Sausage and Pepper Skillet Meal

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.

Sausage and Pepper Skillet Meal Step by Step

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 8 oz beef sausage
• 1 green bell pepper (sliced)
• 1/4 yellow onion (sliced)
• 1 clove garlic (minced)

Preparation

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.

Sausage and Pepper Skillet Meal 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

Sausage and Pepper Skillet Meal

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.

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 20 minutes minutes

Course:

Main Dish

Cuisine:

American

Keyword:

beef

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bell pepper

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one pan

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onions

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sausage

Servings: 4

5 from 7 votes

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

• Skillet
• Kitchen Shears
• Chef Knife
• Cutting Board

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

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Nutrition Facts

Sausage and Pepper Skillet Meal

Amount Per Serving (2 oz)

Calories 213 Calories from Fat 171

% Daily Value*

Fat 19g29%

Saturated Fat 5g25%

Cholesterol 41mg14%

Sodium 362mg15%

Potassium 203mg6%

Carbohydrates 2g1%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 9g18%

Vitamin A 153IU3%

Vitamin C 25mg30%

Calcium 8mg1%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

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