Mom’s One-Skillet Sausage and Rice – Easy, 30-minute, one-skillet meal with smoked turkey sausage, fluffy white rice and flavorful veggies.
Look, MA! I’m posting one of your awesome dinner recipes!
Look, friends! It’s time for another version of one-skillet/pot/pan deliciousness! AND, thanks to our friends at Minute® Rice for sponsoring this post!
Hi Hi, pals! Happy Sunday! Got plans? It’s supposed to get up to 80 degrees today! After months of sub zero temps, today is going to feel like a heat wave. I’m heading to the beach!
Except that I’m not. I’m heading to my beautiful friend’s bridal shower and eating all the kifli and baklava that I can handle. YAY ME!
One other thing you should know about me – my food dreams are definitely made of one-skillet, 30-minute meals. Can you tell? I HOPE we’re all on the same page!
Growing up, I remember my mom always managed to have dinner on the table, 7 nights a week. She worked full time, took care of us full time AND made dang good food, all the time. Now that I’m walking in her shoes, I am starting to see that doing all those things is, like, not easy. It’s straight up hard!
Thus, to keep up with this wonder woman status, and as evidenced by the title of this recipe, I took one of Mom’s awesome dinner ideas and included it in our weekly rotation.
When mealtime seems like a hassle, one of my besties, Minute® Rice, is always there to gimme a hand.
SAUSAGE AND RICE
Minute® Rice was my mom’s dinner go-to thrice a week. It’s easy to prepare, it’s versatile, it’s delicious, and it takes just minutes to cook. Also, she often made rice pudding with leftovers, which was then our dessert.
Sidenote… come to think of it, back then, we didn’t even realize that we were having rice for both, dinner and dessert. Huh. Smart Mama.
Also? We were eating gluten free before we even knew about gluten free. Just sayin’.
Look at that pan! This is a feel-good situation. Let me tell you about the extras we’re working with. Smoked Turkey Sausage is first.
While my Mom always used her homemade (super woman, I tell ya!) sausages, I take a different route and reach for the skinless, refrigerated type.
Next, our beloved trio – onions, peppers and garlic – are brought together to add to the wonderful texture and flavor. Followed by up some veggie stock and couple handfuls of rice, 20 minutes into the game and BAM! We have dinner on the table.
This creation makes me feel like a dinner hero. Rice for the win!
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- 2 tablespoons olive oil , divided
- 1 package (14-ounces) Skinless Smoked Turkey Sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 1 yellow onion , diced
- 1 green bell pepper , diced
- salt and fresh ground pepper , to taste
- 2 garlic cloves , minced
- 1-1/2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
- 2 cups Minute® White Rice (you can also use Brown Rice)
- fresh parsley , for garnish
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet.
- Add sausage to skillet and cook over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, or until nicely browned, stirring frequently.
- With a slotted spoon, remove sausages from skillet and set aside.
- Add remaining olive oil to the skillet.
- Stir in onions and green pepper; season with salt and pepper and continue to cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add garlic and continue to cook for 1 more minute.
- Pour in vegetable broth and bring to a boil.
- Stir in rice and previously prepared sausage.
- Turn down the heat to medium-low, cover with a lid and cook for 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir.
- Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.
WW SmartPoints: 13
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OK, all the excellent reviews, but mine did not come out good at all. I’m so disappointed. I guess I’m the only one that did not understand the instructions. my dish turned out mushy and soggy. I used regular cooked white rice. The recipe didn’t state uncooked or cooked rice.
Minute rice absorbs water. It is dried and then the boiling water makes it cooked. It’s like instant potatoes. That is why your dinner was soggy. Try it again with your cooked rice and maybe only half cup of liquid.
So I made this last week and my sons and husband are begging me to make it again! Thank you, Katerina! 🙂
Very happy to hear that!! 😃 Thank YOU! 💕
Can you use regular rice?
Hi Samantha! Yes, you can, but you will have to cook it for a bit longer, or for as long as it takes to cook the rice… should be about 20 minutes, instead of 5.
I would precook the rice, i like a brown/wild mix and the follow the directions as posted.
The original white minute rice!
I don’t think I’ve ever bought minute rice. I would probably pick their white rice or a brown rice.
Brown/wild rice is my favorite
My favorite Minute Rice product is the multi-grain medley.
