Italian Sausage with Potatoes and Zucchini
The fennel and anise seed in the sausage just bring this dish of Italian sausage with potatoes and zucchini to a whole nother level.
I know I have mentioned before how much I love the sweet Italian sausage from Anschuetz Farm, but I have to mention it again. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find Anschuetz Farm’s meats available anymore, so check out the above link for alternatives. Let me know where you buy your Italian sausage from in the Central PA area.
Moving on, this dish for Italian sausage with potatoes and zucchini is perfect for a weekend dinner. It does take a little bit of time to cook everything, but it’s worth it. I used garlic infused olive oil to cook the potatoes in and threw some fresh parsley in with the onions and garlic. I would have added more parsley, but there were a couple of bees hanging out in my garden and I was already stung once this summer and I didn’t want to risk getting stung again.
The potatoes were from my CSA from Strites’ Orchard and the zucchini was from my grandparents’ garden.
Prep
Cut the sausage in 1 inch pieces and set them aside. Wash and quarter the potatoes. Wash and chop the zucchini then dice your onion. Mince the garlic and chop the parsley.
Cooking
Heat a large pan over medium-high heat and add olive oil. Add the potatoes and reduce the heat to medium. Cover and cook for about 20 minutes, until the potatoes have softened. Stir occasionally while they are cooking. Remove the potatoes from the pan and set them aside.
In the same pan, brown the sausage. This takes about 10 minutes.
Reduce the heat to medium-low and stir in the onions, parsley, and garlic. Cook an additional 6-8 minutes.
Stir in the zucchini and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
Finally, add the potatoes back to the pan and cook another 6-8 minutes.
Serve hot and enjoy!
Italian Sausage with Potatoes and Zucchini
Ingredients
- 1 lb sweet Italian sausage cut in 1" pieces
- 5-6 small potatoes halved then quartered
- 1 zucchini sliced and chopped
- 1 onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 Tbsp fresh parsley chopped
- 1-2 Tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add potatoes and reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Set potatoes aside.
- In the same pan, add sausage and brown about 10 minutes.
- Stir in onions, parsley, and garlic. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook about 6-8 minutes.
- Stir in zucchini and cook about 5 minutes.
- Finally, add potatoes back into the pan and cook an additional 6-8 minutes.
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