Posted Jan 19, 2020, Updated Apr 29, 2024 This Chicken Sausage and Peppers recipe is a delicious meal that’s ready in under 20 minutes. It’s my go-to nutritious weeknight dinner when I don’t have a lot of time to cook! Chicken sausage is sautéed with garlic, onions, and peppers and coated with balsamic vinegar. Best served over pasta (or homemade whole wheat pasta), zucchini noodles or rice. This chicken sausage & peppers complies with many different dietary needs! It can be Paleo, gluten-free and sugar-free! Perfect for just about anyone.
Sausage and Peppers Recipe: Ingredients & Substitutions
Chicken Sausage. Choose your favorite sausage – I use sweet Italian chicken sausage, but any variety works well. Olive Oil. avocado oil is a good substitute. Balsamic Vinegar. For the best results, use a premium balsamic vinegar which should be thick, sweet, and pour like molasses instead of water. I recommend this 25-Year Aged Balsamic Vinegar or this Garlic Cilantro Balsamic Vinegar. Peppers. Choose your favorite colored peppers, or substitute different veggies for some of the peppers. I have used zucchini, carrots, broccoli, and more with delicious results.
How to Make Chicken Sausage and Peppers
Let’s discuss how to make chicken sausage and peppers, and don’t forget to watch the video. Begin by cooking the sausage, onion and garlic in olive oil until the sausage is browned. Stir occasionally so the sausage browns evenly. Once the sausage is browned, add the peppers and 2 additional tablespoons olive oil. Stir until combined. Then, cover and sauté until the peppers are soft and slightly browned, stirring occasionally. Next, add the seasonings, salt and pepper and balsamic vinegar and stir until combined. Cook, uncovered, until vinegar is thickened and the sausage/vegetable mixture is evenly coated. As the water cooks off it leaves you with a thick, syrupy balsamic vinegary goodness that coats everything to perfection.
Serve
Once the sausage, peppers and onions are evenly coated and the balsamic vinegar has thickened, it’s time to serve. Choose your favorite method, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and dig in. Here are some of the ways we have served this chicken sausage and peppers recipe:
Over pasta. Try making your own homemade whole wheat pasta to make it even more special! With homemade pesto sauce – this sausage and peppers recipe tastes amazing tossed in our homemade pesto or served with pesto pasta or pesto tortellini. Vegetable noodles – make noodles out of your favorite veggie! Zucchini noodles, sweet potato noodles, etc. Over rice – if you’re more of a rice fan, this tastes amazing over wild rice, brown rice and white rice! On top of a salad – I love enjoying this sausage and peppers recipe over a salad! My favorites include this burrata salad, roasted vegetable quinoa salad, and caprese quinoa salad!
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