4-Ingredient Sausage & Peppers
6
Points®
Total time: 50 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 40 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
Who doesn’t love a 4-ingredient dinner that cooks in one pan for minimal fuss and cleanup? This sausage and pepper saute is super easy and tasty, perfect on its own or served open-faced on a roll. It’s also delicious served over egg noodles or grits, a baked potato, cauliflower rice or spiralized veggies, or alongside a big salad. Swap in hot Italian sausage to turn up the heat. And add some sliced onions with the peppers to get in even more non-starchy veggies.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Sweet Italian sausage
1½ pound(s)
Bell pepper
3 item(s), medium, 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 orange, thinly sliced
No sugar added fat free marinara sauce
1½ cup(s)
Shredded part skim mozzarella cheese
½ cup(s)
Instructions
1
In a large, high-sided skillet, place the sausages and add enough water to cover them. Over medium-high heat, bring the water just to a boil and then immediately reduce it to a simmer; simmer until mostly cooked through, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside on a cutting board to cool. When cool enough to handle, cut the sausages into thick slices.
2
Clean and dry the skillet. Generously coat the skillet with cooking spray. Over medium heat, add the peppers, and cook, stirring, until they begin to soften and brown, about 6 minutes. Add the sausage slices and any liquid that’s accumulated on the board, and cook, stirring just once so the sausages begin to brown, about 2 minutes. Stir in the marinara, and reduce heat to low; cover, and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, until the sausages are cooked through and peppers are soft (uncover for the last 5 minutes if you’d like a slightly thicker sauce). Stir in the cheese, and serve.
3
Serving size: 1 cup
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