Ground Sausage and Rice Skillet
A one skillet dinner of browned ground sausage, peppers, onion, and rice simmered in broth and tomatoes.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1 lb ground sausage
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 bell pepper diced
- 1 cup long grain white rice uncooked
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 ½ cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes with their juice
- ¼ tsp salt plus pepper to taste
- fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
Cooking
- Heat the olive oil in a large deep skillet over medium-high heat, then crumble in the sausage and cook until browned and cooked through.
- Add the chopped onion and diced bell pepper and cook until softened.
- Stir in the rice, garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper and toast for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Pour in the broth and diced tomatoes with their juice and stir well, scraping up the browned bits.
- Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 18 to 22 minutes until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed.
- Remove from the heat, let stand covered for 3 minutes, fluff with a fork, and garnish with parsley.
Notes
Taste before adding more salt because the sausage and tomatoes are already seasoned. Ground sausage is safe at 160 degrees F. Refrigerate leftovers within 1 hour of cooking in a shallow container.