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One Pot Rice and Sausage Recipe

Easy Weeknight Dinner - Protein, Rice and Vegetables for a Complete Meal
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course dinner, entree, lunch, Main Dish, weeknight
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1lb/450g sausage cut into bite size pieces
  • 3 tbsp olive oil vegetable or canola
  • 1 small yellow onion diced
  • 1 medium red bell pepper diced
  • 1 medium green bell pepper diced
  • 1 tsp salt more to taste
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika or sweet
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne powder adjust to taste
  • 2 cups long grain white rice washed and drained
  • 8oz/240ml tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes
  • 3 cups/24oz/710ml water
  • 15oz/425g/1 can cooked black eyed peas rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 cup cilantro or parsley optional

Instructions
 

  • Heat up a heavy bottomed wide pan. Add olive oil. When hot, add sausage. Cook on both sides approximately 3 minutes until golden brown. Set aside on a plate. There should be 3-4 tbsp of oil in the pan. If there is more, discard the extra.
  • Add onion and sauté until soft. Add red and green peppers and sauté for a minute. Add all spices and stir for 30 seconds.
  • Add rice and stir well. Add tomatoes and water. Stir in black eyed peas. Mix well and adjust salt if necessary. Stir in sausage and any accumulated juices from plate. Bring the pot up to a full boil. Turn down heat and cover pot. Simmer for 20 minutes. Check to see if rice is cooked. Turn heat off and let sit covered for 5 minutes. Garnish with chopped herbs if you wish. Serve hot.
  • ***Any type of sausage including plant-based may be used in this recipe
    ***If using smoked sausage, use sweet paprika
    ***Substitute pinto or black beans if you can't find black eyed peas