Crockpot Italian Sausage & Peppers

This recipe is delicious, filling, and easy to serve for a crowd.

yield: 8 servings

ingredients
2lbs Italian sausage (hot or sweet or both!)
2 yellow onions, diced
1 green bell pepper, cut into 2" pieces
1 red bell pepper, cut into 2" pieces
1 yellow bell pepper, cut into 2" pieces
2 bay leaves
4 cloves garlic, minced
14oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
6oz can tomato paste
1/2C Chardonnay
1 tbs dried parsley
½ tsp dried oregano
½ dried basil
½ tsp salt
⅛ tsp white pepper

directions

1. Brown sausage in a heavy skills over medium heat (they don't have to be totally cooked through).
2. Layer half the onions on the bottom of a large crockpot.
3. Add half the peppers on top of the onions.
4. Add the sausage to the crockpot.
5. Top sausage with the remaining onions and peppers, bay leaves, and garlic.
6. In a small bowl, whisk together the undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, and wine.
7. Pour mixture into crockpot.
8. Add parsley, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper to the crockpot.
9. Stir crockpot contents well.
10. Cover crock pot and cook on low for at least 6 hours (we had it going on low for 6 hours and then on warm for another 4 and it was just as delicious).
11. Enjoy!