Crockpot Italian Sausage and Peppers

By á-28079

Your slow cooker makes preparing Sausage with Peppers and Onions even easier! Slow cooking makes the peppers and onions tender and flavorful, while not burning.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds sweet or hot Italian turkey sausage
• 2 yellow onions, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 red bell pepper, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
• 1/2 cup dry red wine or water
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon white pepper

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 370mins
Adapted from busycooks.about.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cook sausage in heavy skillet over medium heat until browned, turning occasionally.

Layer half of the onions on bottom of 3- or 4-quart crockpot, then add half of the peppers. Add all of the browned sausage, then the rest of the onions and peppers. Add bay leaves and garlic.

Combine diced undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, and red wine in small bowl and mix well to blend. Pour over mixture in crockpot. Cover slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours.

One hour before mixture is done, mix together parsley, basil, oregano, and salt and pepper. Add to crockpot and stir well. Cover and cook one more hour until sausage is thoroughly cooked and vegetables are tender.