Sausage Cacciatore

You may have noticed by now that I love to cook dishes that appear to the unknowing eater, that it took amazing efforts and all day to create flavor but really are easy.  This is again another of those dishes.  It's almost amazing how much flavor is extracted from these ingredients in such a small amount of time.  From beginning to end, under an hour making it a good weeknight choice or you can cook it up on a Sunday night and pretend you spent all day long slaving over a hot stove to create a "Sunday Dinner".   I prefer the latter.
  
Side Note:  I think mushrooms are a great addition here too.  Saute them with the onion, pepper and garlic.  Unfortunately my hubby does not share my love for the fungi!

chop onion, pepper and garlic

saute vegetables until soft

Add wine and reduce

Add all other ingredients

slice the sausage into bite size pieces

simmer 30 minutes

serve over pasta

Ingredients:

1 package sausage links (I prefer a mix of sweet and hot but your preference)
1 T olive oil
3 T water
1 large red bell pepper (I suppose you could use green if you prefer)
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
3/4 C white wine
3/4 C chicken broth
1 can (28 oz) diced tomato (do not drain)
3 T capers
1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
salt and pepper
12 oz pasta (i prefer angel hair)

Recipe:
       To Brown the Sausage:  Heat large skillet over medium heat, add sausage links, 3 T water and 1 T olive oil.  Cover and cook about 7 minutes, remove cover, turn sausages and cook an additional 5 minutes or so with cover off, until sausage is browned and water evaporated.  NOTE:  Sausage does not need to be cooked all the way through at this point.  Remove sausage from pan and set aside on cutting board.

• In the same large skillet add onion, garlic, and pepper (add an additional T olive oil if pan seems dry).  Cook over medium heat until onion is soft.  Season with salt and pepper. 
• Add the wine and continue to cook until it is reduced by half.  While wine is cooking out, slice your sausage into bite size slices.
• Add tomatoes, broth, capers, oregano and sausage.  Stir everything together.  Bring just to a boil and then simmer about 30 minutes until sausage is cooked through and sauce is thickened up to liking.
• While simmering, prepare pasta of your choice, according to package, serve over pasta.