Sausage scallopini is unlike any other low-carb Italian dish you’ve made. Sausage meatballs and peppers simmer in an incredible sauce.
What Is Scallopini
I took a classic Italian recipe and added a new twist to it. Traditional scallopini is made by dredging thinly-sliced chicken in flour and pan-fried in a lemon-butter sauce.
Instead of thinly-sliced chicken, I used Italian sausage. It was quicker and the Italian sausage has a lot more flavor.
Plus, I didn’t have to cover it in a breading or flour!
My scallopini simmers in a red wine sauce, so it’s a perfectly delicious twist on a classic dish.
Sausage and Peppers Skillet
This is the tastiest way to cook sausage and peppers! The flavorful bits of Italian sausage simmered in a tomato-wine sauce.
It brings out the sweetness in the red and green bell peppers. If you want it to taste slightly sweeter, use yellow and red bell peppers instead of green ones.
There are just six grams net carbs in each serving of this scrumptious scallopini. And this entire meal makes five servings – enough for your entire family or for meal prep later this week.
Keto-Friendly Sausage
The recipe card instructs you to slice the Italian sausage into thin pieces and then fry them. There are two types of Italian sausage that you can buy – packs of ground Italian sausage and thick sausages that look like bratwurst sausages.
If you want really thinly-sliced pieces, you might want to use links. You could even use kielbasa in this recipe, too!
30-Minute Keto Meal
One of the best things about this recipe is that you can have it on the table in just 30 minutes. It’s even faster if you prep all the vegetables ahead of time.
Then, all you have to do is cook the sausage and simmer everything in the skillet.
Either make this for dinner or spend just half an hour to make lunch or dinner for yourself for the entire week. If you’re going to meal prep with it, store it in an airtight container.
I suggest eating it within 3-4 days.
Keto Sides
Since this sausage and peppers dish is so full of flavor, I suggest making something with milder flavors that will let the sausage stand out. Make an easy keto broccoli salad – just be careful about the carbs.
Some keto dinner rolls and fluffy cauliflower mash will also taste perfect with the sausage and peppers skillet.
Keto Sausage and Peppers Scallopini Recipe
Here’s the list of ingredients (and step by step pictures) that you’ll need to make this keto sausage and peppers scallopini recipe. The exact measurements and instructions are in the printable recipe card, just a little below.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 5
Net Carbs: 6 net carbs per serving
Ingredients
- Italian Sausage
- Olive Oil
- Onion
- Red and Green Bell Peppers
- Mushrooms
- Crushed Tomatoes
- Red or Marsala Cooking Wine
- Garlic
- Parmesan Cheese
- Italian Seasoning
- Swerve Confectioner’s Sugar Substitute
Directions
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add the sausage to the skillet, and saute until almost completely cooked through.
Add the sausage to the skillet, and saute until almost completely cooked through.
Mix the onions and peppers into the skillet, and saute until beginning to soften. Stir in the mushrooms, and saute until softened.
Drain the excess grease.
Add the garlic and Italian seasoning to the skillet, and saute for 30 seconds. Pour in the cooking wine, and simmer until almost completely absorbed.
Stir in the crushed tomatoes and parmesan cheese. Simmer for 5 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper to taste and mix in the Swerve if using before serving.
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Keto Sausage and Peppers Scallopini
Sausage scallopini is unlike any other low-carb Italian dish you've made. Sausage meatballs and peppers simmer in an incredible sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 pound Italian Sausage sliced
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1/2 Onion sliced
- 1 Red Bell Pepper sliced
- 1 Green Bell Pepper sliced
- 6 ounces Sliced Mushrooms
- 1 cup Crushed Tomatoes
- 1/3 cup Red or Marsala Cooking Wine
- 2 tsp Minced Garlic
- 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
- 1 tsp Swerve Confectioner's Sugar Substitute optional
Instructions
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Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat.
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Add the sausage to the skillet, and saute until almost completely cooked through.
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Mix the onions and peppers into the skillet, and saute until beginning to soften.
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Stir in the mushrooms, and saute until softened.
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Drain the excess grease.
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Add the garlic and Italian seasoning to the skillet, and saute for 30 seconds.
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Pour in the cooking wine, and simmer until almost completely absorbed.
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Stir in the crushed tomatoes and parmesan cheese. Simmer for 5 minutes.
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Season with salt and pepper to taste and mix in the Swerve if using before serving.
Recipe Notes
Calories: 315 Net Carbs: 6 Net Carbs Per Serving
The nutritional information for this recipe is calculated as a courtesy and is an approximate only. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipes on this site.
Sausage Recipes
If you enjoyed this keto sausage and peppers scallopini recipe, I have a bunch of other recipes that use sausage too. All of them are low-carb and high in protein and flavor.
