Description

This dish is very similar to the typical Italian sausage and peppers with a few changes. Instead of all green bell peppers, this one uses 3 different combinations of colors of the bell peppers. It is also served with polenta. It is comfort food at its bes

Ingredients

• Sausage and peppers:
• 5-6 raw Italian sausage, hot or mild (already cooked sausage should not be used)
• olive oil
• 1 large onion, peeled, halved and sliced
• 3 large bell peppers,1 red,1 yellow,1 green, washed, halved, seeded and sliced
• 23 oz. tomato or spaghetti sauce
• 1 T. mixed dried Italian herbs: mixture of thyme, basil, sage, marjoram, oregano, or your favorites
• salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• Polenta:
• 3 c. water
• 1 t. salt
• 1 c. yellow corn meal
• 2 T. butter
• 1/2 c. shredded Parmesan cheese
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• shredded Parmesan cheese, for garnish

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Brush sausages with a bit of olive oil; poke in a few places with a sharp knife or a fork.
3. Heat a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat; brown sausages for about 3 minutes per side, or use a grill pan if wanting grill marks on the sausages. Set sausages aside on a platter.