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
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and onion and cook until translucent.
- 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.
- 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

