This rich and flavourful Sausage and Pepper dish will fill you up, feed a crowd, and keep your waistline slim at the same time. It’s an easy, hearty dinner (or lunch) that will make you feel like you came straight from an Italian deli. 

This low-carb and paleo-friendly meal is finished in just 30 minutes! Best of all, it is made in one skillet/pot which makes the cleanup that much easier. It’s a perfect recipe any night of the week. Mmm…

Ingredients:

• 8 sausages (turkey, chicken or pork)
• 1 Tbs oil (coconut or avocado)
• 3 bell peppers
• 1 sweet onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 jar strained tomatoes (or 1 tin crushed tomatoes)
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 2 Fresh basil leaves (or substitute with 1 tsp dried basil)
• Salt & pepper to taste

Directions:

Instant pot:

• Set Instant pot to sautee function add oil
• Once oil is heated, add sausages and brown on each side (3 mins per side)
• While sausages are browning, slice pepper and onions and dice garlic
• Once sausages are done browning, place slice vegetabes, seasonings and strained tomatoes on top of the sausages
• Cover Instant Pot and set to high pressure for 20 minutes
• When complete quick release
• Enjoy!

Crock Pot:

•  Heat oil in skillet and brown sausages 3 min per side
• Transfer sausages to crock pop and add in remaining ingredients. Set to LOW 6 hrs or HIGH for 4 hours

Stove Top:

• Heat oil in pot and brown sausages 3 min per side
• Add in all remaining ingredients, cover and simmer on low for 60 min