Like them all..but, the two I purchase the most is their wild /brown rice and we all love the aromatic line..like Thai Jasmine…so cook with shrimp Bombay.
I like the brown rice the best!
I like their brown rice. Cooks up perfect in a jiffy – chewy and filling!
Whole Grain Brown Rice is my favorite.
This recipe reminds me of my mom, too! She used to make the same dish when we were children. She is an amazing cook, and always makes simple quick recipes. Probably half of the recipes on my blog are inspired by her 🙂
My favorite is the Thai Jasmine Rice.
Yum! This looks great and so simple.
I like the quick cooking brown rice but now I’m eager to try other varieties
Brown rice for when I need it in a pinch!
The original white rice!
Minute Rice Original is for me.
I would like to be as organized as your mother. Happy Mothers Day ladies.
I’m a fan of the plain white, I prefer to dress it up on my own!
I’m traditional- love the brown rice boil in bag. Great for rice cooking rookies like me!
My favorite minute rice is probably their brown rice – it’s so much quicker than regular brown rice!!
Your mom sounds like super woman! I wish I could have dinner on the table 7 days a week!
Loving this one skillet meal, definitely a thing of beauty. =) Pinned!
I really love Minute® Thai Jasmine Rice. It’s easy to saute with vegetables, or with shrimp and curry.
I like the original Minute Rice. Don’t mess with perfection! 🙂
The brown rice is a favorite in our home.
I love Minute Rice plain white rice..use it every time I’m in a hurry, stir fry’s are amazingly good and fast!
I like the regular white Minute rice, it is always fluffy and quick.
I love their individual brown rice cups. So easy for a quick meal.
I love their brown rice! Such a quick and easy pantry staple
I don’t cook rice?! Ha
Quite honestly, I have never used a minute rice product. Cooking regular rice doesn’t take all that long that I need a short cut…
I like Whole Grain Brown Rice
My favorite Minute Rice is the original white rice.
I have not tried. Been on my list though. After seeing this recipe, definitely making my shopping list!
What is your favorite Minute Rice product?
i like the brown rice…whole grain..thanks
I like their Whole Grain Brown Rice.
Brown Rice Minute Rice is the best thing for a quick dinner for the family. I can quickly saute whatever veggies and meats are in my fridge and add them to the finished rice. Yum!
I have never tried any minute rice but it is definitely on the list now.
Never tried their products
It’s the making the rice in the same pan that makes this genius. Did I mention I don’t have a dishwasher?
I like the Minute Maid brown rice.It cooks up great.
Looks delicious!!
I discovered the Minute Brown Rice several years ago and it’s all I use.
I like the brown rice but the white rice is our main one. I grew up on it.
Boy does this bring back memories or raising the kids, working,, etc. Taking the sausage & rice recipe with us when we go to cabin for mini R&R.Note to Lindsey – they do make instant brown rice. O use this as husband not to fond of brown, I fix him a white. with leftovers I just combine both. I also make it with chicken broth for extra flavor.
JRP/AZ
I love the brown rice. I use it in everything!
I love the Glueten Free Multi-Grain Medley.
I iike Minute Rice’s brown rice!
I love the brown rice. It takes no time to make instead of the regular brown rice that takes forever to cook. This is just as good.
My favorite Minute Rice is brown.
The only prodcut I have used so far is the minute rice.
My favorite Minute Rice product is the white rice.
I like their brown rice
My favorite Minute Rice product is the white rice. So many meal possibilities! Love it!
I love Minute brown rice – big time saver! And I really enjoy your blog – you have shared some awesome recipes.
I love the Minute Brown Rice.
I like the Minute Brown Rice for its nutty flavor. Recently, I have noticed that Minute has a Jasmine Rice and on the website there is a Basmati Rice. I can see some new dinner ideas in our near future.
I love plain old white rice 🙂 I just put some salt and butter on it and YUM! It’s a meal by itself 🙂
I love the Wild Rice. I love the rich dark tones in the rice.
I have a recipe I cut off a box of Minute Rice over 40 years ago. It is called Fiesta Rice and I could feed a family of 5 with a tasty dish and there were never any leftovers. I have it out on my counter right now as a matter fact.
Linda
One pot meals are my favorite ways to fix a quick dinner. The Kitchenaide Stand Mixer is something no kitchen should be without I think.
Wishes for tásty dishes,
Linda
Brown rice! The normal stuff takes so long, and I’m not so good at planning ahead.