When it comes to hearty and flavorful meals, few dishes can rival the classic combination of sausage and peppers. This delectable dish is enhanced when paired with toasted polenta, a creamy and satisfying cornmeal-based dish. Whether you are a seasoned chef or a beginner in the kitchen, this guide will provide you with the essential steps and tips to create a mouthwatering sausage and peppers with toasted polenta that will tantalize your taste buds and impress your dinner guests.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
SAUSAGE & PEPPERS WITH POLENTA & GRILLED TOAST
Sausage & Peppers with Polenta & Grilled Toast
Provided by Adam Dulye
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan bring the water to a boil.
- Slowly pour in the polenta while stirring with a whisk. Continue to stir constantly for one minute.
- Turn the heat down to low, cover the pan with a tight-fitting lid.
- Stir every five minutes for 40 minutes. Be careful not to let polenta stick to the bottom of pan. If sticking occurs stir constantly or turn heat lower.
- Season with kosher salt and finish by stirring in butter and parmesan.
- Apply butter to one side the bread and place face down on the grilling surface until crispy and lightly golden-brown.
- Light a grill and bring to medium heat.
- In a medium sauté pan over medium heat add the olive oil and once heated add the onions. Stir to coat with oil and cook 2-3 minutes.
- Add the red pepper and Fresno pepper (if using) and cook 2-3 minutes.
- Turn heat to low and allow peppers and onions to soften, about 7-10 minutes.
- Bring the heat back up to medium and add the white wine or craft beer.
- Reduce by half of the liquid, about one minute.
- Add the cherry tomatoes, garlic, thyme, basil, and chile flake.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Use a fork or spoon to pop the cherry tomatoes that have not popped on their own.
- Grill the sausages until cooked through, about 5-6 minutes per side.
Nutrition Facts :
SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS WITH TOASTED POLENTA
Polenta, a staple of Northern Italy, is made from cornmeal. It has a soft, moist breadlike texture. We fried it, but you could also serve it soft, mixed with cheese.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Breakfast & Brunch Recipes
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring 3 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Gradually whisk in cornmeal; season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, whisking, until thick, 8 minutes. Transfer to an oiled 8-inch baking dish. Refrigerate until firm, 45 minutes or overnight.
- Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Cook sausage until browned, 4 to 6 minutes. Add onion and peppers; cook over medium until onion is caramelized and sausage is cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Add oregano and 1/4 cup water to skillet; using a wooden spoon, scrape browned bits from bottom. Transfer mixture to bowl. Wipe skillet clean.
- Cut polenta into 8 triangles. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Cook half of polenta until golden, 4 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining oil and polenta. Serve hot with sausages, vegetables, and pan sauce.
SAUSAGE & PEPPER POLENTA
This classic Italian comfort food has a cheesy polenta base.
Provided by Land O'Lakes
Categories Pork Sausage Main Course Pork Meat, poultry, and seafood Meat, poultry, and seafood
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Spray 12-inch skillet with no-stick cooking spray; add sausage. Cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat 5-6 minutes or until browned. Carefully add water. Cover; cook over medium-low heat 10-15 minutes or until sausage is fully cooked. Remove sausage from pan; set aside. Drain.
- Add onions and peppers to same pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, over medium-high heat 4-6 minutes or until crisply tender. Add garlic and Italian seasoning; continue cooking 1 minute.
- Combine chicken broth and 6 slices cheese in 4-quart saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until cheese is melted. Gradually stir in polenta using whisk. Continue cooking according to package directions.
- Slice cooked sausage; return to pan with peppers and onions. Cook 1-2 minutes or until heated through.
- Spoon polenta onto serving platter. Top with remaining cheese and sausage mixture.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 900 calories, Fat 62 grams, SaturatedFat grams, Transfat grams, Cholesterol 160 milligrams, Sodium 3000 milligrams, Carbohydrate 46 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Sugar grams, Protein 38 grams
TURKEY SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS WITH POLENTA
Provided by Food Network
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 1.Preheat a non-stick or lightly oiled skillet over medium high heat.
- 2.Add sausages. Turn sausages frequently with tongs to brown all sides. After browning (5-7 minutes) reduce heat to medium, add one-half to two-thirds cup water, cover, turn sausages occasionally, and cook to 165°. Remove from skillet and keep warm.
- 3.Add peppers and onion to skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook about 5 minutes or until vegetables start to brown.
- 4.Add Italian seasoning and garlic; cook 2 minutes.
- 5.Add tomatoes, tomato paste and chili flakes. Simmer about 10 minutes or until sauce thickens.
- 6.In large saucepan over medium heat, bring polenta, water and one-half teaspoon salt to a boil, stirring constantly until polenta thickens.
- 7.Cook about 5 minutes more, stirring occasionally.
- 8.Transfer polenta to serving bowl or individual bowls, top with pepper sauce and sausages.
- 9.Garnish with Parmesan cheese and/or chopped parsley, if desired.
- Note: For food safety, cook turkey to a minimum internal temperature of 165° as measured by a meat thermometer.
