Grilled Italian Sausages with Peppers & Onions

This recipe for Grilled Italian Sausages with Peppers and Onions is one of our favorite dishes during grilling season and into tailgate time. Sweet Italian sausages come together with Creole-seasoned peppers and onions for the ultimate barbeque meal. 

Can you feel it? Spring has sprung.  One of my favorite things about the warmer weather is firing up the gas grill and cooking up this Italian sausage recipe. I do have to say that these Sweet Italian Sausages with Peppers & Onions totally hits the spot!

It makes a quick dinner, too. While the sausages are on the grill you can make the onions and peppers in a skillet in the house or right on the grill, like we did here. A grill basket works nicely for this, too. Anyway, you make them I hope you enjoy them as much as we do. We find it makes for an easy weeknight meal or even a weekend barbeque. 

If you are looking for other quick and easy grilling ideas, try one of these recipes: Sweet and Sticky Grilled Chicken, Grilled Polish Sausage and Sauerkraut, or this recipe for Sweet Heat Grilled Shrimp Skewers.

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This Italian Sausage recipe comes together quickly, and so does a delicious and nutritious side of Paisley Farm Five Bean Salad! Simply open a jar, pour it into a bowl, and serve.  It is my go-to side dish and delicious year-round but during grilling season? It’s even better!

Ingredients Needed to make Grilled Italian Sausages With Peppers and Onions

Sweet Italian Sausages – Or choose a mild Italian Sausage or a hot Italian sausage instead of a sweet sausage if you want to spice things up a bit!

Bell Peppers– I like to use red, yellow, and green bell peppers which you can sometimes find at the grocery store called ‘stop light’ peppers, sliced. Any combination of peppers will work, however. This time I even tossed in some orange bell peppers, too. 

Yellow onion – I like to use a sweet yellow onion, sliced but any kind of onion will work. Onion wedges will also work if you prefer bigger chunks of onion. 

Olive Oil – I prefer to use extra virgin olive oil, but any olive oil is good. 

Tony Chachere’s Seasoning – This Creole seasoning adds tons of flavor but you can substitute a different seasoning blend like Italian, or Cajun, or make your own with a combination of spices.  

Oregano – I used dried oregano, but if you have fresh on hand, that will also work. Fresh basil makes for a good substitute. 

How to Make Grilled Italian Sausages and Peppers

Begin by cooking your Italian Sausages. Preheat the grill to high heat or about 450 degrees F. Place the sausages directly on preheated grill grates, close the lid, and cook for about 5 or 6 minutes on each side or until the internal temperature of the sausage reaches 165 degrees F.

When the sausages are about halfway cooked, cook your peppers and onions.

First, Coat a large cast-iron skillet with oil and heat over medium heat either on your stovetop or your grill.  

Next, Add the bell peppers and onions and saute until they become tender. You can give this process more or less time depending on your preference. 

Then, Sprinkle with Tony Chachere’s and oregano, and toss to evenly season.

Place grilled Sweet Italian Grilled Sausages in hoagie rolls or hot dog buns. Top with peppers and onions.

Serve hot with Paisley Farm Five Bean Salad on the side. 

This sausage and peppers recipe will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days and in the freezer for up to 3 months. Defrost in the fridge overnight and heat in the oven, over the stove, or in the microwave. 

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What to serve with Italian sausage peppers and onions? 

These Italian sausages with peppers and onions go well with anything but I like to serve them with Paisley Farm Five Bean Salad. Want to get clever with your Bean Salad? Dress it up into one of these recipes: Italian Bean Salad, Mexican Bean Salad, Creamy Italian Four Bean Pasta Salad, or this Five Bean Ham & Rice Salad.

Any number of side dishes or salads would go nicely with these sausages and peppers.

FAQs About This Meal 

• What do Italians eat sausage and peppers with? Sausage and peppers are considered Italian street food most likely served with an Italian roll or sandwich bread. 

• What to serve sausage peppers and onions over? Sausage peppers and onions can be eaten over buns, rice, or pasta. Brioche buns would complement the flavors well.  

• Do they eat sausage and peppers in Italy? Yes, Italians do eat sausage and peppers. It is considered street food in Italy. 

SUBSTITUTIONS:

• Any kind of sausage can be used whether it be spicy Italian sausages, chicken sausages, or turkey sausages.  

