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    Buttery Sautéed Peppers And Onions

    Published: Feb 23, 2016 Modified: Oct 4, 2021 by GG

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    Buttery Sautéed Peppers and Onions are the perfect accompaniment to any dinnertime menu and they cook up in just minutes! An easy side dish that is both delicious and bursting with beautiful colors, these caramelized onions and peppers will be the perfect side kick to many meals.

    close up photo of sauteed peppers and onions

    Sauteed Peppers And Onions

    Buttery Sautéed Peppers and Onions is an easy side dish recipe. Sauteed in a combination of olive oil and butter and finished off with a bit more butter, you'll love having these sautéed onions and peppers in your menu lineup.

    Red bell peppers, orange bell peppers and yellow bell peppers are much sweeter than green bell peppers which tend to be bitter, so I used only the sweeter bell peppers for this fabulously delicious side dish. However, if you prefer green bell peppers they will work just fine in this recipe too.

    And did you know that bell peppers are a member of the night shade family of plants? They are nutritious and contain:

    • Vitamin C
    • Vitamin A
    • Vitamin K
    • Thiamin
    • Niacin
    • Folate
    • copper
    • magnesium

    An easy side dish that is both delicious and bursting with beautiful colors, our peppers and onions are guaranteed to be the perfect side kick to many meals.

    And every cook needs a delicious sauteed peppers and onions recipe in her back pocket! Because, really now, who couldn’t use another recipe for vegetables?

    Making fajitas? Just cook up some beef and top with our peppers and onions recipe, wrap up in a tortilla and you’ll be all set for fajitas night.

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    red bell peppers, orange bell peppers and yellow bell peppers, cut up

    How to saute onions and peppers

    Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below

    • Melt olive oil and 1 Tablespoon butter in large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
    • Cook peppers, onion, garlic, basil, kosher salt and pepper until tender-crisp, stirring occasionally.
    • Stir in remaining 1 Tablespoon butter and serve.

    What to serve with onions and peppers

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    Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips

    • You can make this recipe with just one color of bell peppers
    • Want a touch of heat? Add a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
    • For added flavor, stir in a touch of balsamic vinegar before serving

    Substitutions

    • Substitute white onion or yellow onion for the red onion
    • Make this recipe with dried oregano in place of the dried basil

    Ingredients for sauteed peppers and onions

    • olive oil
    • butter
    • red bell peppers, yellow bell peppers and/or orange bell peppers
    • red onion
    • garlic
    • dried basil
    • kosher salt
    • pepper

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    Buttery Sauteed Peppers & Onions

    Buttery Sautéed Peppers & Onions are the perfect accompaniment to any dinnertime menu and they cook up in just minutes! An easy side dish that is both delicious and bursting with beautiful colors, these caramelized peppers and onions will be the perfect side kick to many meals.
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine Italian
    Keyword peppers and onions, sauteed peppers and onions
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes
    Total Time 25 minutes
    Servings 4
    Calories 124kcal
    Author Gwynn Galvin

    Ingredients

    • 1 Tbs. olive oil
    • 2 Tbs. butter, divided
    • 3 red yellow and/or orange bell peppers, seeded and sliced, 3 cups
    • 1 red onion, sliced, 1 cup
    • 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
    • ½ tsp. dried basil
    • ½ tsp. kosher salt
    • ¼ tsp. pepper

    Instructions

    • Melt olive oil and 1 Tablespoon butter in large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
    • Cook peppers, onion, garlic, basil, kosher salt and pepper until tender-crisp, 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    • Stir in remaining 1 Tablespoon butter and serve.

    Notes

    Makes 4 servings.
    Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
    • You can make this recipe with just one color of bell peppers
    • Want a touch of heat? Add a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
    • For added flavor, stir in a touch of balsamic vinegar before serving
    Substitutions
    • Substitute white onion or yellow onion for the red onion
    • Make this recipe with dried oregano in place of the dried basil

    Nutrition

    Calories: 124kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 294mg | Potassium: 245mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 2969IU | Vitamin C: 116mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg

    First Published: February 23, 2016... Last Updated: October 4, 2021 for better readability and user experience

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    Gwynn Galvin, known to many as GG, is the creative and talented chef and nutritionist behind Swirls of Flavor. Gwynn is an award-winning culinary professional with over twenty five years of recipe development, food styling, test kitchen management and culinary innovation experience. Gwynn's passion is gathering people around the table with her simple real food recipes to savor the moments together.

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