Balsamic Roasted Sausage and Onion Pitas
Source of Recipe
Cooking Light BB
Recipe Introduction
Healthy Units: 5 (see notes)
Serves: 5
Notes: These was a nice twist to the usual sausage, peppers and onions, very easy to prepare and smelled fabulous while in the oven. I calculated the HUs using the nutrition label from my store brand Italian chicken sausage and low carb pitas. Different brands of sausage and pitas could change the HU’s. I found the sausage was too soft to cut into 1 inch chunks, so I cut larger chunks and broke them up with a wooden spoon as the cooked.
Deb's Notes: I added a red pepper to this for color and used garlic turkey sausage from Wegman's. I ended up baking this for about 75 minutes, stirring every 15. It's fantastic alone, or on a roll in place of the pitas.
List of Ingredients
1 TO 1-1/4 lbs. sweet Italian turkey sausage (I used 1 ¼ lb package of "hot")
3 onions cut in one inch chunks (I used Vidalias, but any kind are OK)
1/3 cup plus one Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
5 pita loaves
Recipe
Preheat oven to 425.
In a 9 x 13 pan combine sausage, cut into one inch chunks, with onion and balsamic vinegar. (I added a hearty amount of black pepper.) Roast in oven until sausages are completely browned, onions nicely caramelized and liquid is almost completely evaporated, about forty-five minutes. Stir occasionally, and add water in 1/4 cups if pan seems to be drying out.
Remove from oven, add an additional Tbsp. of balsamic vinegar and one Tbsp. water. Let stand for three minutes, then stir, scraping up brown bits and sauce. Pour into serving dish, or directly in pitas, whole wheat or white. Serves five.
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