Italian Sausage & Peppers Skillet — Recipe of the Week

This week’s free recipe is Italian Sausage & Peppers Skillet — a real household dinner you can cook tonight, then plan the rest of the week around.

A classic Italian dish featuring savory sausage and colorful bell peppers simmered in a flavorful tomato broth. Perfect served on its own or in hoagie rolls.

Most weeknights fail at 5pm because dinner is still a question. A recipe like this works when it is already on the calendar, the shopping list is already built, and you are not inventing a second meal tomorrow from whatever is left in the fridge.

20 min · 6 servings

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ pounds Sausage (Italian)
• ¾ Cherry Tomatoes
• 3 ¾ cloves of Garlic
• ¾ Red Bell Pepper
• ¾ Yellow Onion
• ¾ Sandwich Rolls
• 1 tablespoon Butter
• ¼ cup Chicken Broth/Stock
• ½ teaspoon Basil (Dry)
• ½ teaspoon Dried Oregano
• 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
• ½ teaspoon Salt

Directions

1. Prepare ingredients: Slice the large yellow sweet onion. Slice the red bell peppers seeded and. Slice the green bell peppers seeded and. Mince the garlic. Diced, drain the tomatoes.
2. In a large skillet, over medium heat add the olive oil and brown the sausages well but not cooking completely through. Set aside to cool slightly, then slice into two-inch slices on a cutting board.
3. In the same pan, melt the butter and add more olive oil if needed. Add the yellow onion and green bell peppers to the pan. Cook for a couple of minutes until slightly soft but not completely done.
4. Add the garlic, dried oregano, dried basil, salt, chicken broth, and diced tomatoes. Return the sausage back to the pan and cook until sausage is done, covering for a couple of minutes.
5. Serve immediately plain or on rolls.

Plan the rest of the week

One good dinner is a start. The habit that sticks is seven dinners on one calendar, a shopping list from those meals, and a household that can see what’s cooking.

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