Tofurkey Italian Sausage And Peppers Recipes

ITALIAN-STYLE SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the sausages; cook until browned on all sides, following cooking instructions indicated on the packaging. Remove sausages from the pan. Drain grease, leaving about a tablespoon for the vegetables.
• Cook peppers and onions in skillet over medium heat until they begin to soften. Add garlic, salt, and pepper and cook one more minute.
• Stir in Classico Tomato & Basil Sauce. Increase heat until sauce begins to boil; reduce heat and simmer over low heat.
• Cut the sausages into 1-inch pieces; add to the pan and stir to combine. Cook until the sauce has thickened and the peppers and onions are soft, about 10 minutes.
• Serve in bowls or on rolls as sandwiches.

TURKEY SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Pierce the sausages all over with a fork, arrange on a baking sheet and broil, turning halfway through, until golden brown, about 8 minutes (they will not be fully cooked). Transfer to a cutting board and cut in half on the diagonal.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bell peppers, fennel and onion and cook, stirring, until they soften slightly, 3 minutes. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, the garlic, rosemary, red pepper flakes and fennel seeds. Cook, stirring, 1 more minute.
• Stir in 1/2 cup water, the tomatoes and basil. Reduce the heat to medium; cover and cook until the vegetables are tender, 5 minutes. Uncover; add the sausages and cook through, 3 to 4 minutes. (Add a splash of water if the sauce gets too thick.) Top with more basil.

FRESH ITALIAN SAUSAGES WITH PEPPERS

Steps:

• Add the sausages to a skillet, add water to a depth of 1/8 inch of water to bottom of skillet and cook, covered for 10 minutes. Discard all but 1/3 of the liquid, then cook the sausages, uncovered for another 10 to 15 minutes or until they are cooked through and brown and golden on all sides. (During this time make your side dish instant polenta or rice) When the sausages are done, remove them to a cutting board and keep warm. Add the olive oil to the same saute pan. When hot add the pepper strips and saute for 8 minutes or until tender. Add the garlic and saute another half a minute or until cooked but not brown. Add the vinegar and evaporate for a few seconds. Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in half of the chopped parsley; season well to taste with salt and pepper. Cut the sausages on the bias and pile them up in the center of a generous mound of soft polenta or rice; wreath the sausages with the peppers and garnish with remaining chopped parsley.

ITALIAN TURKEY SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS WITH BOW TIE PASTA

Steps:

• Saute onion, peppers and pepper flakes in olive oil until onions start to brown.
• Add garlic, salt, pepper, basil and oregano. Set aside.
• Prick sausage links with a fork.
• Saute in skillet with a little olive oil over medium heat until brown.
• Add wine vinegar and canned tomatoes (with liquid).
• Add the sautéed vegetable mixture.
• Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile cook pasta al dente.
• Add cooked pasta to sausage and pepper mixture.
• Stir and serve.

EASY ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook the sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the remaining ingredients. , Cover and cook for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring, occasionally. Serve with a slotted spoon.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE, PEPPERS, AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Place the sausage in a large skillet over medium heat, and brown on all sides. Remove from skillet, and slice.
• Melt butter in the skillet. Stir in the yellow onion, red onion, and garlic, and cook 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in red bell pepper and green bell pepper. Season with basil, and oregano. Stir in white wine. Continue to cook and stir until peppers and onions are tender.
• Return sausage slices to skillet with the vegetables. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 15 minutes, or until sausage is heated through.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Saute sausage pieces, green pepper and onion in vegetable oil until vegetables are tender.
• Add remaining ingredients, cover and cook over low heat for 30 minutes.
• If a thicker sauce is desired, combine cornstarch and water and stir into mixture until thickened after dish has cooked 30 minutes.
• Serve over noodles or spaghetti.

EASY ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan, over medium heat.
• Add the sausages and cook, turning frequently.
• You want them browned all over and this takes about 10 minutes.
• Add the onions and stir up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan.
• Then after another 2 minutes, add the peppers, garlic, salt, pepper, and dried oregano.
• After lowering the heat cook for another 5-10 minutes until the vegetables are tender and the sausages are cooked through.

ITALIAN CHICKEN SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Arrange 2 racks in middle and upper thirds of oven and preheat to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line two 10x15-inch baking pans with foil.
• Toss bell peppers, onion, and tomatoes together in a large bowl with 1 tablespoon oil, balsamic vinegar, Italian seasoning, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper. Transfer to one of the prepared pans.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, drizzle bread slices with remaining olive oil and sprinkle with remaining salt and black pepper. Arrange on the other prepared pan.
• Remove the vegetables from the oven; push to one side of the pan. Add sausage to the exposed portion of the pan.
• Roast until vegetables are tender and sausage is heated through, 10 to 15 minutes more, adding the pan with bread in the last 5 minutes of roasting time. Sprinkle vegetables and sausage with oregano and serve with bread.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS STIR FRY

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large frying pan.
• Add onions and garlic and fry till golden brown.
• Add sausages and cook till almost done.
• Add peppers and seasoning.
• Cook until veggies are tender.

TURKEY SAUSAGE AND PEPPER SKILLET

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook turkey sausages until they begin to brown and firm up, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove to a cutting board and let cool slightly before cutting into 1/2-inch-thick diagonal slices; they will not be completely cooked at this point.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the same skillet over high heat. Quickly stir-fry onion until it begins to brown, about 1 minute. Add peppers and continue cooking over high heat, stirring constantly, until peppers begin to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Do not overcrowd the skillet in order to get a nice char on the vegetables. Mix in garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Return sausage, and any accumulated juices, to the skillet. Season with crushed red pepper, salt and pepper and reduce heat to medium. Stir to combine and continue cooking until sausage is no longer pink in the center, about 2 minutes more.