Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Crockpot Italian Sausage and Peppers

2 lbs. sweet or hot Italian turkey sausage
2 yellow onions, chopped
1 green pepper - cut into 2" pieces
1 red pepper - same
1 yellow pepper - same
2 bay leaves
4 cloves of garlic, minced
14 oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
6 oz can tomato paste
1/2 cup dry red wine or water
1 TBSP dried parsley leaves
1/2 tsp. dried oregano leaves
1/2 tsp. basil leaves
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp white pepper

Cook turkey in heavy skillet over medium heat until browned, turning occasionally. Layer half the onions on bottom of 3-4 qt crockpot, then add 1/2 the peppers. add all the sausage. then the rest of the onion and the peppers. Add bay leaves and garlic on top.

Combine diced tomatoes, paste, and wine or water in small bowl and mix well; poor over mixture. Cook on low for 6 hours. One hour before done, mix together parsley, basil, oregano, and salt and pepper; add to crockpot and stir well. Cover one more hour until sausage is thoroughly cooked and veggies are tender...serves 8

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