One Pot Sausage & Peppers

     Nothing better than a One-Pot meal.  Try this simple Sausage and Peppers dish.  You can serve it over cooked rice or pasta.  As well, you can use any sausage your family likes; we like Sweet Italian Chicken sausage.  Sweet bell peppers can be any variety/color.  
Enjoy! Diane 

Sausage & Peppers 

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound sweet or hot Italian sausage (4-5 sausage links), sliced
3 sweet bell peppers (green, yellow, red or orange), sliced
1 large onion, sliced 
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 (15 ounce) can of petite diced tomatoes
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce 
1/2 Cup white wine, optional 

Directions: 

1. Heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the sliced sausage; cook until browned on all sides, following cooking instructions indicated on the packaging. Remove sausages from the pot (set aside) wipe the grease out of pot, add in final tablespoon of olive oil for the vegetables.
2. Add in the peppers and onions cooking over medium heat until they begin to soften. Add garlic, salt, pepper and Italian seasoning and cook one more minute.
3. Stir in Tomatoes and tomato sauce. Increase heat until sauce begins to boil; reduce heat and simmer over low heat.
4. Add sausage back to the pan and stir in the wine to combine. Cook until the sauce has thickened a bit, and the peppers and onions are soft, about 10 minutes.
5. Serve over cooked rice or pasta (we like rigatoni the best.)