Easy Italian Sausage, Peppers, Onion and Potatoes Skillet Dinner Idea
by Alina Orozco
This Italian sausage, peppers, onion and potatoes skillet recipe comes together fast for a delicious and easy one-pan dinner idea you’ll love having in your weekly rotation.
Why You’ll Love This Easy Italian Sausage & Potatoes Recipe
This easy Italian sausage and potatoes skillet recipe is my take on the classic Italian sausage, onions and peppers meal.
Traditionally you should let the onions and peppers cook until both are nearly translucent and then add the sausage. But there are tons of variations of Italian sausage and potato bake. In this recipe we mix it up.
A twist on the classic, this one skillet dinner dinner recipe is also easiest meal you’ll make all week. Promise. Add onions, red peppers and arugula for a flavorful and easy one pan weeknight meal.
How to Make The Best Italian Sausage in a Skillet
To cook Italian sausage in a frying pan, heat a skillet over medium heat, add a small amount of olive oil, then place the sausages in the pan and cook them for about 5 to 7 minutes per side.
To avoid oil splash, you can cover the skillet while the sausages cook. Do not puncture holes in the Italian sausages as this will make your sausage less moist and less flavorful.
Instead, gently turn over the sausages until they are browned on all sized. Then remove from heat.
After letting the sausage rest, slice it into bite sizes. If your sausage is not cooked through all the way, don’t worry about it, as we are putting the cut sausage back into our skillet.
How to Make Easy Sausage and Potatoes Skillet for Dinner
Everything you need to make this one skillet dinner at home can be purchased at Trader Joe’s. If you like your sausage spicy, Trader Joe’s also has a hot sausage or vegetarian alternatives. I like the sweet chicken sausage. It’s mild, but full of flavor. Any sausage you choose can work for this skillet idea.
This one skillet recipe also adds potatoes and arugula. You can skip the arugula if you’re not a big fan, but it happens to be one of my favorite greens.
I like to cut my potatoes in quarters so that they are crispy and cooked through quickly. To speed this up you could also boil your potatoes in salt water for 10 minutes while making the sausage.
I add arugula to a lot of our meals, for that extra peppery flavor. It’s really the most delicious green in my opinion.
Make this Sausage Onions and Peppers Recipe in the Oven
Don’t want to make the sausage and potatoes skillet? Use the oven instead.
To make the sheet pan sausage peppers onions and potatoes chop all of your veggies and then toss them in the olive oil, salt and pepper and garlic then lay on the sheet pan. Add sliced sausage and cook for about 30 minutes or so at 400 degrees.
This would also be a great choice if you wanted to make sausage and peppers in the oven for a crowd if you were going to have a party.
Sausage Peppers Onions and Potatoes Skillet
Ingredients
- 4 sweet sausage links
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 yellow pepper, sliced
- 1 red pepper, sliced
- 1 yellow onion, sliced
- 1 lb small potatoes, quartered
- 1 cup fresh arugula
- 1 tbsp fresh dill
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, use a skillet that has a lid. Add sausage links, brown on all sides, 3-5 minutes. Then remove from the pan and set aside.
- Add another tablespoon of olive oil and add the potatoes. Cook for 5-10 minutes until potatoes are golden brown. Then remove the potatoes.
- And final tablespoon of olive oil and sauté the onions, garlic and peppers until translucent. Salt & Pepper the mixture.
- Add the potatoes and sausage back to the skillet.
- Pour 1/3 cup of water over the mixture and close the lid.
- Let everything cook for another 10-15 minutes, until the water is absorbed, the potatoes are tender and the sausage is cooked through. Sprinkle in the dill and taste to see if more salt & pepper is needed.
- Turn off the heat, add fresh arugula to your serving bowl, add the sausage and potatoes mixture, toss gently and enjoy.