Chicken with peppers & sausage
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1/2 lb Sweet Italian-sausage links
- 1 lg Red pepper
- 1 lg Yellow pepper
- 1 Medium-size red onion
- 3 tb Olive or salad oil
- 1/2 ts Dried thyme leaves
- 2 Whole medium-size
Instructions:
-skinless boneless chicken -breasts Salt Pepper 4 ts Balsamic or red wine vinegar Thyme sprigs for garnish About 40 minutes before serving in a 12" skillet over medium heat heat sausage and 1/4 cup water to boiling; cover and cook 5 minutes. Remove cover;cook until sausages are browned about 20 minutes turning sausages frequently and pricking them to release fat. Meanwhile cut each pepper into 1 1/2" wide strips;cut red onion into thin wedges. In 3 qt. saucepan over medium-high heat in hot olive or salad oil cook peppers onions and thyme about 10 minutes or until vegetables are fork-tender stirring mixture frequently. Cut each chicken breast in half; sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. With slotted spoon remove sausage to paper towels to drain and cool slightly; thinly slice sausage diagonally. In sausage drippings remaining in skillet over medium heat cook chicken breasts until tender and browned about 10 to 15 minutes. To chicken in skillet add vinegar vegetable mixture and sliced sausage; heat through. Garnish with thyme sprigs to serve. Makes 4 servings.
