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Sausage and Rice Skillet – smoked sausage and rice come together in one pan for a delicious and easy dinner. Ready in just minutes, so perfect for busy weeknight dinners.
This Sausage & Rice Skillet is a hearty, flavor-packed meal that comes together in just one pan, making it perfect for busy weeknights. With savory sausage and fluffy rice it’s a wholesome dish that’s both filling and easy to prepare. Best of all, cleanup is a breeze since everything cooks together in the same skillet.
This sausage and rice recipe is great because it all comes together in one pan. You brown the sausage and onions together, then add in the tomatoes and chicken broth and let is all cook together. As soon as the rice is cooked, dinner is done! One pan, 20 minutes….time to eat!
The trick to cooking rice is you need to leave the pan covered, unless you are stirring it. The lid locks in the steam and this is what helps to cook the rice. If you don’t cover the rice, your liquid will evaporate and you will have crunchy rice. No one wants crunchy rice! Mexican Rice Skillet is another hit, if you are into those taco flavors as much as we are!
What You’ll Need
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- Oil
- Smoked Sausage – any type of kielbasa or smoked sausage works great. It can be pork, turkey etc.
- Onion
- Garlic
- Long Grain White Rice – if you use brown rice the cook time will be much longer, and you may need to adjust the liquid.
- Chicken Broth – you can use low sodium to cut down on the salt
- Rotel Tomatoes
- Paprika
- Cayenne Pepper
- Salt & Pepper
Serving Suggestions
This is a great hearty meal, but you can definitely round it out with veggies or even just add them in.
- Mix in broccoli in the skillet to make it a complete meal
- Roasted Asparagus
- Southern Style Cornbread
- Easy Biscuits
How to Make Sausage & Rice
- Brown Sausage. Add the oil to the pan to get hot and brown the sausage and onions until golden brown and the onions are soft.
- Garlic. Add the garlic and cook for just 1-2 minutes until you can start to smell it. You do not want to burn the garlic or it will give that flavor to the entire dish.
- Rice. Stir in the rice, chicken broth and all of the seasonings and mix everything together. Bring the mixture to a boil, cover and reduce the heat to a simmer.
- Stirring. You want to stir a couple times during the approximate 20 minutes it will take the rice to cook. Make sure it doesn’t stick to the bottom and there is enough liquid it is cover all of the rice.
- Serve. Once the rice is tender, remove from the heat and it is ready to serve.
So if you are struggling with how to get dinner on the table on those busy weeknights, look no further, this sausage skillet with surely come in handy. You can get this just as fast as getting delivery or going through the drive through, and it is so much better!
The whole family will love this and you are going to love how fast it comes together. Plus if there are any leftovers, they are great for lunch the next day. And don’t miss my other One Pan Meals that will help you any night of the week!
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Sausage & Rice Skillet
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Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoon olive oil
- 12 oz smoked sausage
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 cup uncooked long grain white rice
- 2 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 10 oz Rotel tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil swirling to coat. Add sausage and diced onions to the pan. Cook for 5-7 minutes until the onions are soft and the sausage is starting to brown.2 Tablespoon olive oil, 12 oz smoked sausage, 1 cup onion
- Mix in garlic and let cook for 1 minute until fragrant.3 cloves garlic
- Mix in rice, chicken broth, tomatoes, paprika and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to simmer. Cook for about 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is fully cooked.1 1/2 cup uncooked long grain white rice, 2 1/2 cup chicken broth, 10 oz Rotel tomatoes, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Season with salt and pepper to taste before serving.salt and pepper to taste
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Can’t wait to try it! I’ll double the recipe. How are leftovers the next day?
We love the leftovers, always makes for a great lunch.
When you say rotel tomatoes do you mean the rotel tomatoes with green chilies
Rotel is a brand of diced tomatoes with green chiles. You can use any brand you like, I prefer Rotel.
We make this all the time!! One of our absolute favorites and even tastes amazing the next day….. if there is any left!!
Thanks so much!!!
Thank you for this recipe! It was an easy one pot meal and delicious. My rice rarely comes out right on the stovetop, but this time it did. I didn’t add Cayenne as I don’t like that spice, but I sauteed a green pepper and an onion with the sausage and garlic and it came out just spicy enough. I cook for one and this made a ton, so I froze some and after 3 meals, I threw in some rotisserie chicken and a bit of roasted garlic tomato sauce, heated it up and it made a different but yummy meal.