This Low Calorie Italian Sausage and Peppers recipe is just 137 calories and tastes just the the full fat, full calorie recipe for sausages and peppers my (100% Italian) mom used to make!

Ingredients You’ll Need:

4 turkey sweet Italian sausage links
Olive oil spray
1 yellow onion
1 red onion
5 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
3 bell peppers sliced (any color or a mix)
¼ cup white wine (or vegetable stock)

Low Calorie Italian Sausage and Peppers

Healthy Sausage Peppers Meal Prep and Storage

Meal Prep: This is the ultimate meal prep recipe! Make for dinner tonight, and store the leftovers to make sausage and pepper sandwiches for lunch this week, or over pasta for dinner.
Storage: Will hold for 5 days in the fridge and 1 month in the freezer.
Reheat: Add to a sauté pan and cover, cook on low heat for 10-15 minutes. You can also microwave for 2-3 minutes.

Low Calorie Italian Sausage and Peppers Recipe

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At just 137 calories this Italian Sausage and Peppers Recipe makes a wonderful healthy main dish. And it's so low in calories you I can make sausage and peppers sandwiches without ruining your diet!

This authentic Italian sausage and peppers recipe is my (100% Italian) Mother's recipe, lightened up. It tastes exactly like mom used to make it, but for 1/3 the calories.

You can use hot, mild, or the traditional sweet sausages in this low calorie easy recipe for sausage and peppers… all are wonderful. Though sweet is the traditional way to make this Italian dish.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 35

Total Time 45

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings servings

Calories 137 kcal

Ingredients

4 turkey sweet Italian sausage links
Olive oil spray
1 yellow onion sliced
1 red onion sliced
5 cloves garlic minced
2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
3 bell peppers sliced (any color or a mix)
¼ cup white wine or vegetable stock

Instructions

Add the sausage in a large skillet over medium heat, and brown on all sides. Remove from skillet to a plate, and slice. (They will not be fully cooked)
Spray the skillet with olive oil, and add it the onions and cook for 5 minutes. Add in the garlic and Italian seasoning and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
Add in the bell peppers and white wine. Cook for 5-6 minutes more until the pepper are soft.
Return sausage slices to skillet, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 15 minutes.
Serve hot, these sausage and peppers are wonderful as is, over pasta, in a sandwich or over crusty bread.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 137kcalCarbohydrates: 8.2gProtein: 11gFat: 6.1gSaturated Fat: 1.8gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 390mgPotassium: 159mgFiber: 1.2gSugar: 4gCalcium: 28mgIron: 1mg

Keyword Main Course

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