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Here I go again…..abandoning my blog! Life needs to S-L-O-W down.

I wanted to pop in and share a healthy recipe that I discovered in Shape Magazine {September 2012}.

Rocco Dispirito’s take on healthifying Italian favorites ~ this one caught my attention….

: Sausage and Peppers:

A typical sausage and pepper hero from a Chicago or New York street corner is delish, but can pack almost a day’s worth of calories {approx. 1150 cals}. Rocco’s guilt-free version has just around 290 calories.

Here is what you need:

Turkey or chicken sausages {I used TJ’s chicken sausages ~ sweet Italian pepper}

Whole wheat hot dog buns {I used TJ’s honey wheat hot dog buns}

7 cloves garlic, thinly sliced {I used like a dozen}

1 medium onion, sliced into 1/4-inch thick strips

1 red pepper, sliced {I used the trio of peppers from TJ’s ~ red, orange and yellow}

1 sweet cubanelle pepper, sliced {I used 2 anaheim chili peppers…Google said this is an equivalent}

1/4 cup no-sodium, no-sugar-added canned chopped tomatoes

Salt

Fresh ground pepper

Here is what you do:

Heat your sausages on a grill pan {they are already fully cooked}. Set aside. Spray a pan with Pam and sauté garlic, onions and peppers for about 8 minutes. Add in tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Place the sausages into the pan with the veggies and heat for a few more minutes. Season lightly with salt & pepper and turn off heat.

Lightly toast your buns and add mustard of choice {optional} and a sausage link and then top with a heaping pile of peppers and onions. Serve immediately.

These make great football grub and you don’t have to worry about all those extra calories on game day.

Enjoy!

P.S. Are you going to watch the Chargers strike the Raiders’ to the ground tonight?