POLENTA WITH SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS
Steps:
- Bring 6 cups of water to a simmer and add the polenta. Cook over low heat, stirring often, 45 minutes. Stir in the butter, Parmesan and olive oil and keep warm.
- Add the tomatoes, sausage, garlic, peppers, onion and crushed red pepper to a large cast-iron pot and simmer, 30 minutes. Serve sauce over polenta, topped with some ricotta and basil.
POLENTA WITH PEPPERS
Provided by Amanda Hesser
Categories appetizer
Time 20m
Yield 24 hors d'oeuvres
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Whisk together oil, vinegars and salt and pepper. Add peppers and shallot. Set aside to marinate.
- Cook polenta according to package directions and stir in the cream and butter at the end. Season with salt and pepper. Immediately pour onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and spread evenly. Set aside to set and cool.
- Cut rounds of polenta with a cookie cutter. Top with peppers and a basil leaf.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 72, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 9 grams, Fat 3 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 85 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
SAUSAGE & PEPPERS WITH POLENTA
From Family Circle. I couldn't find a similar recipe, but there are many other "Sausage & Peppers" dishes. This one is quick and easy, not to mention filling. This could be doubled.
Provided by Smilyn
Categories Pork
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Bring milk and 1 teaspoon salt to boiling in a medium saucepan.
- Pierce sweet Italian sausages with a fork. Place in a 10-inch deep skillet and cook, covered, over medium-high heat until browned.
- Meanwhile stir instant polenta into boiling milk.
- Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in 3 tablespoons EACH grated parm and butter.
- Pour polenta onto serving platter, spreading evenly.
- To sausages, add peppers and tomatoes.
- Reduce heat to medium, partially cover and cook 5 minutes.
- Pour mixture over polenta and top with additional grated Parm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 544, Fat 39.5, SaturatedFat 18.3, Cholesterol 99.1, Sodium 1960.2, Carbohydrate 23.7, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 8.9, Protein 25.2
SAUSAGE-AND-PEPPER RAGU OVER POLENTA
Browning Italian sausage, colorful bell peppers, and onions before stewing them with tomato paste and chicken broth gives the resulting ragu tons of flavor. Serve this quick, easy dinner over creamy polenta topped with Parmesan and fresh parsley.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high; melt 2 tablespoons butter. Pierce sausages with a fork; add to skillet. Cook until browned in places, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Meanwhile, cut vegetables into 1/2-inch slices; add to skillet. Season with salt and pepper; cook, stirring, until browned in places, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste; cook 1 minute. Return sausages to skillet with 3/4 cup broth; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 4 to 5 minutes. Uncover; simmer until slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes more.
- In a saucepan, combine polenta, 2 cups broth, and 1 cup water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook, stirring constantly, until thick and smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in 2 tablespoons butter and cheese; season with salt and pepper. Serve, with ragu, parsley, and more cheese and pepper.
DADDY'S SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS
This is a great recipe for anyone who loves bell peppers! My dad always made this for me when I was growing up... now I make it for my own family and get raves every time! Serve over pasta and with bruschetta for a full meal! Enjoy!
Provided by AMYM20
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Slice each sausage link into 5 pieces. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage, and cook until browned, turning as needed.
- Drain excess grease, then add the green, red and yellow peppers, tomatoes, and Italian seasoning. Drizzle the remaining olive oil over all, and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover, and let simmer for 15 minutes.
- Remove the lid, and stir. Add the garlic and onion to the pan. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Cover, and simmer for 15 more minutes. Stir, then top with mozzarella cheese. Cover and cook for 5 minutes to melt the cheese. Remove from the heat and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 514 calories, Carbohydrate 18.7 g, Cholesterol 65.9 mg, Fat 37.6 g, Fiber 3.8 g, Protein 24.9 g, SaturatedFat 12.1 g, Sodium 1458.9 mg, Sugar 7.4 g
SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS WITH FRIED POLENTA
Make and share this Sausage and Peppers With Fried Polenta recipe from Food.com.
Provided by adopt a greyhound
Categories European
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 , 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- First make the polenta. Bring the chicken stock to a boil, add the salt and gently whisk in the cornmeal. Reduce the heat to low and cook until the cornmeal thickens, stirring frequently, about 15-20 minutes. (Note: The exact ratio of stock to cornmeal you will need will vary depending on the coarseness of the cornmeal.
- If you are worried, start with 3 cups of stock and keep the other cup hot in a small saucepan and add until you have the consistency you desire.) Remove from the heat and add the butter, stir well until melted. Lightly oil a baking dish and transfer the hot polenta to the baking dish. Spread evenly, the polenta should be 1/2-3/4 inch thick. Refrigerate uncovered until firm, about 2 hours.
- When the polenta is firm transfer it to a cutting board. Slice the polenta into the desired sizes. I like to use a round pastry cutter to create round slices of polenta, which looks nice but inevitably leads to waste - or what I like to call chef's treats. Cutting triangles would probably be just as visually appealing and less wasteful.
- Slice the onion and peppers thin and then saute over medium heat in a couple tablespoons of olive oil, about 25 minutes. The peppers and onions should be soft and caramelized.
