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Homemade Italian Sausage with Peppers, Onions, and Spinach

I am always looking for new ways to make a quick meal that is both nutritious and delicious. This Italian Sausage recipe with peppers, onions, and spinach is not only both, but also super easy to pull together any day of the week. 
We almost always have the ingredients in stock in our fridge and it always delivers.  The spice blend is easy and you probably have everything in your pantry right now. 
This dish is full of flavor and delicious on its own or over some cauliflower rice, white rice, or gluten-free pasta tossed in butter. Super kid-friendly, too!
We also like to add a dollop of homemade ranch dressing (I use this recipe), for a richness that really satisfies. If you like your Italian sausage hot, feel free to add a few shakes of crushed red pepper before serving.
Homemade Italian Sausage with Peppers, Onions, and Spinach Recipe
Recipe Ingredients:
1 lb of ground pork (organic and/or pasture-raised)
2 bell peppers, thinly sliced
1 red onion, thinly sliced
1 tbsp avocado oil (or cooking fat of choice)
1/4 cup broth (ideally homemade bone broth)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp salt + a pinch
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp oregano, dried
1 tsp basil, dried
1 tsp parsley, dried
1/2 tsp fennel seeds
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
large handful chopped spinach (1-2 cups, loosely packed)
Recipe Directions:
1. Over medium-high heat, heat 1 tbsp of avocado oil in a large skillet or pot.
2. Saute peppers and onions with a pinch of salt for about 5-7 minutes.
3. Add broth to deglaze the pan, scraping up any brown bits, and lower heat to medium.
4. Move peppers and onions to the perimeter, making space in the middle to add the ground pork. Break up pork with a wooden spoon and add the garlic and all of the spices. Stir to combine and cover.
5. Cook for about 10-15 minutes, stirring and re-covering occasionally, until pork is no longer pink.
6. Lower heat to medium-low and add chopped spinach. Stir to combine and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes.
7. Serve and enjoy!
XOXO,
SMP

Italian Style Organic Ground Pork Recipe


I love it when I accidentally create a new nutritious and delicious dish. Seriously, I just hoovered this meal down because I couldn't wait to share with you all how delicious it was.

During my trip to Wegmans this week, I got really excited when I found some organic ground pork for sale. I grabbed a pound and my mind started churning on what I could do with it.

Fast forward to this afternoon.

After spending some time organizing some of the wonderful gifts we received during our first baby shower, I got hungry. Like REALLY hungry. Like stuff-the-first-thing-I-see-in-my-mouth-as-soon-as-possible-hungry.

So without even thinking, I heated up a skillet and grabbed the pound of ground pork. I already had some peppers and onions sliced in the fridge so my mind quickly thought about Italian sausage and peppers. Hmmm, how do I make this pork taste like Italian sausage?

This is when I just started throwing stuff together and hoping it worked out well.

I added some extra virgin olive oil to my hot pan, added the ground pork and started seasoning with the following: salt, pepper, ground oregano, fennel seeds, freshly ground nutmeg, freshly chopped garlic cloves, and a handful of fresh Italian parsley.

After the pork was cooked through, I added my peppers and onions and covered the pan until the veggies were tender. I then dumped some of my concoction over some fresh organic spinach and started munching away. WOW. It was good. Like REALLY good.

You should try it and let me know what you think!

Again, this recipe is a little rough since I really just eyeballed everything, but here's my attempt at making it easy for someone to recreate.

Italian Style Organic Ground Pork Recipe
Recipe Ingredients:
  • 1 lb of organic ground pork
  • Extra virgin olive oil, enough to coat a medium sized pan
  • 2-3 garlic cloves, chopped
  • handful of fresh Italian parsley, chopped
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • ground oregano, to taste
  • whole fennel seeds, to taste
  • freshly ground nutmeg, to taste
  • 1 small onion, sliced
  • some sliced bell peppers
Recipe Directions:
  1. Heat a medium sized pan over medium heat.
  2. Once the pan is hot, add enough extra virgin olive oil to coat the pan.
  3. Add the ground pork, breaking up with a spatula.
  4. Season with salt, pepper, ground oregano, whole fennel seeds, and ground nutmeg. 
  5. Add the chopped garlic and Italian parsley. Stir.
  6. Cover and let cook until the ground pork is no longer pink. (I checked every couple minutes, stirred, and recovered.)
  7. Once the ground pork is cooked through, add the onions and peppers and cover again for about 5-7 minutes, or until the veggies are tender.
  8. Serve over spinach, or any other way you'd like to enjoy this yummy ground pork!

Enjoy!
SMP