Description
A delicious and colorful skillet meal made with turkey sausage, sautéed onions, bell peppers, and juicy tomatoes served over fluffy white rice. Quick, hearty, and full of flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb turkey sausage, sliced into ¼-inch rounds (or use any sausage you like)
- 1 large green bell pepper, sliced
- 1 medium yellow bell pepper, sliced (optional)
- 1 large yellow onion, sliced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved (or 1 medium tomato, diced)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or butter
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning (optional)
- 2 cups cooked white rice, for serving
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil or butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add the sausage slices in a single layer and cook for 4–5 minutes on each side until browned. Remove from the skillet and set aside.
- In the same skillet, add sliced onions and bell peppers. Sauté for 5–6 minutes until softened.
- Add cherry tomatoes and cook for 2–3 minutes until they start to soften and release juices.
- Return the sausage to the skillet and season with garlic powder, black pepper, salt, and Cajun seasoning. Stir to combine.
- Let everything cook for 2–3 minutes to blend flavors and slightly thicken the tomato juices.
- Serve hot over cooked white rice and enjoy!
Notes
This recipe works with any sausage variety and tastes great with brown rice or quinoa as well.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 820mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: sausage, peppers, onions, tomatoes, rice, skillet dinner