I love Italian sausage with red bell peppers and onions, so I decided to make it into a summer chili with shredded zucchini. I bought spicy Italian sausage, but it can easily be made with sweet Italian sausage instead. Everything cooked up very quickly so it was a nice meal that took only 15-20 minutes to make. Plus, it made a lot of food, and I’m always a fan of leftovers! This turned out to be an easy one pot meal that I can definitely, see myself repeating in the future.
Chili with Italian Sausage, Peppers and Onions
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Author: Lauren Bolanos
Serves: 3-4
Ingredients
- 4 spicy Italian sausages
- 4 zucchinis, shredded
- 1¾ cups of red bell pepper, diced
- 2 cups of white onions, diced
- 2 tsp of sea salt
- 1 tbsp of coconut oil
- 5-6 grinds of fresh ground black pepper
- (optional) 1 tbsp of chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Shred zucchini in a food processor, and chop onions, and bell pepper.
- Saute diced onions in coconut oil in a large dutch oven for a few minutes.
- Remove sausage from casing, and add to dutch oven.
- Stir until sausage is cooked through, about 5-10 minutes. Add diced red bell peppers when sausage is mostly cooked. This is added towards the end, so that the bell pepper stays firm and crisp. (The way I like it) If you like them soft, add them earlier with the onions.
- When sausage is cooked, stir in the shredded zucchini, and serve.
- (optional) add some chopped fresh parsley for garnish