This Sausage Veggie Skillet is the ideal dinner: It's made in one pan with just 6 ingredients, it's ready in 25 minutes with 4 easy steps, and is so versatile! Serve it on its own for a low-carb dinner, or over rice or pasta. Customize the veggies to your liking, switch up the sausage, and cook it to your family's liking!
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I absolutely LOVE these types of recipes, the kind that take just over 20 minutes to make and can be customized to use whatever ingredients you have on hand. My shrimp and sausage skillet or veggie and chorizo skillet are perfect examples of this.
For this recipe, I use bell peppers, zucchini, brussels sprouts, and onions as the veggie, and use chicken apple sausage links as the protein.
Related recipe: Sweet Potato Sausage Hash
Chicken sausage dinner
The chicken apple sausage is usually sold fully cooked, making for a super quick dinner. Chicken sausage is lighter and less greasy than pork sausage, so it is a great option for a healthy sausage dinner. You can use any kind of chicken sausage you like. Another popular option that I see in stores is chicken sausage with feta, and chicken sausage with sun-dried tomato.
This is a GREAT dish to keep in mind if you're looking for recipes for chicken sausage.
Just a little garlic is all you need to add for flavor to this easy recipe, however you can always add a drizzle of Worcestershire sauce or soy sauce if you like.
Ready to get started??
Related recipe: 25 Minute Chorizo Chickpea Stew
Ingredients
- 2 red bell peppers, diced into chunks
- 1 purple onion, diced into chunks (or use any onion)
- 2 small zucchinis, sliced into ¼-inch rounds and then into half moons
- 5 oz Brussels sprouts, cut in half or quartered if they're large (that's half of a 10-oz package, if your grocery store carries that size)
- 4 chicken apple sausage links, sliced (cooked sausage links)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, for cooking
- Optional garnish: sliced scallions, parsley, or cilantro
Related recipe: Garlic Chili Chicken and Peppers Skillet
Other ingredient ideas
Try adding or subbing yellow squash, green beans, sliced mushrooms, sugar snap peas or snow peas to the veggie mix!
Try this with spicy or sweet Italian sausage: just remove the sausage meat from the casing and brown the sausage in the skillet first, breaking it up with your spatula. Make sure to cook the sausage through, then cook the veggies in the sausage drippings. Or you can air fry a whole Italian sausage and then slice it up for this stir fry.
Try other sliced fully cooked sausages, such as chorizo, kielbasa (try air fried kielbasa!), Andouille sausage, chicken sausage with feta, or chicken sausage with sun-dried tomatoes.
Try adding some sauce, such as a drizzle of Worcestershire sauce or soy sauce.
Try adding some spice, with a generous pinch of Cajun seasoning.
Double the veggies if you want a lighter dish. Double the sausage if you want a more protein-rich dish.
The possibilities are endless!
Related recipe: Chicken Hearts with Mushrooms
Instructions
Step 1: Preheat your skillet over medium heat. Once your skillet is hot, add the oil, bell peppers, and onions. Cook until softened, about 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently.
Step 2: Add the brussels sprouts and zucchini. Cook for an additional 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently. Add more oil if the vegetables burn or stick to the pan.
Step 3: Add in the sausage. Cook for an additional 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
Step 4: Add the minced garlic last. Stir this into your skillet mixture for about 1 minute to release the flavors of the garlic, but not burn it. Remove from heat and serve warm and garnishing with fresh herbs, if using.
More easy stir fry recipes: Chicken Vegetable Stir Fry
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Chicken Sausage Veggie Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 red bell peppers - diced into chunks
- 1 purple onion - diced into chunks (or use any onion)
- 2 small zucchinis - sliced into ¼-inch rounds and then into half moons
- 5 oz Brussels sprouts - cut in half or quartered if they're large
- 4-6 chicken apple sausage links - sliced (make sure to use cooked sausage links)
- 2 cloves garlic - minced
- Optional garnish: chopped fresh scallions, parsley, or cilantro
Special equipment
Instructions
- Preheat your skillet over medium heat. Once your skillet is hot, add the oil, bell peppers, and onions. Cook until softened, about 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add the brussels sprouts and zucchini. Cook for an additional 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently. Add more oil if the vegetables burn or stick to the pan.
- Add the sausage. Cook for an additional 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add the minced garlic and stir for about 1 minute to release the flavors of the garlic, but not burn it. Remove from heat and serve warm, garnishing with fresh herbs, if using.
Notes
- Try adding or subbing yellow squash, green beans, sliced mushrooms, lightly steamed broccoli, sugar snap peas or snow peas to the veggie mix!
- Try this with spicy or sweet Italian sausage: just remove the sausage meat from the casing and brown the sausage in the skillet first, breaking it up with your spatula. Make sure to cook the sausage through.
- Try other sliced fully cooked sausages, such as chorizo, kielbasa, Andouille sausage, chicken sausage with feta, or chicken sausage with sun-dried tomatoes.
- Try adding some sauce, such as a drizzle of Worcestershire sauce or soy sauce. Try adding some spice, with a generous pinch of Cajun seasoning.
- Double the veggies if you want a lighter dish. Double the sausage if you want a more protein-rich dish.
- For a gluten-free stir fry, make sure your chicken sausage is gluten-free and don't add any sauces.
- Serve on its own for a low-carb meal, or over rice or pasta.
Nutrition
The nutritional information displayed is an estimate and not to be used as dietary or nutritional advice. Consult a nutritionist or dietician for nutritional info based on the exact ingredients you use.
Samantha
Monday 27th of February 2023
Very bland. I will definitely be adding more spices next go!