Sausage with Peppers and Onions, Two Ways

Ingredients

• 8 sausages (Aidell’s chicken and Applegate Organics pork sausages are good low-carb options)
• 6 cups or 2 pounds sliced bell peppers and onions (roughly half peppers, half onions; frozen or pre-sliced from the produce section)
• Sauce components for Italian version:
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 1½ cups marinara
• Sauce components for German version:
  • 2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard
  • 1 cup beer (preferably not IPA, more of a lager)

Steps

1. Place veggies and sauce components (choose one version only) into slow cooker and stir together.
2. Place sausages on top.
3. Cover and cook on LOW until veggies are tender and sausages are heated through (2-4 hours or perhaps less).

Nutrition info per serving

Italian version with Aidell’s sausages

Calories 231
Fat 14 g
Saturated fat 4.5 g
Carbs 7 g
Fiber 2 g
Sugars 4 g
Protein 14 g
Sodium 849 mg

Italian version with Applegate sausages

Calories 341
Fat 26 g
Saturated fat 9.5 g
Carbs 5 g
Fiber 1 g
Sugars 3 g
Protein 16 g
Sodium 889 mg

German version with Aidell’s sausages

Calories 222
Fat 11.5 g
Saturated fat 4 g
Carbs 6 g
Fiber 1.5 g
Sugars 3.5 g
Protein 14 g
Sodium 674 mg

German version with Applegate sausages

Calories 332
Fat 23.5 g
Saturated fat 9 g
Carbs 4 g
Fiber 0.5 g
Sugars 2.5 g
Protein 16 g
Sodium 714 mg