‘Sausage’ and Pepper Heroes
Here’s a delicious way to showcase colorful bell peppers. If you prefer a spicier dish, add a minced fresh hot chile when adding the bell peppers. MEAL PLAN: Spoon the sausage-bell pepper mixture into small hero rolls and serve open-faced, garnished with some black olives and baby carrots. End the…
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Here’s a delicious way to showcase colorful bell peppers. If you prefer a spicier dish, add a minced fresh hot chile when adding the bell peppers.
MEAL PLAN: Spoon the sausage-bell pepper mixture into small hero rolls and serve open-faced, garnished with some black olives and baby carrots. End the meal with sliced fresh pears topped with a dollop of low-fat vanilla yogurt or soy yogurt.
Ingredients
- 3/4 lb. soy Italian-style "sausage" links, cut into thirds
- 1 large onion, quartered and thinly sliced
- 6 medium bell peppers (3 each green and red, or 2 each green, red and yellow),
- cut into long strips
- 2 medium cloves garlic, minced
- 3 Tbs. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 tsp. sugar
- 6 small hero rolls, split
- 1 Tbs. olive oil
- 2 (14 1/2-oz.) cans diced tomatoes
Preparation
- Drain tomatoes, reserving 1/2 cup liquid. Set aside.
- In large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add “sausage” and cook, turning often, until golden, about 5 minutes. Add onion and cook until tender, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Stir in bell peppers and garlic. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes.
- Stir in tomatoes, reserved tomato liquid, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper and sugar until well combined. Cover and cook until flavors are blended, about 5 minutes. Spoon into hero rolls and serve open-faced.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size 6 servings
- Calories 485
- Carbohydrate Content 73 g
- Cholesterol Content 0 mg
- Fat Content 10 g
- Fiber Content 9 g
- Protein Content 27 g
- Saturated Fat Content 2 g
- Sodium Content 256 mg
- Sugar Content 0 g
- Trans Fat Content 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat Content 0 g