Chicken Sausage & Veggie Dinner with Homemade Tomato Sauce

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Yields1 Serving
Prep Time10 minsCook Time30 minsTotal Time1 hr 22 mins
 ½ small yellow onion, finely chopped
 6 cloves garlic, minced, crushed, or very finely chopped
 ¼ cup olive oil
 4 Al Fresco Sweet Italian Fully-Cooked Chicken Sausages, sliced into 1/2 inch slices
 1 medium zucchini, cut into 1/2 inch to 1 inch chunks
 1 medium summer squash, cut into 1/2 inch to 1 inch chunks
 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inch to 1 inch chunks
 1 cup baby spinach and/or baby kale, chopped
 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
 sea salt, to taste
 crushed red pepper, to taste
 1 cup fresh chopped parsley
1

Heat olive oil in a dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic and onion, stirring frequently until onions become translucent and both begin to brown lightly.

2

Add chicken sausage pieces to pan and toss with onion and garlic. Cook until chicken sausages begin to brown, stirring occasionally.

3

Add bell pepper, zucchini, and summer squash to pan and stir well to combine. Cover and let veggies soften slightly and begin to brown, stirring occasionally.

4

Once veggies begin to soften and brown, add canned tomatoes, sea salt, crushed red pepper, chopped baby spinach/kale and parlsey. Mix well.

5

Reduce heat, cover, and let mixture simmer on stove to blend and enhance flavors. Cook pasta during this time (optional) if serving over pasta, or serve mixture as is, topped with parsley as a garnish.

Ingredients

 ½ small yellow onion, finely chopped
 6 cloves garlic, minced, crushed, or very finely chopped
 ¼ cup olive oil
 4 Al Fresco Sweet Italian Fully-Cooked Chicken Sausages, sliced into 1/2 inch slices
 1 medium zucchini, cut into 1/2 inch to 1 inch chunks
 1 medium summer squash, cut into 1/2 inch to 1 inch chunks
 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inch to 1 inch chunks
 1 cup baby spinach and/or baby kale, chopped
 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
 sea salt, to taste
 crushed red pepper, to taste
 1 cup fresh chopped parsley

Directions

1

Heat olive oil in a dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic and onion, stirring frequently until onions become translucent and both begin to brown lightly.

2

Add chicken sausage pieces to pan and toss with onion and garlic. Cook until chicken sausages begin to brown, stirring occasionally.

3

Add bell pepper, zucchini, and summer squash to pan and stir well to combine. Cover and let veggies soften slightly and begin to brown, stirring occasionally.

4

Once veggies begin to soften and brown, add canned tomatoes, sea salt, crushed red pepper, chopped baby spinach/kale and parlsey. Mix well.

5

Reduce heat, cover, and let mixture simmer on stove to blend and enhance flavors. Cook pasta during this time (optional) if serving over pasta, or serve mixture as is, topped with parsley as a garnish.

Chicken Sausage & Veggie Dinner with Homemade Tomato Sauce

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