Sausage Skillet with Wheat Berries

Ingredients

• 1 large onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1-2 bell peppers (or a handful of min-sweet peppers)
• 1 package (14 oz) of smoked sausage
• 1 package of frozen broccoli
• 1/2 C of chicken broth
• 1/2 C of tomato sauce
• 2 C of soaked wheat berries

• Before using wheat berries in just about any recipe, I always wash and soak them for about 24 hours. This helps reduce the cooking time and makes them easier to cook with.

• Go ahead and get the soaked wheat berries cooking. You will want them simmering in your choice of stock, broth, or water for at least 30 minutes. I usually start out with a ratio of about 2 to 2.5 C of liquid to each cup of wheat berries. You can add more liquid as needed.
• The wheat berries should be soft and little chewy when fully cooked.

• Chop up the garlic and slice the smoked sausage. Place these in a large skillet with hot oil and cook until the sausage is browned nicely on both sides.

• Chop up the onion and peppers. Together with the frozen broccoli, add the veggies to the skillet and simmer for about 10 minutes.

• Finally, once the wheat berries have finished cooking, add them to the skillet along with the broth and tomato sauce and continue simmering until most of the liquid has been absorbed.