Sweet Potatoes with Sausage and Peppers
Description
Sweet potatoes, Italian sausage, and red bell peppers make spicy, savory and easy main dish. All you need is a green salad for a quick meal.
Ingredients
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2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
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1 tablespoon vegetable oil
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1/2 pound bulk Italian sausage
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2 red bell peppers, chopped
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1 onion, chopped
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2 cloves garlic, minced
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1 (8 ounce) jar chunky salsa
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1 teaspoon ground cumin
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salt and pepper, to taste
Directions
1
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, 12 to 15 minutes. Drain and set aside.
2
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Crumble sausage into skillet and cook, stirring frequently, until browned and no longer pink, about 7 minutes. Remove sausage with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
3
Pour off all but 1 tablespoon oil from the skillet. Heat oil over medium heat and add bell peppers, onion and garlic and cook until softened, about 7 minutes.
4
Add to the skillet the potatoes, sausage, salsa and cumin. Stir and cook about 5 minutes to heat through and blend flavors. Season with salt and pepper.