Chicken with Peppers & Sausage

Name: Chicken with Peppers and Sausage
Total time: P1H
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: italian sausage; sweet red bell peppers; sweet yellow bell peppers; red onion; olive oil; thyme; chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless; salt; black pepper; balsamic vinegar; thyme sprigs

Submitted by Bluejeans

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

20 min

COOK

40 min

READY

60 min

Ingredients

POUND ITALIAN SAUSAGE
sweet *

LARGE SWEET RED BELL PEPPERS

LARGE SWEET YELLOW BELL PEPPERS
yellow *

MEDIUM RED ONION

TABLESPOONS OLIVE OIL
or salad oil

TEASPOON THYME
dried *

EACH CHICKEN BREAST HALVES, BONELESS, SKINLESS
medium

X SALT *

X BLACK PEPPER *

TEASPOONS BALSAMIC VINEGAR
or red wine vinegar

X THYME SPRIGS
for garnish *

Directions

About 40 minutes before serving, in a 12” skillet over medium heat, heat sausage and ¼ cup water to boiling; cover and cook 5 minutes.

Remove cover;cook until sausages are browned, about 20 minutes, turning sausages frequently and pricking them to release fat.

Meanwhile, cut each pepper into 1½ inch wide strips;cut red onion into thin wedges.

In 3 qt. saucepan over medium-high heat, in hot olive or salad oil, cook peppers, onions and thyme about 10 minutes or until vegetables are fork-tender, stirring mixture frequently. Cut each chicken breast in half; sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. With slotted spoon, remove sausage to paper towels to drain and cool slightly; thinly slice sausage diagonally. In sausage drippings remaining in skillet over medium heat, cook chicken breasts until tender and browned, about 10 to 15 minutes. To chicken in skillet, add vinegar, vegetable mixture and sliced sausage; heat through. Garnish with thyme sprigs to serve.