I am SO over testing this Rosemary Sweet Potato Fries recipe. But it is delicious so I will probably make them bi-weekly. In the summer of (I am embarrassed to admit this) 2018, I tried making maple and rosemary sweet potato fries. They were too…
What the heck am I supposed to call something that there are a million recipes for? Just going to go with the super original “The Fancy Napkins Power Bowl” .. although, it is Super Bowl Sunday, I bet if I named it “The Fancy Napkins…
First thing’s first – Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians! I hope you’re all enjoying food and family time! That being said, I’m sure no one will read this until tomorrow.. or the next day, anyway.. but I’m glad you found your way here eventually to check out The Fancy Napkins’ Skillet Sausage and Peppers.
Okay, yeah, I get it .. you’re thinking “Laura, why do I need to follow a recipe for sausage and peppers?” Well, my friends, because I promise that if you follow these simple directions, you will have a really tasty dinner and you barely have to do anything. Heck, it’s so easy, you may never have to look at the recipe again. Not to mention, this will be a perfect dish for you to make later in the week when you’ve either a) finally run out of Thanksgiving leftovers or b) you are actually just sick of eating leftovers. (Speaking of leftovers, Grilled Cheese Social has a great Thanksgiving leftovers grilled cheese…obviously)
When we were living in England last year, I found a recipe for something similar to this. It is a super easy dish that requires little prep. Heck, we made this a TON when we were campervan-ing it around the UK in December because it just uses one frying pan and is super tasty! (It also kept us warm.. because we were sleeping in a van in December…) So keep the Skillet Sausage and Peppers in mind when summer rolls around again.. only eight months to go!
Every time I make this, it just tastes better. I have added spices a few times, but honestly, I prefer it without. If you get flavourful sausage, you really don’t need to add anything. Just a head’s up, though, that some sausages are greasier than others and you may want to drain some grease prior to cooking the peppers. I also find that using a serrated knife helps to cut through the skin of the sausage.
I also recently decided to add sweet potato to this dish. Rather than cooking the sweet potato on the skillet, I chopped it up and baked it for about 10 minutes while I started cooking the sausage. Honestly, I could have eaten the entire sweet potato right off the baking sheet. I highly recommend this method for sweet potato if you’re ever in the mood for one for a snack.. which I realize sounds weird, but wait until you try this!!
There is a lot of flexibility with this recipe so feel free to change it up – just let me know what you changed so I can try it out, too. There are loads of different types of sausages out there and I know not everyone likes every colour of pepper or type of onion. So if you only like pork sausage, green bell peppers and sweet onion – give it a go!! Depending on time, you can easily cook noodles or rice or even serve the sausage and peppers on a nice bun (with some tomato sauce and mozzarella, mmmmm!). I think that’s my favourite part of this dish – super simple but with a lot of flexibility.
