When I first started this blog in 2011 I had no idea of how much my pictures affected my recipe posts. Since starting the blog I have gotten a new DSLR camera and have taken a few photography classes from a great friend. Each time I take a class I feel more confident that my pictures are proudly portraying how the dish is supposed to look. This recipe is one of those favorite family recipes I started making long ago even before I became a Mom. A co worker years ago shared with me how she made it and I went home and tried it, the rest is history. I have made this recipe so many times, I do not need to measure anything. Actually, I had a hard time coming up with measurements to share this recipe originally in August 2011. At that time my son had never tried this dish. Since he is an aspiring chef, can't begin to tell you how proud I am of that, he has tried many new things in the last two years. He gave this dish is approval. I often hear from him now, "what was wrong with me all those years?" Finally, he understands all my frustration with his picky eating. He said recently, "I missed so much good food growing up" If he had only listened to his Moma!
Green Pepper Steak
2-3 green peppers cut into strips
1 onion sliced in strips
1-2 steaks depending on size
1/4 - 1/2 cup soy sauce
pepper to taste
2 cups water
cooked rice
cornstarch
Cut green peppers, onions, and steak into strips. Saute steak until almost done, add veggies and continue cooking until softened. Add 2 cups water and soy sauce and simmer for about 10 minutes. Make a slurry of cornstarch and water, add to the pan, and bring to a boil to thicken. Serve over rice. Enjoy!
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Since the new year has come my husband and I are trying to eat a little healthier. With this comes great challenges to make something that is healthy and satisfying. Being the food lover that I am it is really hard to let go of certain foods but I am trying to just make better choices. While grocery shopping we picked up a package of chicken sausage to try. I had no idea what I was going to do with it. I am fortunate enough to still have some green peppers in the freezer from our garden this past summer. So I opened up the pantry and started throwing this dish together. This was a winner for our family and can easily be done with chicken. This made a ton and was plenty left over for lunches the next day. I just love how I can open up the pantry or the fridge and create something so yummy.
First I started off by sauteing some peppers and onions in a skillet.
I then removed the peppers and onions and then cooked the sausage.
Then added the peppers and onions back in and cook a couple minutes together. In the meantime I had a cup and a half of penne pasta cooking in a separate pan. I added a can of diced tomatoes, these were basil, onion, and garlic tomatoes, liquid and all. Cooked a few minutes for the flavors to come together and then added the drained penne pasta. Sprinkled half a cup of shredded italian cheese and voila, done!
Served Up With Love!
Sausage and Peppers Pasta
1 package chicken sausage
1/2 cup sliced green peppers and onions
1 can of diced tomatoes( basil, onion, and garlic)
1 1/2 cup uncooked penne pasta
salt and pepper to taste
Saute peppers and onions in a skillet. Remove and add sliced sausage and saute until done. Add the peppers and onion mixture back into the skillet. Cook a couple minutes and then add the can of tomatoes with liquid. Cook pasta according to directions on package and add to the skillet, stir and sprinkle with cheese. Enjoy!
Not long after we were married a co worker shared a recipe with me. Well I should say she told me how she makes green pepper steak. I went to the store that very day after work and bought all the ingredients needed to make this yummy dish. I followed her suggestions and made this wonderful dish that my husband absolutely loves. I have made this so many times I cannot count and I never measure. In my opinion, the best recipes are the ones you just throw together. My husband makes an absolute pig of himself when I make this. I hope I am able to recreate this recipe so that all of you can make this and enjoy as much as we do. I have yet to have my son try this, if you remember, he used to be picky. Up until he became a teenager anyway. Now he will eat anything and everything almost. The pictures were taken before I had my new camera but it looks yummy just the same. Lets get to it....
Take 2 to 3 green peppers and cut them into strips. Take any kind of steak, I typically use the cheap ones here and sliced them in thin strips. You will also need an onion sliced into strips (or chopped)
Heat up your saute pan with a tad bit of oil. Place your steak and cook that until almost done.
Throw in your peppers and onions and saute until they soften a little. I usually season with black pepper while this is sauteing in the pan.
Once the steak and the veggies are cooked add about 2 cups of water and stir. This will depend on how much steak and veggies you have. This will be what your gravy will consist of so if you feel you will need more by all means add a little more water. Then add about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of soy sauce. Again, I eyeball this and we love soy sauce so we may use more than most. Simmer that for about 10 minutes or so. Make a slurry of cornstarch and water and bring to a boil to thicken. Serve over rice.
Served Up With Love!
Green Pepper Steak
2-3 green peppers cut into strips
1 onion sliced in strips
1-2 steaks depending on size
1/4 - 1/2 cup soy sauce
pepper to taste
2 cups water
cooked rice
cornstarch
Cut green peppers, onions, and steak into strips. Saute steak until almost done, add veggies and continue cooking until softened. Add 2 cups water and soy sauce and simmer for about 10 minutes. Make a slurry of cornstarch and water, add to the pan, and bring to a boil to thicken. Serve over rice. Enjoy!
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