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Sausage Cranberry Rice Pilaf with Sweet Potato
This rice pilaf is healthy, delicious, and the perfect blend between sweet and savory. The rice is cooked with sweet potato, cranberry, and sausage making infusing it with a ton of flavor. You're going to love this.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 5 Servings
Calories: 555 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 sweet potato peeled and chopped
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 lb sausage or ground turkey
- 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
- 1 teaspoon anise
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon oil
- ½ cup sliced carrots
- 1 celery stalk
- 1 onion chopped
- ¼ cup white wine
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 3 cups beef broth
- 1 ½ cup wild rice
- ½ cup cranberries
Instructions
- Add your sweet potato and cinnamon stick to a pot, cover with water and bring to a boil. Boil until your sweet potato can be pierced with a fork. About 7-10 minutes. Once done, strain the sweet potatoes and reserve your cinnamon stick. Set aside.
- In a skillet, add your sausage or ground turkey over medium heat and begin to sauté. Season with caraway seeds, anise, italian seasoning, garlic powder, and salt and pepper. Once cooked, strain the sausage/turkey and set aside.
- In the same skillet add 1 tablespoon of oil over medium heat along with the carrots, celery, cinnamon stick, and onion. Sautee until the onion is translucent and the carrot and celery begin to soften. Once softened, deglaze the pan with white wine.
- Add worcestershire, soy sauce, beef broth, wild rice, and the ground turkey to the skillet. Stir well combining everything. Bring to a simmer and place the lid over top of the skillet and let cook for around 45 minutes or until your rice is cooked.
- Once your rice is cooked add the cranberries and sweet potatoes. Remove the cinnamon stick and serve warm
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Nutrition Information
Calories
555kcal
(28%)
Carbohydrates
52g
(17%)
Protein
24g
(48%)
Fat
28g
(43%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
13g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
65mg
(22%)
Sodium
1442mg
(60%)
Potassium
830mg
(24%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
8652IU
(173%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
75mg
(8%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 555
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 555kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 52g | 17% |
| Protein | 24g | 48% |
| Fat | 28g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 65mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 1442mg | 60% |
| Potassium | 830mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 8652IU | 173% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 75mg | 8% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.