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Sweet Potato Sausage Skillet with Peppers

Sweet potato sausage skillet
sweet potato sausage skillet

This Sweet Potato Sausage Skillet is ready in just over a half hour and is a complete (and completely tasty!) meal. Tender bite-sized sweet potatoes, spicy Italian sausage, with a fragrant mix of bell pepper, onion, celery, and garlic make this a family favorite.

Sweet Potato Sausage Skillet with Bell Peppers

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I am all about the easy skillet dinners lately. I love just throwing everything into one pan, letting some cooking magic happen, and ending up with a delicious easy dish.

This Sweet Potato Sausage skillet is a perfect example. Once all the ingredients are chopped, it is super easy: Everything gets added to the pan, stirred once in a while, and voila! Dinner.

Sweet Potato Sausage Skillet with Bell Peppers

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I love this sweet potato & sausage recipe because it is a great well-balanced meal. Sweet potatoes act as both a starch and a vegetable to me (no, I am not a nutritionist, why do you ask??) since they are filling and at the same time they are packed with fiber and vitamins. But I also add some more 'legit' vegetables, just to make this dish even healthier: some bell pepper, celery, and onions.

Bell pepper, celery, and onions are the "holy trinity" of New Orleans cooking. And since New Orleans cuisine is amazing I try to add the trio to as many of my recipes as possible. It's always a win. In addition to the flavors of this holy trinity, spicy Italian sausage adds a ton of flavor to this dish.

If you are not a fan of spicy food, just use sweet Italian sausage and leave out the jalapeno. No one will complain, I guarantee it. There are enough flavors in this Sweet Potato Sausage recipe that no one will miss the spice.

Sweet Potato Sausage Skillet with Bell Peppers

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Sweet Potato Sausage Skillet with Bell Peppers
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Sweet Potato Sausage Skillet with Bell Peppers

This Sweet Potato Sausage Skillet is ready in just over a half hour and is a complete (and completely tasty!) meal. Tender sweet potatoes, spicy Italian sausage, with a fragrant mix of bell pepper, onion, and garlic make this a family favorite.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Kate

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs sweet potato - cubed into ½ inch pieces (about 2 medium sweet potatoes, or 6 cups)
  • optional: 1 jalapeno pepper - seeds removed and finely diced
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • salt & pepper - to taste (¼ teaspoon is a good start)
  • 1 lb ground Italian sausage meat - (approx. 4 sausages, removed from casings)
  • 1 green bell pepper - diced into ½ inch pieces
  • 1 yellow onion - diced into ½ inch pieces
  • 2 celery ribs - diced into ⅛ inch pieces
  • 3 garlic cloves - minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano - (or 1 tablespoon fresh)
  • juice of ½ lime - (about 1 tablespoon)

Instructions

  • Preheat a large skillet (12 inches wide with high sides is ideal) with vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add the diced sweet potato and jalapeno, if using and spread evenly around the skillet. Allow the sweet potato to cook undisturbed for 2-3 minutes, so that it starts to brown. Stir well, season with salt and pepper, and allow to cook another 2-3 minutes undisturbed.
  • Push the sweet potato to one side and add the sausage meat. Cook over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes, breaking up the sausage meat so that it cooks on all sides.
  • Stir the sweet potato and sausage meat together. Add the diced pepper, celery, onion, and garlic and stir well. Cover with a lid and continue to cook stirring frequently, for about 10 minutes, or until the sweet potato is fully cooked and a fork can easily pierce it. Remove from heat, stir in oregano and lime juice.

Notes

If you are quick at food prep and want to save some time, you can start cooking the sweet potatoes and then dice the bell pepper, onion, and garlic while the sweet potato cooks.

Nutrition

Calories: 636kcal (32%) | Carbohydrates: 50g (17%) | Protein: 23g (46%) | Fat: 36g (55%) | Saturated Fat: 5g (25%) | Sodium: 128mg (5%) | Potassium: 865mg (25%) | Fiber: 7g (28%) | Sugar: 11g (12%) | Vitamin A: 32285IU (646%) | Vitamin C: 32.1mg (39%) | Calcium: 81mg (8%) | Iron: 1.5mg (8%)

The nutritional information displayed is an estimate and not to be used as dietary or nutritional advice. Consult a nutritionist or dietician for nutritional info based on the exact ingredients you use.

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Mary

Monday 9th of October 2023

Great, flavorful, quick, and oh so easy recipe to follow. A Fall and Winter meal lineup I will be going to often, for sure! I have made this twice niw, and the second time, I added some leftover pineapple chunks that simply enhanced the the flavors if savory meets sweet in the best way!!!

Barbara

Tuesday 15th of November 2022

This is so good!! 😊

Kate

Wednesday 16th of November 2022

Thank you!

Denise

Sunday 29th of August 2021

Do you peel the sweet potatoes?

Elle Wright

Thursday 15th of July 2021

Tried this tonight and it’s so yummy!! You forgot celery in the method though so we missed that out 😅

Kate

Thursday 22nd of July 2021

Thanks for pointing that out!! I just updated the recipe!

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