Slow Cooker Chicken Sausage with Peppers & Basil

Slow Cooker Chicken Sausage with Peppers & Basil This one pot dish will be a hit! Pre-cook a batch of pasta and toss it in 30 minutes before you're ready to eat. 

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 clove of garlic, minced
  • 1/2 yellow onion, minced (about 1/3 c)
  • 1lb sweet or hot Italian chicken sausage
  • 1 can (28 ounces) whole tomatoes, drained and seeded
  • 1/2 red pepper, julienned into 1/2 inch slices
  • 1/2 yellow pepper, julienned into 1/2 inch slices
  • 1/2 orange pepper, julienned into 1/2 inch slices
  • 3/4 cup fresh basil
  • crushed red pepper flakes to taste
  • salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and onion and cook until translucent.
  2. Remove sausage from casing and cut into 1-inch chunks. Add to pan and cook for 3-4 minutes, until just beginning to brown. Transfer to Crock-Pot® slow cooker with slotted spoon, skimming off some fat.
  3. Add tomatoes, peppers, basil, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper to Crock-Pot slow cooker and stir to blend. Cook on High for 2 1/2 - 3 hours, until peppers have softened. Adjust seasonings to taste.

Yield: 4 servings

This recipe is from Crock-Pot.ca

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