Tonight's dinner brought to you by the loveable guidos and guidettes of The Jersey Shore, Mike aka “The Situation” and Sammi “Sweetheart.”

I watched an episode of The Jersey Shore the other day, just to see what the hype was all about, and was inspired to recreate the Italian Sausage and Peppers they cooked when they first moved into the house. No, really. I figured if they could pull it off, I could too. I mean, how much more rustic can you get? 

Chop a coupla peppas, a coupla onions, throw in some sausage, toss it in the oven, bada-bing, bada-bang you have a meal that would make any Italian mama proud.

The show is a train wreck, by the way, but the Sausage and Peppers are stars! 

Oven Roasted Sausage and Peppers

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 6 large sausage links, Italian works well but tonight I used Aidelles Roasted Garlic and Gruyere Cheese sausages
• 1 large onion, quartered
• 1 Red bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1-2 inch pieces
• 1 Yellow bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1-2 inch pieces
• 1 Orange bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1-2 inch pieces
• 3 medium golden potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 1 inch pieces
• 8 large garlic cloves, smashed and coarsely chopped
• 1 cup white wine
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• Italian seasoning, to taste

Directions 

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees 
2. Melt butter and olive oil in large skillet and brown sausage links on all sides
3. Remove sausages to casserole dish and cover with chopped vegetables, garlic, salt and pepper, seasonings, and diced tomatoes.
4. Pour off extra oil, and quickly deglaze skillet with white wine to remove all of the brown bits, and pour over top of casserole.
5. Bake in oven for 45 minutes, or until potatoes are fork tender.

I think someone needs to work on their photography skills...I'm just saying...