Pressure Cooker Italian Chicken and Sausage with Peppers

Tish's Note:

I love the restaurant Chicken with Sausage and peppers with pasta. This is a fast version of my recipe that basically takes all day!

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 Italian sausages (about 12 oz total)
• 1 frying chicken , skin removed cut into serving pieces
• 1 medium onion (about 4 oz)
• 2 medium green bell peppers (about 10 oz)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• ¾ teaspoon dried basil
• ¼ teaspoon fennel seed
• crushed red pepper flakes
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in the pressure cooker.
2. Prick the skin of the sausages in several places with the tines of a fork.
3. Add the sausages and chicken to the oil and cook until well browned on all sides.
4. While the chicken is cooking, dice the onion.
5. Cut the green peppers into 3/4" thick strips.
6. Mince the garlic.
7. When the chicken and sausages are browned, remove them from the pan and set aside.
8. Add the onion, green peppers and garlic to the cooker to cook, stirring often, until they begin to soften, about 4 minutes.
9. Add the vinegar and stir up the browned bits from the bottom of the cooker.
10. Add the chicken and sausages, tomatoes, basil, fennel, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper to taste.
11. Close pressure cooker and bring up to full pressure.
12. Reduce heat to stabilize pressure and cook for 10 minutes.
13. Release pressure and adjust the seasoning.

Reviews

[DrLith]

This was great! Inspired by a similar recipe, I added cut-up red potatoes and about 1/2 c red wine, and 8 oz of mushrooms. This made for a very yummy stewlike one-pot meal with a delicious rich broth. The fennel is a great touch--I think it's a sadly underutilized herb.

[mamamoody]

This is a great recipe, both hubby and I enjoyed it. I had to make a few changes: I didn't have a pressure cooker - so cooked it in the oven for about 2 hours (this recipe prompted me to go buy a Pcooker-- I LOVE it!). Since I only had hot Italian sausage handy, I eliminated the red pepper flakes, but I could of left them in -- not too spicy for this TX gal. Also used a frozen bag of chopped green peppers in lieu of fresh peppers. Served with Dreamfield's low-carb pasta -- great since we are both diabetics. Yummy!