pan with a lid to medium heat.
- Once the pan is hot add your oil, peppers, and onions to the pan. Cook for about 5 minutes stirring every minute or so.
- After 5 minutes add your mushrooms to the pan. Stir everything together, then cover with a lid and cook for 5 more minutes. Stir halfway through and be sure to recover with the lid.
- Now add your sliced sausage, can of tomatoes, and season everything with salt, peppers, garlic, and red pepper flake. Stir everything together, then cover with a lid and cook for the remaining 5 minutes. Stirring halfway through again.
- Now it is time to serve! Sprinkle with a little additional red pepper flake and enjoy!
Nutrition
Macro Adjustments:
Below outlines the items in each macro group that are easily adjustable to meet your specific macros.
Fat:
The fat in this recipe comes from the oil and the sausages. If you wanted to make adjustments to the fat in this recipe you can do so by choosing a lower or higher fat content sausage. The sausage in this recipe has 7 grams of fat per link.
Carbohydrates:
This is a relatively low-carb recipe, however, if you wanted to reduce the carbs you could use few veggies. But if you wanted to increase the carbs you could sever the sausage and peppers on your favorite sub bread, or over top of your favorite grain: rice, farro, barley… Whatever your macros allow for!
Protein:
The sausage is the source of protein in this recipe. You can easily adjust the amount of protein by adjusting the amount of sausage used. However, you will want to keep an eye on the fat macros when making adjustments to the protein. There are so many varieties of chicken sausage on the market ranging in all sorts of fat and protein macros. The sausage in this recipe has 15 grams of protein and 7 grams of fat per sausage link.
Meal Prep:
Yes, this recipe Is meal prep-able and will last up to 6 days In the fridge.
Freezer Friendly:
Yes, this meal is a great freezer-friendly recipe and will keep In the freezer for up to 6 months.
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