Chicken and Apple Sausage Vegetable Skillet
Chicken and Apple Sausage Vegetable Skillet – an easy, one-pot meal full of juicy sausage and fresh veggies. It’s healthy and delicious, and makes a great Paleo or Whole30 dinner solution!
I know I mentioned to y’all a couple of weeks ago when I posted the Nutella S’mores Bars that my hubby and I had embarked on this crazy journey called the Whole30. We were very successful for about 2 and a half weeks before we kind of gave it a rest. We didn’t give up completely, but we did start to add some things back in; namely sugar and cheese!
Those were the most challenging to give up for me, which was surprising because I truly thought I would struggle more with giving up bread. Honestly, I’ve probably only eaten bread or something similar a handful of times since we stopped the Whole30. I’ve also been making Paleo dinners nearly every night, so we are trying to stick with it as best we can. But chocolate? I just CAN. NOT. give that up! I missed it so much I’m pretty sure I had dreams about it.
The other thing I found that I just can’t live without is butter. Whole30 limits the types of fats that you can use for cooking, and since butter contains dairy, it’s not compliant. I gave Ghee (clarified butter) a good college-try, I really did. But man, I just couldn’t get on board with the taste. I would rather cook with coconut oil or olive oil than with Ghee. It’s probably one of those things that you just have to acquire a taste for, but for me? I think I’ll just stick with good ole butter. 😉
When I was doing my research for Whole30 and Paleo ideas, I decided to check out some of the yummy recipes over at Peace, Love, and Low Carb. I’ve been a fan of her recipes for a long time, well before I even started my blog. I found this one over on her site and just tweaked it a tad to fit with what I had on hand and what I could use with Whole30. I have to say, it was a big winner at our dinner table!
To make this Whole30 compliant I used a package of Aidells Chicken & Apple Smoked Chicken Sausage. I LOOOOOOOVE this stuff, y’all. It’s so tasty and delicious, and only contains good ingredients. I bought mine at Costco, but I also noticed it at Target the other day, and also at our military commissary! By the way, in no way shape or form am I being paid to tell y’all about this sausage. I just love it so much and wanted to spread that love around. It’s honestly a lifesaver if you’re doing the Whole30, and it’s an awesome better-for-you sausage even if you’re not!
By the way, I’m still on the hunt for a good Paleo pizza dough recipe. If you’ve got one, send it my way! Have a great weekend, y’all!
Recipe: Chicken and Apple Sausage Vegetable Skillet
Ingredients
- 4 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 (12 oz.) package Chicken Apple Sausage, sliced
- 1 medium onion,, chopped into large pieces
- 1 zucchini,, sliced
- 1 yellow squash,, sliced
- 1 cup mixed bell peppers,, chopped into large pieces
- 4 oz. sliced mushrooms
- 3 garlic cloves,, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat 2 TB olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the sausage and onions together until sausage is browned and onions are soft. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
- Reduce heat to medium and add remaining 2 TB olive oil to the pan. Add zucchini, yellow squash, bell peppers, mushrooms, and garlic and sauté until softened, about 5-10 minutes. Season with basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Add sausage and onions back to the pan and stir to combine. Enjoy!
Notes
That apple sausage sounds amazing, but I’ve never tried it. I am with you 100% on not being able to give up butter. I recently tried a diet that was too strict on things so I had to give it up, lol. This recipe looks amazing, and definitely a dinner I would look forward too!!
I love skillets like this, loaded with delicious sausage and veggies. I would serve it to my family all the time!
What a great family friendly recipe! Thank you so much for sharing.
Skillet meals are the best! Love that this is Whole 30!
This is so easy and really very good. This is the first time I’ve tried this type of sausage too, and they are very tasty. I made this recipe as is, but see where you could clean out your frig with just about any left over veggie. I’ll make this again. Thanks for the recipe
Glad you enjoyed it, Nancy!
Bought all the ingredients to make for tonight but I am wanting to change a few veggies. What other veggies would go well with this? Carrots? Brocolli? Asparagus?
Thanks!
Hi Kacie! I think any of those veggies you suggested would be good in this! Add in whatever veggies you like or have on hand!
Do you have recommendations on a side dish to serve with it? I want to serve it to company
Hi Mary, I usually just serve this with a big salad. You could also do some roasted asparagus with it. I have a recipe for that on my blog as well: https://belleofthekitchen.com/garlic-parmesan-roasted-asparagus/
Looks delish! and thanks for the shout out. So happy you guys liked it. The hubs and I are going to do another Whole30 in June!
Thanks so much, Kyndra! We love this recipe; and so many of your other ones as well! And good luck with your next round of Whole30! I’m hoping to give it a try again soon, too!
Thanks for the great recipe! Where did you get the chicken apple sausage? (and what brand)
Hi Julie! I buy it from Costco, but a lot of other grocery stores sell it as well. The brand is Aidells. It’s my favorite brand of sausage!
This sound so delicious! And I love that you added apples to this. A perfect quick dinner idea for busy weeknights! 🙂
This sounds like perfection! I so want to make this and put a big egg on it, then devour it! 🙂
This sounds like one hearty weeknight meal!
This dinner is perfection! I LOVE that sausage too and have been dying to make them but for some reason, haven’t lately! This needs to change after seeing this simple and delicious dinner!
I haven’t read about the whole30, but maybe I should. I don’t know if I could stick to it! I have almost given up sugar completely for going on three weeks, and I never thought I would have been able to stick to it. I do still eat stevia and sugar alcohols, so I’ve had chocolate and things like with that instead of real sugar. That definitely helps, and I can’t believe how good the sugar-free chocolate tastes! Anyway, good luck with it. I’m sure even partially sticking to it will be good for you. This dinner looks delicious. I love Aidell’s sausage too!
I dream about chocolate too and I couldn’t have made it even that long on Whole30. This skillet looks delicious and I love that you can make it all in one pot!
I’ve been thinking about starting the Whole30 diet – going to add this to my list of recipes! I love chicken and apples together and that sausage looks tasty too!
I love skillet meals, so great having a whole meal in one pot. And this one looks terrific!