SAUSAGE & PEPPER HEROES

2 pkgs turkey Italian sausage links

2 red bell peppers, sliced

2 yellow bell pepper, sliced

4 green bell peppers, sliced

1 small red onion, sliced

sea salt

pepper

Italian seasoning

garlic powder

cumin powder

extra virgin olive oil (evoo)

4 hero / hoagie rolls, middles cleaned out

smoked provolone cheese slices

Preheat oven to 400. Place sausage links on a prepared baking sheet and place in the oven until cooked through, and maybe a little brown and caramelized on the sides. Set aside and let cool. Meanwhile, in a heavy pot (I use my Dutch oven, of COURSE!), sprinkle enough evoo to cover the bottom and heat over medium-high flame. Add peppers and onion, and sprinkle a little sea salt and pepper over the top. Then LIBERALLY sprinkle Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and cumin powder over the top. Toss with a wooden spoon and WALK AWAY. Well, I mean, keep an eye out, of course, but as tempted as you will be to stir those peppers, please don’t. For a beautiful sear and not a steam cook, let them sit. Only toss or fold every-so-often. Slice sausage and add to the pepper party. Let cook another two minutes or so. Add a little more Italian seasoning and stir. Pile them into the hero roll, layer with provolone cheese and let sit in the oven warmer until the bun is a little toasted and the cheese is melted. Serve with the addictive curly fries below and you’ll have some verrry happy eaters!!

NOTES: As the low-carb girl in the house, I ate mine sans the roll. WORTH IT. For the hero, though, I take a regular brown lunch bag, cut it with oh-so-cute scissors for a nice edge, roll and stick the hoagie in. Adorable and practical for catching any rogue pieces as you eat!