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Baked Bourbon Sausage and Peppers Recipe

As easy as it is delicious, this one pot Oven Baked Bourbon Sausage and Peppers recipe comes together in a flash, and is great for potlucks, tailgates, parties or just a super casual dinner for friends and family. The rich and smoky flavor of the bourbon, the sweet from the brown sugar and the heat from the sausage and red pepper flakes really sets this dish apart from your traditional baked Italian sausage and peppers recipe.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Course: Dinner, game day, Main Course
Keyword: bourbon, brownsugar, food for a crowd, game day food, sausage, sausage and peppers
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 4-5 sweet Italian sausage links, sliced*
  • 4-5 hot Italian sausage links, sliced
  • 10 cloves crushed garlic
  • 3 red, yellow or orange bell peppers, sliced
  • 2 green peppers, sliced
  • 2 large onions, sliced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • ¾ cup brown sugar (light or dark)
  • ½ cup bourbon whiskey, plus 1 tbsp
  • Hoagie/sub or club rolls, for serving

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
    2. Grease a 9x12 (or larger) glass, ceramic or metal baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
    3. Slice sausage links, and place into the greased baking dish.
    4. Slice peppers into thin strips and onions into half-moon slices of even width and place into mixing bowl with the sausage. No need to worry about extra thin slices or perfection here- everything is going to be well and cooked down.
    5. Press 10 cloves of garlic with a garlic press and add to mixing bowl. Alternatively, you can smash the garlic and add it whole to the dish.
    6. Add in salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, ½ cup bourbon and ¾ cup brown sugar and mix all ingredients together. Transfer the dish, uncovered, to preheated oven for 30 minutes, undisturbed.
    7. After 30 minutes, remove the dish from the oven and stir well. Place back into over and bake an additional 45 minutes, until sausage is well browned, and veggies are tender.
    8. After baking an additional 30 minutes, remove from oven, add final 1 tbs of bourbon and stir well.
    9. Remove dish from oven and serve on long or party size hoagie/sub rolls. Great for transferring to a crockpot set on warm, or a foil pan warmed with a Sterno for a great self-serve dish parties!