Sausage and Potatoes Stephen
Course: DinnerIngredients
1 large sweet potato
2 medium white potatoes
1 pound sweet Italian sausage (ground, or removed from casings)
1 12 oz. jar fried sweet peppers (*see NOTES for substitutions)
2 tsp Italian seasoning
½ tsp salt
Ground black pepper to taste
3 Tbsp olive oil
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Peel and cube potatoes (approx. 1-inch cubes).
- Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil over bottom of 9×13 baking pan. Add the potatoes to the pan, then drizzle the remaining olive oil over the potatoes. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
- Toss the potatoes until evenly coated with olive oil and seasonings.
- Spread peppers and onions over the potatoes.
- Break the uncooked sausage into pieces to cover the potatoes, peppers and onions.
- Bake, uncovered, for approximately 1 hour or until the potatoes are tender and the sausage is cooked. Serve warm.
Notes
- I didn’t realize when I originally posted this recipe that fried sweet peppers in a jar are a regional product. Even where I live we can’t always find them. If you have trouble locating the fried peppers, you may substitute fresh peppers and onions (1 green bell pepper, 1 red bell pepper, 1 small onion chopped), or use roasted red peppers from a jar. The taste won’t be quite the same, but it’s still very good!
What’s the Story
Cooler fall weather makes me want to bake things. This hearty recipe is fabulous for cold days, and I love that the colors of the ingredients remind me of autumn.
My mom developed this recipe after having something similar in a local Italian restaurant. We never knew what to call it, but I decided to name it in honor of my brother, Stephen, after he experienced a slight mishap with the knife when he was trying to cut up the sweet potatoes. His finger healed just fine, but be careful; sweet potatoes can be really tough to cut!
Enjoy!
