This Bacon Chicken Sausage Skillet features Applegate’s Whole30 Approved APPLEGATE NATURALS® No Sugar Bacon and APPLEGATE ORGANICS® Sweet Italian Sausage. It’s one of those back-pocket dinners that checks every box: comforting, flavorful, and kid-friendly. It’s the kind of easy, 30-minute meal you can throw together using simple ingredients that still deliver big flavor.
Smoky bacon, savory Italian chicken sausage, tender veggies, and a creamy dairy-free sauce all come together in one skillet for a dinner that feels cozy without being heavy.
This recipe is naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, and egg-free, making it a great option for feeding a family with a variety of dietary needs. Serve it over spiralized veggies for a Whole30-compatible, nourishing bowl that still feels like comfort food.
Why You’ll Love This Whole30 Bacon Chicken Sausage Skillet
- Ready in about 30 minutes
- Dairy-free, gluten-free, nut-free, and egg-free
- Packed with protein and colorful veggies
- Flexible and forgiving—easy to customize with what you have
- Comfort food vibes without feeling heavy
A few notes on ingredients:
- Coconut cream: This isn’t the same as canned coconut milk. You want a can of unsweetened full-fat canned coconut cream, which you can find at most grocery stores. Coconut cream is a great dairy-free and Whole30-compatible swap for cream in soups and sauces! You’ll need at least 10 oz. of coconut cream for this recipe.
- DIY coconut cream: Place a cans of unsweetened full-fat coconut milk in the fridge for a few hours. Then, scrape the solidified cream off the top. (Save the coconut water underneath for your next smoothie.) Each can of coconut milk yields between 1 – 1.5 cups of coconut cream.
- Nutritional yeast: This isn’t the same as baker’s yeast. Instead, this is a vegan ingredient that helps give a “cheesy” flavor to sauces. Don’t skip it, as it gives a full flavor to this sauce.
- Potato or arrowroot starch: This acts like cornstarch, and thickens the sauce in a Whole30 way.
Three Reasons We Love APPLEGATE NATURALS® No Sugar Bacon and APPLEGATE ORGANICS® Sweet Italian Sausage:
- Simple Ingredients You Can Trust – APPLEGATE® products are made with simple, recognizable ingredients with no artificial preservatives or fillers. Their sausage and bacon products contain no added chemical nitrates or nitrites (except those naturally occuring in sea salt and celery powder)..
- Humanely Raised – The meat in APPLEGATE® products is sourced from animals raised following high-welfare standards. This includes raising animals with no antibiotics ever, and giving them space to engage in natural behaviors to promote natural growth.
- Diet-Friendly and Versatile – Many APPLEGATE® products, like the APPLEGATE ORGANICS® Sweet Italian Sausage and APPLEGATE NATURALS® No Sugar Bacon, are naturally gluten-free and Whole30 compatible, making them easy to include in a wide range of meal plans without sacrificing flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 package APPLEGATE NATURALS® No Sugar Bacon
- 1 package APPLEGATE ORGANICS® Sweet Italian Sausage cut into ½” pieces
- 1 medium yellow onion finely diced
- 1 each red and yellow bell pepper finely diced
- 1 medium zucchini finely diced
- 1 cup Whole30-compatible chicken broth
- 1 cup coconut cream
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast
- 3 tbsp minced fresh garlic
- 2 tbsp potato or arrowroot starch
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp garlic salt additional to serve, to taste
- ¼ tsp black ground pepper
- ¼-½ tsp red pepper flakes optional, but recommended
- Fresh minced Italian parsley
- Spiralized veggie of choice for “noodles" to serve
Instructions
- HEAT a large skillet over medium heat. Cut or chop bacon into small pieces and cook in pan until crispy, breaking apart as you cook. Cook for 7-8 minutes, then remove from pan.
- DRAIN and set aside most of the bacon grease. Add the sausage, cooking 4 minutes on each side until browned. Remove from pan.
- CHOP all veggies. One easy way to do this is to seed and trim the vegetables then chop them in a large food processor, pulsing only a few times until they are finely chopped.
- TO SAVE TIME: Cook the veggies in a separate pan while the meats are cooking. Add 2 tablespoons of the reserved bacon grease or 2 tablespoons olive oil to a large pan, over medium heat. Add in all the chopped veggies, plus the minced garlic. Cook for 7-8 minutes until tender. Remove from pan.
- WHISK together the chicken broth, coconut cream, starch, nutritional yeast, Italian seasoning, garlic salt, and pepper. Add to the same pan you cooked the veggies in and simmer for 2-3 minutes until it thickens, stirring regularly.
- ADD the sausage and veggies back into the pan with the sauce. Stir until combined. Top with crumbled bacon, red pepper flakes (if using), and chopped parsley.
- SERVE over your favorite steamed or sautéed spiralized vegetable “noodle,” such as spiralized potato, carrot, or zucchini.
- FREEZE leftovers in a sealed container for up to 3 months.