• Instead of a trio of bell peppers use just red bell pepper, just green bell pepper, or yellow bell pepper. 

• Drizzle some marinara sauce over the top. (grab a napkin!)

• Make these peppers and onions in a disposable aluminum pan for easy cleanup! Great for camping.

• Prepare this recipe as a skillet meal, slicing the sausages and tossing them with the peppers and onions. Add cubed potatoes if you like.

Tips & Tricks

• Instead of placing the onions and peppers directly in the oil-coated pan, you can place them in a large bowl and coat them with a bit of olive oil before placing them in the pan. 

• Foil packs using folded aluminum foil are another way to cook peppers and onions if you prefer to cook them with indirect heat. 

• If you don’t have an outdoor grill you can cook the Italian Sausages, peppers, and onions in a cast iron pan or a frying pan on the stove.

   

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Paisley Farm Five Bean Salad is low-calorie, healthy, dairy-free, gluten-free, and has plant-based protein, too, containing one of the top plant-based protein sources, chickpeas (garbanzo beans.)  The salad contains a blend of green, kidney, garbanzo, pinto, and wax beans accented with freshly diced onions and red peppers. They have a sweet pickled taste straight from the jar, but that didn’t mean they weren’t fantastic as an additive to chili or a ground beef & noodle skillet meal.

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More Ways to Cook Sausage

Here are even more great sausage recipes to love:

• BBQ Smoked Sausage with Kraut (pictured above)
• Tortellini Soup with Sausage & Spinach
• Bucatini with Italian Sausage
• Sausage Cheese Dip
• Smoked Polish Sausage with Sauerkraut
• Mom’s Pork Sausage Meatloaf
• Spicy Tater tot Casserole with Sausage and Mushrooms

This classic combination of sausage, peppers, and onions does not disappoint. I love the fact that I can easily substitute whatever I have on hand or what’s available at the grocery store. Let me know your favorite way to eat Italian sausage and peppers. 

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Print Recipe

Sweet Italian Sausages with Peppers & Onions

Grilled Italian Sausage with Peppers & Onions served on soft hoagie rolls. Is there anything tastier? A simple, perfect meal!

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time12 minutes mins

Total Time17 minutes mins

Course: Grilling

Cuisine: American

Keyword: grilled Italian Sausage, Peppers and Onions, peppers for Italian Sausage, Sweet Italian Sausages with Peppers & Onions

Servings: 6

Calories: 314kcal

Author: Michaela Kenkel

Equipment

• Paisley Farm Five Bean Salad, 24 oz (Pack of 6)
• 12-Piece Black Sharp Knife Set with Covers, Cutting Board and Sharpener
• Lodge Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet With Assist Handle, 10.25", Black
• Lodge Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Reversible Grill/Griddle, 16.75 Inch x 9.5 Inch, Black
• Char-Broil 4-Burner Cart Style Liquid Propane Gas Grill
• Traeger Pellet Grills Pro Series 780 Pellet Bronze Grill, Smoker

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Ingredients

• 6 Sweet Italian Sausages
• 1 of each: red yellow, and green bell peppers, sliced
• 1 large sweet yellow onion sliced
• 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano

Instructions

• Preheat the grill to high heat or about 450 degrees F. Place the sausages directly on preheated grill grates, close the lid, and cook for about 5 or 6 minutes on each side or until the internal temperature of the sausage reaches 165 degrees F. When the sausages are about halfway cooked, cook your peppers and onions.
• Coat a large cast-iron skillet with oil and heat over medium heat either on your stovetop or your grill.  
• Add the bell peppers and onions and saute until they become tender. You can give this process more or less time depending on your preference. Saute peppers and onions until they become tender. (you can give this process more or less time depending on your preference)
• Sprinkle with Tony Chachere’s and oregano, and toss to evenly season.
• Place grilled Sweet Italian Grilled Sausages in hoagie rolls or hot dog buns and top with peppers and onions.
• Serve hot.

Notes

This sausage and peppers recipe will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days and in the freezer for up to 3 months. Defrost in the fridge overnight and heat in the oven, over the stove, or in the microwave. 

You can also prepare the Italian Sausages in a skillet on your stovetop instead of the grill.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 314kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 938mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g

This recipe was originally posted on March 23, 2015. It has been updated to improve user experience and reshared on April 26, 2023.