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.
Sauteed Peppers and Onions
Buttery Sautéed Peppers and Onions are 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, orange 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
A perfect 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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How to saute onions and peppers
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- Melt olive oil and 1 Tablespoon butter in a non-stick large 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
- I prefer to use red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper and/or orange bell pepper because they tend to be sweeter than green peppers
Substitutions
- Substitute white onion or yellow onion for the red onion
- Make this recipe with dried oregano in place of the dried basil
Storage
- Store any sauteed bell peppers and onions in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
- As always, I find it helpful to visit the FDA website for food storage guidelines
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
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
- 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
- Substitute white onion or yellow onion for the red onion
- Make this recipe with dried oregano in place of the dried basil
Nutrition
First Published: February 23, 2016... Last Updated: November 3, 2022 for better readability and user experience
I could eat these just as a side dish, but I love to top my burgers off with the peppers and onions too!