Chicken Sausage with beer sauced peppers and onions

I just whipped up a super quick dinner. It was easy to throw together and didn't take more than 20 minutes start to finish. What could be better than that?! Since I only eat a limited amount of poultry as my only real meat source (I'll admit to an annual burger when the craving calls) and the majority of meals are vegetarian I am always trying to think of new ways to make old favorites. So here is a twist on one of my favs, Sausage with peppers and onions. 

Chicken Sausage with beer sauced peppers & onions

1 Tbsp. olive oil 

2 links of Roasted Red Pepper and Garlic Chicken Sausage (Trader Joe's brand)

1 green bell pepper, sliced

1/2 medium onion, sliced

5 cherry tomatoes, quartered

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2 can beer (I used Snapperhead IPA, but anything you're willing to drink would work) 

3 Tbsp. ketchup

1 tsp. dried oregano leaves

Salt and Pepper to taste 

2 potato hot dog rolls 

Drizzle olive oil into a large saute pan. Add sliced onions and peppers and cook for about 3 minutes. Push  vegetables to the side and add sausage links to the same pan. Allow sausage to brown on all sides. Add tomatoes (if you don't have fresh, a can of diced tomatoes is great in a pinch) and garlic and cook for another 3-4 minutes. Add beer to the pan and allow to simmer for 3-4 minutes. Add ketchup (tomato paste would work as well) to thicken up the sauce. Finish with oregano, salt and pepper to season allowing to cook for a few minutes more until the sauce has thickened and reduced. Serve on hot dog rolls and enjoy! 

This turned a tad messy but nothing a little finger lickin' couldn't clean up. Definitely will be adding this into rotation more often!