This classic Italian dish comes together so quickly and will taste like you spent hours in the kitchen.
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Italian
Keyword
Slow Cooker Sausage and Peppers
Prep Time10minutes
Cook Time6hours
Total Time6hours10minutes
Servings6people
Ingredients
2-3 20oz.packages mild Italian sausage
2large onionssliced
4-5 green bell pepperssliced
1/2teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
29ozcan tomato sauce
28ozcan crushed tomatoes
4-6tablespoonsbutter
salt and pepper
1drop Oregano Vitality Essential oiloptional
Italian breadcooking day only
Instructions
Chop onion and set aside.
Slice green peppers into strips;set aside.
Brown sausages in a pan with 2 tablespoons of butter. Then remove sausage from pan and cut into thirds and set aside.
Place 2 more tablespoons in pan and add peppers saute until softened. Then add last 2 tablespoons of butter and saute onions till softened.
In a large bowl, mix together sauce, crushed tomatoes, red pepper flakes, Oregano Vitality Essential oil and peppers and onions.
Divide sausage into 2 gallon size freezer bags ( be sure to label bags first.) Divide sauce mixture over top sausage.
Thaw if frozen; cook in crockpot on low for 5-6 hours or high for 3-4 hours; until sausage is cooked all the way through. (Note-don’t worry if your sausage isn’t all the way thawed. It can also cook from frozen, it might just take a little longer.)
Serve with sliced Italian bread and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Preparation time: 5-10 minutes. Cooking time: 5-6 hours on low in crockpot or 2-3 hours on high. Number of servings (yield): 4-6.