Use what you have in the refrigerator to make an easy sausage and pepper skillet. It’s perfect for a weeknight dinner to use up leftover produce.
We all have those meals that come from nothing, right? Well, that’s how I came up with this one. We had nothing planned for dinner. I didn’t even know what was in the pantry. So I started looking around. We had some extra beef sausage from another recipe. I had a green pepper and a bit of a yellow onion. I grabbed those and just started cooking!
The boys weren’t to o sure about this, but Justin and I were surprised at how much flavor the meal had. We tried to convince our picky eaters that the sausage was similar to a hot dog. Spoiler: they didn’t buy it.
This recipe is great because you could sub in any vegetables you have. I used a green bell pepper. But you could use a red or orange bell pepper instead. Or maybe use more than one together. Again, yellow onion is what we had on hand. But a regular white onion would work, too. I also thought about adding shredded carrots but decided against it since that’s one veggie the boys will eat on their own.
Step by Step
Pour the oil into a medium skillet and warm over medium heat. Cut the sausage into pieces about 1/2 inch wide and place it into the pan. Cook the sausage for about 3-5 minutes per side until warm. The sausage should start to brown.
Add the green pepper, onion, and garlic. Saute for about 5 minutes, until the pepper and onion are crisp-tender.
Serve warm.
Leftovers
Package any leftovers in a sealed container and store in the refrigerator. To reheat, add to the skillet again over medium heat. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring often, until everything is warm again.
Recipe
Originally Published On: June 15, 2020
Sausage and Pepper Skillet Meal
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 8 oz beef sausage
- 1 green bell pepper (sliced)
- 1/4 yellow onion (sliced)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- Pour the oil into a medium skillet and warm over medium heat
- Cut the sausage into pieces about 1/2 inch wide and place it into the pan
- Cook the sausage for about 3-5 minutes per side until warm and browned
- Add the green pepper, onion, and garlic
- Saute for about 5 minutes, until the pepper and onion are crisp-tender
- Serve warm
I wonder if this would be good with turkey sausage? I love skillet meals. We’ve done a lot of them lately
I’ve never tried it. But as long as it cooks up similarly I don’t see why it wouldn’t work!
Yum! This recipe looks so delicious! I can’t wait to make it for my family!
I hope you and your family enjoy it!
This looks a really easy meal to cook on busy nights. What sides do you recommend?
It’s so easy. We had it with some seasoned rice and a side salad since we were trying to keep it light and healthy, too.
This looks really good – and easy to make too, which is a bonus! I’ll have to try this recipe out with my family…
We love easy recipes here as we are always so busy. I hope your family enjoys it, too!
Delish! Sausage and Peppers is actually one of my family’s favorite go to meals. We love using different kinds of sausage too for different flavors.
This was the first time we had put it together, and it was great! I was surprised at how much flavor for so few things in the dish.