Italian Sausage & Peppers with Potatoes

One of my family’s favorite dishes is Italian Sausage & Peppers!! It has always been a favorite in my family since I was little. My grandparents,made Italian sausage and peppers often. I think at every major party in my family my Mom would make sausage and peppers. It was one of my Dad’s favorite meals, he LOVED his sausage and peppers.

I’ve tweaked the recipe over the years and removed the stewed tomatoes. (For those of you just tuning in, I don’t care for cooked tomatoes so I try to avoid them as much as I can) Sausage and peppers is really rather easy. It may be a little more prep but it’s really very simple. This is a great dish for a dinner party or for a crowd. You can make this ahead of time and then just pop in the oven and you have little to do when your guest arrive.

There are a few ways you can make this. My family use to make with green peppers and stewed tomatoes. It made a delicious juice that you could dip your crusty bread in. It was heaven!! I have changed it to my liking and now i use colored peppers, onions and I actually put in some potatoes. I personally like color bell peppers better than the green because they are less bitter and have a sweeter taste. I hope your family will enjoy this recipe as much as my family does.

Italian Sausage and Pepper

Ingredients:
5-6 Italian sausage links (Mild or Spicy), chopped or left whole
1 large onion, cut into strips
2 red peppers, cut in strips
2 yellow peppers, cut in strips
2 orange peppers, cut in strips
1, 14 oz can diced tomatoes (optional)
1 T olive oil
6 golden potatoes or multi colored potatoes, cut in half or fourths depending on size
2 t oregano
1 t garlic powder
1 t onion powder
Sprinkle: Salt & Pepper

Directions: Preheat oven to 375°. Bake sausage for 15 minutes in a large oven safe pan. After times up remove sausage and set aside.

Add in peppers, onions and potatoes and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with oregano, garlic and onion powder. Mix well. Add into oven for 30 minutes mixing half way through.

After 30 minutes add sausage back into the pan and add diced tomatoes (if you’re using) and cook another 20-25 minutes mixing half way through. Make sure sausage is completely cooked. Peppers should be soft and tender. Remove from oven and season with salt and pepper. Serve sausage with peppers, onions and potatoes and a nice chunk of crusty bread. Enjoy!

Note: This recipe freezes well. Cutting sausage in half or big chunks will make the sausage cook faster. If you choose to do that, just reduce the initial cook time for the sausage.