Easy Crock pot Sausage and Peppers

Earlier this week I made sausage and peppers in our crock pot (love that thing)  I actually used chicken sausage but you can use your favorite regular sausage.  It's super easy and delicious!  Sausage and peppers is pretty easy not really requiring a recipe but I did follow this one from Preventionrd.com

Here we go.......

2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 1/2 lbs hot turkey Italian sausage (about 10 links, cut into 4 pieces each)
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 green bell pepper, cut into strips
2 large yellow onions, halved and sliced
5 garlic cloves, chopped
1-15 oz can crushed tomatoes
1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 cup dry white wine or chicken broth ( I like low sodium )

Directions:

Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a skillet and add half the sausage. Cook until brown on all sides, set aside. Repeat with remaining teaspoon of oil and sausage.

Place onions and bell peppers into the crock pot. Top with sausage and remaining ingredients. Cook on low for 5-7 hours. Serve with pasta or bread.

Yield: 7 servings (~6 pieces of turkey sausage with 1/2 cup peppers and onions).

Nutrition Information (per serving): 259 calories; 12.7 g. fat; 79 mg. cholesterol; 647 mg. sodium; 11.7 g. carbohydrate; 2.9 g. fiber; 23.7 g. protein

** SIDE NOTES***

1.  After I browned my sausage I cut it into bite size pieces before putting in the crock pot

2.  Theres a lot of liquid once the dish is finished cooking.  If you like a thicker "sauce" add a      table spoon of the last 10 min of cooking to thicken it up a bit or if it's too much liquid for you omit the wine/chicken broth

3.  Add some potatoes diced up for a hearty meal

4.  I think the 5-7 hour cooking time is too long.  I would suggest 2-3 hours on high

5. If you don't have a crock pot you can cook this in a casserole dish in the oven.  Put the oven on 350 and cook for about 2 hours or until sausage is cook through and peppers and onions are soft.

BON APPETIT!

K