Chicken Sausage Veggie Skillet

This Chicken Sausage Veggie Skillet is a quick and easy meal that’s ready in under 30 minutes. It’s filled with fresh summer vegetables and sweet Italian chicken sausage.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

You are going to love how simple this one pan chicken sausage veggie skillet is to make. Not only is it a delicious 30 minute meal, but it’s also customizable with your favorite types of sausage and vegetables. It’s the perfect dish to make on a busy weeknight.

It’s a low calorie, satisfying meal that’s great for lunch or dinner. Your whole family will love this one!

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Ingredients

Just a handful of fresh ingredients comes together in this delicious dish.

• Chicken Sausage: A 12-ounce package of pre-cooked sweet Italian chicken sausage, sliced into rounds.
• Olive Oil: Extra virgin olive oil, or your favorite cooking oil, to sauté the vegetables.
• Garlic: 2 cloves of minced garlic, for added flavor.
• Bell Pepper: A red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch squares. You can substitute for whatever bell pepper color you prefer.
• Onion: Half a medium yellow onion, cut into 1-inch squares. You can substitute red, white, or sweet onions.
• Zucchini: One medium zucchini, cut into half moons.
• Cherry Tomatoes: Quartered cherry tomatoes, for a bright and sweet flavor.
• Salt: Sea salt to draw out all the flavors in the vegetables.

*The full ingredient list with amounts is in the recipe card below.

Step-By-Step Instructions

1. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and a splash of water. Cook 5-7 minutes, flipping halfway, until browned. Remove the sausage from the pan and set aside.
2. Wipe out the skillet and heat olive oil over medium-low heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add onions and peppers and cook 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until starting to soften.
3. Stir in the zucchini and tomatoes. Season with sea salt. Cook 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until zucchini is at your desired tenderness.
4. Add the sausage back into the skillet with the vegetables and cook for 1 more minute, stirring until combined.
5. Serve warm, by itself, or over rice or noodles.

Variations

This Chicken Sausage and Veggie skillet is very customizable. Swap out the sausage, vegetables, or add more seasoning to your liking.

• Add in or swap the vegetables for other ones, like yellow squash, broccoli, mushrooms and corn.
• Swap out the sweet Italian chicken sausage for a spicy variety, chicken apple sausage, pork sausage, beyond sausage, or whatever type you like best.
• If your sausage isn’t super flavorful, you can stir in 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning with your vegetables.

Serving Suggestions

A sausage and veggie skillet is great served on it’s own or over brown rice, white rice, quinoa or egg noodles. It also pairs great with mashed potatoes. Make it for lunch or dinner. It’s even a great meal prep meal since it heats up nicely.

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