Healthy Sausage in a Pepper
Healthy Sausage in a Pepper requires about 35 minutes from start to finish. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, paleolithic, and primal recipe has 181 calories, 8g of protein, and 13g of fat per serving. For $1.21 per serving, you get a side dish that serves 4. 204 people were impressed by this recipe. It is brought to you by Foodnetwork. If you have onion, fresh parsley, kosher salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 78%. This score is solid. Sausage and Pepper Sandwiches from Denver’s Paisano Sausage, Healthy Pepper Hash, and Healthy Turkey Stuffed Pepper are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 4
Preparation duration: 10 minutes
Cooking duration: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
2 Italian chicken sausage links, halved lengthwise
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
Kosher salt
3/4 cup prepared marinara sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 medium onion, thinly sliced
2 medium yellow or red bell peppers
Equipment:
plastic wrap
microwave
knife
bowl
frying pan
wax paper
Cooking instruction summary:
Halve the peppers lengthwise, remove the stem and discard the seeds. Put in a large microwave-safe bowl and toss with a splash of water and a large pinch of salt. Cover with plastic wrap and cut a slit in the center to allow steam to escape using a paring knife. Microwave at 100 percent power until the peppers are soft and pliable, 5 to 7 minutes. Allow to cool completely. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add the sausages, cut-side down. Cook until browned on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Lower the heat to medium, add the onion and remaining tablespoon of oil to the skillet and cook, stirring frequently, until soft and just starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the sausages back to the skillet and pour in the marinara and 1/4 cup water. Bring to a low simmer and cook until the sausages and sauce are warmed through and the sauce is slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in the parsley and set aside. Arrange the pepper halves on a work surface cut-side up. Put a chicken sausage half in a pepper half with some of the sauce and onions and fold up like a taco. Wrap halfway in wax paper. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 3 more tacos and serve immediately.
Step by step:
1. Halve the peppers lengthwise, remove the stem and discard the seeds. Put in a large microwave-safe bowl and toss with a splash of water and a large pinch of salt. Cover with plastic wrap and cut a slit in the center to allow steam to escape using a paring knife. Microwave at 100 percent power until the peppers are soft and pliable, 5 to 7 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add the sausages, cut-side down. Cook until browned on both sides, about 3 minutes per side.
3. Transfer to a plate.
4. Lower the heat to medium, add the onion and remaining tablespoon of oil to the skillet and cook, stirring frequently, until soft and just starting to brown, about 5 minutes.
5. Add the sausages back to the skillet and pour in the marinara and 1/4 cup water. Bring to a low simmer and cook until the sausages and sauce are warmed through and the sauce is slightly thickened, about 3 minutes.
6. Remove from heat, stir in the parsley and set aside.
7. Arrange the pepper halves on a work surface cut-side up. Put a chicken sausage half in a pepper half with some of the sauce and onions and fold up like a taco. Wrap halfway in wax paper. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 3 more tacos and serve immediately.
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