Italian Sausage Bake

It's guaranteed to improve your Italian.

• Ready In: 1 hr 45 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 lbs  fresh Italian sausage
• 2  large onions
• 2  bell peppers (I use 1 red, 1 green)
• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 16  ounces whole tomatoes, drained discarding liquid
• 1  tablespoon  dried Italian seasoning
• 1  pinch sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven 325 degrees.
2. Cut Italian sausage into 2" pieces.
3. Bake in oven 30 minutes.
4. In the meantime cut onions into 1/4 slices.
5. Slice bell peppers into 1/2" slices.
6. Saute onions in olive oil just until tender; set aside.
7. In same skillet, saute bell pepper slices just until tender.
8. Add drained tomatoes, Italian seasoning and pinch sugar to pan; stir to mix.
9. Add onions and cooked sausage pieces; mix.
10. Cover with foil; bake 45 minutes.
11. Uncover and bake additional 10-15 minutes.
12. Tip: I use a black iron Dutch oven with lid not only to saute, but for the final baking process also.