Best Easy Weeknight Rice And Sausage Skillet Recipes

EASY WEEKNIGHT RICE AND SAUSAGE SKILLET

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This simple recipe was my mother's. It takes one pan and 40 minutes. You get vegetable, meat, and starch all in one!

Provided by AnneChovy

Time 40m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package bulk pork sausage
1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
2 stalks celery, trimmed and sliced
1 (6.9 ounce) package chicken-flavored rice and vermicelli mix
1 tablespoon butter, or to taste
2 ½ cups water

Steps:

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add onion and celery; cook until vegetables have softened, about 5 minutes. Remove from the pan; set aside and keep warm.
Brown rice and vermicelli mix in the sausage drippings, adding butter if needed. Slowly add water and seasoning package; bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until rice is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Just before rice is finished, add sausage-vegetable mixture. Stir well and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 488.6 calories, Carbohydrate 39.5 g, Cholesterol 72.6 mg, Fat 28 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 20.7 g, SaturatedFat 10.3 g, Sodium 1799.7 mg, Sugar 2.9 g

HEARTY SAUSAGE AND RICE SKILLET

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At the end of the day, who wants a stack of dishes to wash? That's why we love this entree: It cooks in one skillet and everyone cleans their plates! -Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 5 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 pound Italian turkey sausage links, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
1 medium sweet yellow pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes with mild green chilies, undrained
2 cups fresh baby spinach, coarsely chopped
1-1/2 cups water
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
2 cups uncooked instant rice

Steps:

Cook sausage in a Dutch oven over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Remove and keep warm. Saute the mushrooms, pepper and onion in oil in the same pan until tender., Return sausage to pan. Stir in the tomatoes, spinach, water, tomato sauce and seasonings., Bring to a boil; cook for 2 minutes. Stir in rice. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 5-7 minutes or until rice is tender. Fluff with a fork.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 318 calories, Fat 8g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 33mg cholesterol, Sodium 1007mg sodium, Carbohydrate 45g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 16g protein.

EASY WEEKNIGHT SKILLET RICE AND SAUSAGE

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Make and share this Easy Weeknight Skillet Rice and Sausage recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Loves2Teach

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 16m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

2 (8 7/8 ounce) packages of ready to serve cooked yellow rice
1 (14 ounce) package smoked beef sausage
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup water

Steps:

Heat rice according to package directions, set aside.
Cut sausage into 1/2/ inch thick slises.
Cook in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat 4 minutes on each side, or until browned. Drain on paper towels.
Wipe skillet clean, and return the sausage to the skillet.
Stir in rice, diced tomatoes, parsley, and 1/4 cup of water. Cook for 3 minutes, or untill thoroughly heated.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 337.9, Fat 19.3, SaturatedFat 6.5, Cholesterol 38.4, Sodium 751.9, Carbohydrate 29.7, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 2.5, Protein 10.5