Healthy Slow Cooker Sausage and Peppers

By sunitagt

Ingredients

• 1 lbs Hot Italian Turkey Sausage
• 1 Yellow onion
• 1/2 Green pepper, in 2" pieces
• 1/2 Red pepper, in 2" pieces
• 1/2 Yellow pepper, in 2" pieces
• 1 Bay leaf
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 can diced, canned tomatoes
• 3 oz tomato paste
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1 Tbsp dried parsley
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp dried basil
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp white pepper

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 25mins
Adapted from busycooks.about.com

Preparation

Step 1

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

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

3. 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.

4. 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.