Skillet-cooked Sausage and Potatoes

Serves 2

This is a comforting and filling sausage, potato, and veggie meal perfect for lunch or dinner. It’s low-carb and uses just one pan!

Main kitchen equipment

• A large skillet (10 or 12 inch) with lid, cutting board, knife

Ingredients

• 2 Italian sausages (I like Niman Ranch Sweet Italian Sausages which are fully cooked and nitrate free)
• ½ lb. fingerling potatoes, or other small potatoes
• 1 bell pepper (or 2 half peppers of different colors)
• 1 small yellow onion
• 1-2 Tbl olive oil
• Salt and pepper

Instructions 

1. Cut small potatoes into ¼ inch thick slices. Add them to a cold skillet, cover them with water, put the lid on mostly and cook til tender (10-12 minutes).
2. While the potatoes cook, chop up the bell pepper and an onion.
3. When the potatoes are fork-tender, drain the liquid from the pan, and set the potatoes aside on a plate. Wipe the skillet with a paper towel to dry it.
4. Add olive oil and the sausages to the skillet and cook until the sausages are browned on both sides (about 3 minutes each side).
5. Then add the peppers and onion to the skillet, and cover the skillet partially.
6. Cook for about 5 minutes, until the veggies are starting to brown. Add back in the potatoes, and cook 2-3 more minutes until potatoes begin to brown as well. You may need to add a drizzle of additional olive oil to help with this.
7. Serve up, and add salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!