Chicken with Peppers and Sausage
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 skinless,boneless chicken breasts
- Salt
- Pepper
- 4 ts Balsamic or red wine vinegar
- Thyme sprigs for garnish
DIRECTIONS
- 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