GRILLED SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS

GRILLED SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS

Sausage and peppers is a great Italian skillet dish that makes a quick dinner or an easy filling for grinder rolls. Grilling the vegetables and sausage adds yet another flavor dimension as the fire gives both ingredients that wonderful smoky element.

For a change of pace, look for flavored chicken sausages in the meat case. We found links that were fully cooked, cutting down the cooking time on the grill.

The peppers are a colorful mix of red and green bell peppers with plum tomatoes added for extra sweetness.

Ingredients

4 (12-ounce package) fully cooked chicken sausages

2 red bell peppers

1 green bell pepper

4 plum tomatoes, cut in half

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

12 basil leaves

1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste

Method

Cut off the tops and bottoms of the peppers, and remove the seeds. Slice the peppers into quarters. In a small bowl, toss the peppers and tomatoes in 1 tablespoon of the oil, oregano and 1 teaspoon salt.

Put tomatoes and peppers on a medium-hot grill, turning as need until slightly charred and tender-crisp. Remove vegetables from the grill and roughly chop them with the basil leaves. Transfer vegetables to a bowl and toss with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper.

Put sausages on the grill and cook over medium-hot heat, turning as they brown, for 4 to 5 minutes. (If using uncooked chicken sausage, grill for about 15 minutes.)

Remove sausages from the grill, cut in half and serve with tomato and pepper mix. Serves 4 to 6.