Italian Sausage and Roasted Pepper Sandwich - a mix of roasted cubanelle, bell peppers, onions, and garlic combine with sweet Italian sausage on a ciabatta roll for a delightful sandwich.
Gardening has always been such a great pleasure for me. Planting those little seedlings in the Spring with high hopes for a bountiful crop. Some years it works out and some years...well.
This year the tomatoes just fizzled before they ever really got started. We grew some monster tomato vines but the temperatures didn't cooperate with them setting fruit. That's just the way it goes sometimes.
Even though the tomatoes weren't anything to brag about, the herb garden and peppers are going strong. This year I planted a few different varieties of pepper that I hadn't grown before including a cubanelle.
The cubanelle is a lovely pepper. Sweet and mild with its own unique flavor.
So, when those cubanelles all started getting ready at once, I needed to figure out some really tasty way to use them. After some research, I settled on roasting them and pairing them with Italian sausage in one delicious sandwich. Really hope you enjoy this one!
A mix of roasted cubanelle, bell peppers, onions, and garlic combine with sweet Italian sausage on a ciabatta roll for a delightful sandwich. Click To Tweet
How to Make an Italian Sausage and roasted pepper sandwich
The measurements for this are not precise just like most of my cooking without a recipe. You'll want 4 or 5 nice, large cubanelle peppers, a couple of green or red bell peppers, 5 or 6 cloves of garlic, a large sweet onion and a handful of thyme.
Cut the peppers, slice the onion and peel the garlic.
Put it all on a baking sheet and drizzle it with a little olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss a few thyme springs on top.
Cook for about 25-35 minutes or until the veggies are tender and just beginning to turn a little brown. Like in the photo.
In the meantime, cook the Italian sausage. Spray a skillet lightly with cooking spray and place it over medium-high heat. Add the sausages and cook, turning frequently, until browned and cooked through.
While the sausages are cooking, prepare the ciabatta rolls according to the package directions.To assemble the sandwiches, split each roll in half and cut the sausages on a diagonal. Add a generous amount of roasted veggies to the bottom of each roll and top with sliced Italian sausage.
Note: We enjoyed these sandwiches with just the roasted veggies and sausage. They would also be great with a little oil and vinegar dressing added to the cut sides of the rolls.
Enjoy!
Italian Sausage and Roasted Pepper Sandwich
Ingredients
- 4-5 Cubanelle peppers
- 1-2 green bell peppers
- 4-5 cloves garlic
- 1 large sweet onion
- 1 bunch fresh thyme
- 1-2 tblsp. olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 3-4 links sweet Italian sausage
- Cooking spray
- Ciabatta rolls
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Cut up the peppers and slice the onion. Peel the garlic.
- Place the vegetables on a baking sheet. Drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Using your hands, toss the veggies and oil together so that everything is coated well.
- Toss a few thyme sprigs on top.
- Place in the oven and cook for about 25-30 minutes or until peppers and onions are wilted and just beginning to brown.
- In the meantime, cook the Italian sausage.
- Spray a skillet lightly with cooking spray and place it over medium-high heat.
- Add the sausages and cook, turning frequently, until browned and cooked through.
- While the sausage is cooking, prepare the ciabatta rolls according to the package directions.
- To assemble the sandwiches, split each roll in half. Cut the sausages on a diagonal. Add a generous amount of roasted veggies to the bottom of each roll and top with sliced Italian sausage.
Notes
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More Italian Sausage Recipes from Never Enough Thyme:
- Italian Sausage with Roasted Peppers and Onions
- Pasta with Italian Sausage and Tomatoes
- Italian Sausage and White Beans
- Italian Sausage Alfredo
Recipes for Cubanelle Peppers from Other Bloggers:
- Local Kitchen's Peach Salsa for Canning
- Baked Chicken Spaghetti from $5 Dinners
- Sausage and Peppers from Humble Recipes
- Easy Skillet Cheese Stuffed Peppers from Diethood
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megan says
It's early in the AM and now I'm craving this sandwich. Love me some peppers and onions with my sausage. This might just have to be my dinner tonight. :)
Marie says
Italian sausage is something I grew up on, it's that type of sausage we use around "T" day to stuff the bird with, having this in a sandwich, I'm salivating already.
Chris says
Here via the BBQ Grail. Peppers and italian sausage, can't go wrong with that!
megan @ whatmegansmaking says
This sounds so good! I'd love to have this for lunch right now!
DessertForTwo says
I've got a few cubanelles in the garden-great timing!
Deeba Rajpal (@vindee) says
I'm HUNGRY Lana. Love the idea of roasted veggies {home grown YES!!}. Makes food taste so much better! Your sandwich sounds delicious.