This simple to make sauteed peppers and onions have wonderful caramelized flavors making it a great side dish for any meal. It’s great with fajitas, stuffed with quesadillas or in any casserole dishes!
3bell peppers – you can use a mix of colorful peppersyellow, red, green, sliced
2onionssliced thin
4clovesgarlicminced
2tablespoonolive oil
2teaspoonred chili flakesadjust as per spice tolerance levels
¾tablespoonred wine vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
2 ½tablespoonmixed Italian herbscan use fresh herbs too
Instructions
First slice bell peppers into thin strips. Try to slice uniformly sized strips.
In a non-stick pan heat olive oil. If using cast iron pan use little extra oil to keep them from burning.
Once oil is hot add thin sliced peppers, onions, dried Italian seasoning, salt and pepper to taste.Cook’s Tip: I like to dump everything at once and cook until together. Onions and peppers caramelize at the same time. It takes approximately 20 to 25 minutes to cook everything until vegetables are softened and caramelized.Alternatively you can first caramelize sliced onions for 8 to 9 minutes and then add in peppers and cook to caramelize. It will take about 12 to 14 minutes for peppers to caramelize and soften.
Begin to cook and on medium flame and saute it at regular intervals.Pro’s Tip: Do not over crowd the pan white you saute peppers. Leave room for space to help move around the sliced peppers white you saute them.
Do in multiple batches if you have to saute the peppers.
Once bell peppers begin to soften, add in minced garlic, red wine vinegar and continue to cook for couple of more minutes on low flame.
Once vegetables are tender enough, turn off flame.
Serve hot with fajitas, use it to stuff quesadillas, use it with toasted bread, with grilled chicken. You can use this dish with any meal of your choice.