Hi friends! I’ve got another delicious recipe for you in partnership with al fresco. Y’all know I’m a huge fan of chicken sausage. al fresco’s product is fully-cooked, so you can quickly heat it up, or throw it on the grill, for an easy dinner. I always keep a package in the fridge for a healthy on-hand dinner on the fly.
Growing up we had a neighborhood picnic every year. One neighbor always grilled sausages and served them on pitas. I looked forward to them every summer and decided to replicate them with al fresco’s sweet apple chicken sausage. The sweet, but savory sausage is complemented by a creamy basil sauce. The chicken sausage and veggies cook on the grill in ten minutes. If you don’t have a grill basket for the veggies, you can cook them in a foil packet on the grill. If you don’t have a grill, you can use a grill pan or just saute the chicken and veggies.
Chicken Sausage Pitas, serves 4
Ingredients
- 4 al fresco Sweet Apple Chicken Sausages
- 4 pitas
- 2 bell peppers, sliced into 1/2 in strips
- 1/2 medium onion, sliced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- feta cheese
- spring mix
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt*
- 1/4 cup sour cream*
- 1/2 cup fresh basil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 tsp salt
*You can also use all Greek yogurt or sour cream instead of half and half.
Directions
- Heat grill to medium.
- Toss peppers and onions with 1 tbsp olive oil, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper and add to a grill basket.
- Add sausages and grill basket of vegetables to the grill. Grill for 10 minutes, flipping sausages half way through.
- Make basil sauce by adding yogurt, sour cream, basil, lemon juice, garlic and 1/2 tsp of salt to a food processor. Process for 1-2 minutes until basil is completely combined.
- Slice chicken sausage on a diagonal to assemble.
- Assemble pitas starting with handful of spring mix on a pita. Top with chicken sausage, peppers and onions, a drizzle of basil sauce and sprinkle of feta.
These are so fresh, but still full of flavor! The basil sauce really brings out the best flavors of summer. You could do all sorts of renditions of these pitas for dinner all summer long. If you liked this recipe, make sure to also check out my Weeknight Gnocchi with Chicken Sausage.
Biscuits & blessings,
Leels
This post was sponsored by al fresco. As always, all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support Lex Eats!