- While the onions and peppers are cooking, slice the sausage links into 1 inch pieces and cook over medium-high heat, until well browned on all sides. When the sausage is almost completely cooked through, transfer it to the pan with the peppers and onions, including most of the sausage fat that has rendered in the pan (try to reserve about a tablespoon in the pan), toss well and reduce the heat to keep warm while frying the polenta slices.
- In the saute pan that the sausage was cooked in, fry the polenta slices on medium-high heat until lightly golden and crispy, about 4-5 minutes per side. If there isn't enough sausage fat to fry all of the slices use olive oil to finish frying.
- Serve the sausage and peppers over the polenta slices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 643.3, Fat 39.7, SaturatedFat 15.2, Cholesterol 80, Sodium 2622.6, Carbohydrate 42.1, Fiber 5.6, Sugar 8.2, Protein 30.7
POLENTA WITH SAUSAGE AND TOMATO PEPPER SAUCE
Provided by Marian Burros
Categories dinner, main course
Time 25m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat a large nonstick pan until it is very hot.
- Remove sausage from casing, and break into bite-size pieces. Reduce heat to medium high; sauté sausage until it browns on both sides.
- Chop whole onion.
- Add oil to pan. Then, add onion and cook until it softens. Mince garlic, and add to pan.
- Bring broth to boil in covered pot.
- Wash, trim, seed and chop peppers. Add them and the hot pepper flakes to the onion as it cooks. Sauté a minute or two, and stir in thyme, oregano, tomatoes and sherry; reduce heat to low, and cook mixture.
- Slowly stir the polenta into the boiling stock. Cook over medium high heat until polenta boils and thickens. Season with pepper and salt. Serve topped with the sausage-vegetable mixture.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 516, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 68 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 10 grams, Protein 23 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 1178 milligrams, Sugar 16 grams, TransFat 0 grams
ITALIAN SAUSAGE, PEPPERS, AND ONIONS
My family has been using this very simple and delicious recipe for sausage, peppers, and onions for years and years now. For an extra kick, try using half sweet sausage and half hot sausage!
Provided by GIGI9801
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 40m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place the sausage in a large skillet over medium heat, and brown on all sides. Remove from skillet, and slice.
- Melt butter in the skillet. Stir in the yellow onion, red onion, and garlic, and cook 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in red bell pepper and green bell pepper. Season with basil, and oregano. Stir in white wine. Continue to cook and stir until peppers and onions are tender.
- Return sausage slices to skillet with the vegetables. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 15 minutes, or until sausage is heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 461.1 calories, Carbohydrate 7 g, Cholesterol 96.1 mg, Fat 39.4 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 17.1 g, SaturatedFat 15.2 g, Sodium 857 mg, Sugar 2.9 g
BREAKFAST POLENTA WITH SAUSAGE, ONION AND PEPPERS
Provided by William Viets
Categories Onion Pepper Pork Breakfast Sauté Parmesan Sausage Cornmeal Bon Appétit Massachusetts
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Butter 11x7x2-inch glass baking dish. Sauté sausage in skillet over medium heat 8 minutes, breaking up sausage with fork. Add onion, bell pepper and oregano. Sauté until vegetables are tender, about 8 minutes. Bring water to boil in medium saucepan. Gradually whisk in cornmeal. Reduce heat to medium-low; whisk until cornmeal is tender and very thick, about 7 minutes. Stir in cheese and sausage mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Pour into prepared dish. Chill at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
- Cut polenta into 2-inch squares. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté half of squares until brown, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to platter; tent with foil. Repeat with remaining butter and squares. Serve hot.
SAUSAGE & PEPPERS WITH CHEESE POLENTA
Who'd have thought that Italian sausage and peppers could be healthy and light? The creamy Asiago polenta is the perfect backdrop for the sauteed meat mixture.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 40m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large heavy saucepan, bring 2-1/2 cups broth and water to a boil. Reduce heat to a gentle boil; slowly whisk in cornmeal. Cook and stir with a wooden spoon 15-20 minutes or until polenta is thickened and pulls away cleanly from sides of pan., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add sausage, peppers and onion; cook and stir 5-7 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add remaining broth, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan; heat through., Remove polenta from heat; stir in cheese, milk and butter until cheese is melted. Serve with sausage mixture.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 269 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 54mg cholesterol, Sodium 647mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 17g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients: Fresh, flavorful ingredients will make a big difference in the final dish. Look for sweet, ripe peppers, savory sausage, and creamy polenta.
- Don't be afraid to experiment with different types of sausage: Italian sausage is a classic choice, but you can also use other types of sausage, such as chorizo, kielbasa, or bratwurst.
- Roast the peppers until they are slightly charred: This will bring out their natural sweetness and flavor.
- Cook the sausage until it is browned and crispy: This will give it a nice texture and flavor.
- Use a good quality polenta: Look for a polenta that is made with stone-ground cornmeal. This will give it a more flavorful and creamy texture.
- Toast the polenta before serving: This will give it a crispy outer layer and a creamy interior.
Conclusion:
Sausage and peppers with toasted polenta is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. With its combination of sweet peppers, savory sausage, and creamy polenta, this dish is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy meal, give sausage and peppers with toasted polenta a try. You won't be disappointed!
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