Sweet and Sour Sausages
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This simple recipe for Sweet and Sour Sausages is loaded with veggies, Italian sausage and covered in a delicious sweet and sour sauce. This is perfect for a quick weeknight meal, or delicious as an appetizer. Ready in just 20 minutes and cooked in one pan.
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⭐️Perfect for a quick meal, ready in under 20 minutes.
⭐️ Made in one pan! Less dishes to clean!
⭐️ Simple ingredients
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How to Make Sweet and Sour Sausage
To make this simple sweet and sour sausage recipe:
- Cook the Sausage-leave the sausage whole to begin the cooking process. They will be easier to slice into pieces if they have cooked through a little bit.Cook the whole sausages for 5 minutes on each side. Remove from the pan and slice into one inch pieces.
- Cook the Vegetables and Pineapples-Add the pineapple, peppers, celery, carrots and onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Place the sliced sausages back into the pan to finish cooking through with the vegetables.
- Make the Sweet and Sour Sauce-While the vegetables and sausage continue to cook, mix together the sweet and sour ingredients. Pour into the pan and bring to a boil. Boil and stir for 5-7 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
How to serve Sweet and Sour Sausage with Vegetables
- When I make this recipe for the fam, I like to serve over warm rice. This makes a quick dinner and all the bellies are full and satisfied.
- Other ways to serve this are over rice noodles, in a lettuce wrap or even just on their own.
Ingredients for Sausages in Sweet and Sour Sauce
- mild Italian sausage– or you can choose a hotter sausage if you like it spicy
- yellow onion
- carrots– I like baby carrots for this recipe, they are the perfect size
- green pepper– or any other colored pepper
- pineapple tidbits or chunks– reserve the juice for the sauce
- celery
Ingredients for Sweet and Sour Sauce
- pineapple juice– reserved from can of tidbits
- lemon juice– fresh is always best
- brown sugar-light brown sugar
- soy sauce-low sodium works as well
- ginger-fresh or ground is fine
- cornstarch-this helps thicken the sweet and sour sauce
Storage and Leftovers
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat in the microwave in 30 second increments until heated through.
- To freeze, place into an airtight container and freeze for up to 3 months. This can be place in the refrigerator for 24 hours to thaw, or heat and stir in the microwave until heated through.
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Sweet and Sour Sausages
This simple recipe for Sweet and Sour Sausages is loaded with veggies, Italian sausage and covered in a delicious sweet and sour sauce. This is perfect for a quick weeknight meal, or delicious as an appetizer.
Servings:
Calories: 634kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Mild Italian Sausage
- 1 cup baby carrots
- 2 green bell peppers, sliced into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 yellow onion, diced into one inch pieces
- 1 20 oz can pineapple tidbits, juices reserved
- 1 cup reserved pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/4 cup sliced green onions, green part only
Instructions
- In a large 12 inch skillet over medium high heat, brown the sausage 5 minutes on each side. Remove the sausage from the pan and slice into 1 inch pieces. Drain any grease from the pan.
- Add in the carrots, onion, green bell pepper, pineapple and sausages back to the pan.
- Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes, until vegetables become tender.
- While the vegetables and sausage are cooking, in a separate bowl combine the pineapple juice, lemon juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, ginger and cornstarch.
- Pour pineapple mixture over vegetables and sausage and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat and simmer for 7-10 minutes, until sweet and sour sauce thickens and sausages are cooked through.
- Garnish with green onions and serve over warm rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 634kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 48g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 115mg | Sodium: 1464mg | Potassium: 642mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 3130IU | Vitamin C: 49mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 3mg
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I like to add Bonless Skinless Chicken Thighs to this recipe, that brings my husband into it as well. he’s a big Chicken Fan, no so much sausage.
That is a great tip! Thanks so much for commenting, I will have to give that a try!