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Grilled Sausage with Peppers and Onions

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This incredibly, easy 30 Minute Meal is short on work and big on flavor! Grilled Sausage with Peppers and Onions comes together in minutes. Dressed with a sweet and spicy sauce, the barbecue grill does almost all of the work for you. Serve these caramelized onions, peppers, and sausage as a sandwich or skip the bun.

Grilled Sausage with Peppers and Onions on a bun on a gray plate

Polish Kielabsa is already a family favorite and a guaranteed crowd pleaser, but it’s the magic that happens when the tomato, brown sugar, garlic sriracha sauce caramelizes on the grilled onions and peppers that makes it just so insanely good!

My original version of this recipe is a SHEET PAN POLISH SAUSAGE SANDWICH, also a great 30 Minute Meal and a fabulous way to get the kids to eat their veggies. Make a dinner that is a Sandwich and the family seems to love it even more, plus they are usually an easy meal to prepare.

This combination is inspired by a sandwich that a local fair would always serve and that no one else seemed to have. Well, a few weeks ago, driving home from a great day at the river with the kids and contemplating what on earth was going to be for dinner, I decided to try out a grilled version. My slight addiction for any excuse to grill and have time on the patio may have been previously noted, but the results of this grilling adventure are even better then the original recipe in my opinion

Jennifer with weber grill behind grilling sausages, onions, and peppers

How to make Grilled Sausage with Peppers and Onions

This really is a simple supper, perfect for company, tailgating, or a weeknight with the family.

Set up a gas or charcoal grill for indirect cooking, which means the flame or coals are only on one side of the grill.

While the grill is preheating, portion your sausage links and slice up a bunch of onions and colored peppers. Whisk together the Sweet and Spicy Sauce.

ingredients for grilled sausage with onions and peppers next to a weber grill

The Polish Kielbasa links roast on indirect heat until they are golden and the skin starts to split.

Meanwhile preheat a cast-iron skillet over the flame and sauté the onions and peppers until they become tender-crisp.

I love using cast-iron on my grill and do so frequently. Not only do I like how food cooks in a cast-iron skillet, it enables me to cook meals outside that normally would require an oven or stove top! A few of my favorites are GRILLED FRESH PEACH CAST IRON SKILLET CAKE, BOURBON BACON GRILLED BAKED BEANS, GRILLED TRIPLE BERRY CRISP IN A CAST IRON SKILLET. 

Can I use something besides a cast iron skillet?

Black steel pans also work well on the grill in addition to griddles, woks, or any other cookware sold in the grilling section. Just avoid anything with plastic or rubber parts or non-stick coatings.

Grilled Sausage with Peppers and Onions on a barbecue grill

After the veggies are tender-crisp, stir in the simple sauce made from tomato paste, brown sugar, red wine vinegar, garlic, garlic powder, and Sriracha. 

On indirect heat, let the sauce caramelize and become fragrant on the onions and peppers until they reach their desired doneness.

Toast buns over the coals or flame if desired. 

sausages and a cast iron skillet of onions and peppers on the grill

If you love grilling and patio sitting as much as I do, check out a few of my other favorites:

  • GRILLED CHICKEN SPIEDINI SKEWERS
  • GRILLED HOMEMADE ITALIAN MEATBALLS
  • GRILLED FRESH PEACH CAST IRON SKILLET CAKE
  • GRILLED BANG BANG SHRIMP
  • BOURBON BACON GRILLED BAKED BEANS
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Grilled Sausage with Peppers and Onions

This incredibly, easy 30 Minute Meal is short on work and big on flavor! Grilled Sausage with Peppers and Onions comes together in minutes. Dressed with a sweet and spicy sauce, the barbecue grill does almost all of the work for you. Serve these caramelized onions, peppers, and sausage as a sandwich or skip the bun.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, German, Polish
Keyword Grilled Sausage with Peppers and Onions
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 466kcal
Author Jennifer Grissom

Ingredients

  • 24 ounces Polish Kielbasa portioned into 6 pieces
  • 3 cups bell peppers, any color, sliced into 1/4" strips
  • 1 cup red onion, sliced into 1/4" strips
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Sweet and Spicy Sauce

  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons sriracha
  • 1 clove garlic, finely minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

  • Set up a barbecue grill on medium high heat for indirect cooking, which means the coals/flames/heat is on one side.
  • Cut the kielbasa into 6 portions and cook on indirect heat until golden and the skin starts to split, approximately 20 minutes.
  • At the same time, preheat a 10" cast iron skillet or similar directly over the heat source and then add the olive oil.
  • Add the onions, peppers, and salt. Sauté for 1-2 minutes over the heat and then move the skillet to the indirect side of the grill.
  • After 5-10 minutes, when the onions and peppers are tender-crisp, whisk together the sauce ingredients and stir into the vegetables.
  • Continue to cook until the sauce is fragrant, begins to caramelize, and the onions and peppers reach the desired tenderness.
  • Toast hoagie or bratwurst buns over the flames if desired and serve the sausage with the onions and peppers over it.

Notes

Nutrition is approximate and does not include buns.

Nutrition

Calories: 466kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 1235mg | Potassium: 530mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 2415IU | Vitamin C: 100mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 2mg
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  1. Rhysand

    October 10, 2021 at 12:19 pm

    This was so good! The peppers really complemented the sausage!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Grissom

      October 10, 2021 at 4:22 pm

      Happy you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  2. Silvia

    June 14, 2022 at 10:52 am

    5 stars
    This 30 minute meal was so good. and the sauce!!!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Grissom

      June 19, 2022 at 11:08 am

      It’s one of my favorites as well!

      Reply

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