So… Nate has been snacking a lot at night. I thought, “Maybe I am not feeding him enough at dinner?” So I whipped up this super filling, manly, meaty meal for him. He LOVED it. He ate two bowls! Then he still snacked after dinner… men. Anyways, it’s great! It’s #glutenfree, #paleo, #whole30 approved, and honestly, just plain filling. You could absolutely add some red pepper flakes or hot sauce to turn up the heat. We topped our bowls with a fried egg, threw it into quesadillas to serve to the kiddos, and even had leftovers for the next day. Cook once, eat twice… victory!
STEP 1: Start by sautéing the peppers, onion, and sausage in the cast-iron skillet on medium/high heat until the meat is cooked through and the peppers and onion are soft. While you are sautéing them, preheat the oven to 400°F.
STEP 2: Using a slotted spoon, transfer sausage and pepper mixture to a separate bowl and cover. If you have a lot of excess fat in the pan, drain some off now (venison leaves virtually no fat so I didn’t drain it at all), but be sure to leave 2 to 3 tablespoons in the pan to coat the sweet potato.
STEP 3: Add the sweet potato to the skillet and stir to coat with the sausage fat, then proceed to sauté on medium for 7 to 10 minutes, until the sweet potato begins to become fork tender. Add some salt and pepper while you’re at it!
STEP 4: Transfer the pan to the oven and allow the sweet potatoes to roast for approximately 10 to 20 minutes, depending how well roasted you like them, taking them out to stir every 10 minutes. Be careful, the skillet will be very hot!!
STEP 5: Once the sweet potato is well roasted, add the sausage mixture back to the skillet and stir well.
OPTIONAL STEP 6: Turn the oven off, then place the entire skillet back inside the oven to keep it piping hot while you fry a few eggs over easy to place one on top of each bowl. YUM!
This is a very filling and delicious anytime meal that you can serve for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Add red pepper flakes or hot sauce to bring on some heat; alternatively, you could use spicy ground sausage instead of mild for some spice. Enjoy!
1 package ground sausage of choice (I used venison)
1 package baby peppers (or 2 large bell peppers, any colors you like), diced
1/2 onion, diced
3 large sweet potatoes (add more if you want to stretch the meal a bit further), cubed
Salt and pepper to taste (I like to use a lot of salt!)
Optional: Over-easy eggs to top your bowls with
Mom to four wonderful little people. While they sleep, I cook.