Smoked Sausage and Rice – quick one pot meal
Smoked Sausage and Rice is a quick one pot dinner that combines delicious smoked sausages with rice and vegetables, reminiscent of jambalaya.
Equipment
- large heavy based pot
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 5 cloves garlic finely minced
- 2 medium onions chopped (or 1 large)
- 1 yellow capsicum cut into 1.5cm / 1" squares
- 1 red capsicum cut into 1.5cm / 1" squares
- 400 g kransky or other smoked sausages sliced 0.5cm thick / ¼" thick
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¾ teaspoon smoked paprika sub normal paprika
- 1 ½ cup long grain white rice uncooked
- 2 ½ cups chicken stock/broth low sodium (or veg stock)
- 2 cups frozen peas thawed
- 2 tablespoon parsley chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a large heavy based pot over medium high heat. Add sausages and cook until golden. Remove with a slotted spoon.
- Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Add garlic and onion, cook for 2 minutes. Add capsicum and cook for 2 minutes until onion is translucent.
- Add rice, chicken stock, paprika, salt, pepper and the sausage. Stir, bring to boil, then reduce heat to low so it's simmering very gently.
- Cover with lid, cook 20 minutes.
- Remove pot from stove. Working quickly, remove lid, add peas, then quickly put the lid back on. Rest 10 minutes - the residual heat with cook the peas.
- Add parsley. Use a fork to fluff the rice. Serve immediately!
Notes
Any smoked sausage will work here, including raw sausages cut into small chunks. Best made with long grain rice for this one pot cooking method.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 597kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 20gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 1073mgPotassium: 653mgFiber: 5gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1521IUVitamin C: 104mgCalcium: 64mgIron: 3mg
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