On the Menu Monday: Sausage, Bell Pepper, Tomato & Red Potatoes

With the amount of recipes I pin on Pinterest, you would think that our family eats ridiculously amazing meals every night but the truth is...we don't. I do however make dinner about 3 to 4 nights a week which isn't too shabby but most of what I make is the same ol' tacos, chicken and rice, spaghetti...nothing super fancy. Don't get me wrong, I do try out the occasional new recipe but I aspire to try more and more often. I want to make dinner something everyone looks forward to. But, baby steps. In an effort to ease my way into this I have decided to try something new every Monday thus, "On the Menu Monday."
(Feel free to hold me accountable)
So today, I decided to make my own creation based on what we already had in the fridge and pantry and I must say it was delicious!
First off, I had some bacon from this weekends breakfast as well as some sausage that I had a free coupon for (new Hillshire Farms brand, yum!) I also had a couple bell peppers, a few red potatoes and a can of stewed tomatoes with onion.
This dish can be made spicy or not but I definitely like it spicy and the sausage already had jalapeño in it so it had a great kick. All in all, the prep time was about 15 minutes and the cook time was 40 minutes so this was definitely not a quick dinner but believe me it was worth the time.
First, I cooked 3 pieces of bacon in a large pan. Then I cut the bacon up into small pieces but left the bacon (I drained some of the grease) in the pan. Then I chopped 2 green bell peppers and the whole package of sausage (4 sausages) and added them to the bacon. Then, I added the can of stewed tomatoes and let all the ingredients cook together for about 10 minutes.
While the meat, bell peppers and tomatoes were cooking up I finally sliced the red potatoes and lined the bottom of a large baking dish. I drizzled olive oil and sprinkled salt and pepper on top. Before I poured the sausage and bell peppers on top, I seasoned with cayenne pepper, salt, pepper and a little garlic salt.
I poured the sausage on top of the potatoes and then covered with foil. I cooked at 400 degrees for 40 minutes until the potatoes were tender. Voila!
I ate mine just by itself in a bowl but Daniel ate his in a tortilla...both delicious.
So here is the recipe for my first "On the Menu Monday"

Sausage, Bell Pepper, with Red Potatoes Dish

Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Preptime: 15 minutes
Cooktime: 40 minutes
Serves: 4

*Package of sausage of your choice
*2 green bell peppers
*3 large red potatoes
*One can of stewed tomatoes
*3-4 pieces of bacon
*Salt and pepper to taste
*Garlic salt to taste
*Pinch of cayenne pepper
*Drizzle of olive oil

Yum!!