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Smoked Sausage and Rice - easy one pot dinner!

Recipe video above. The smoked sausage is the trick here to get great flavour into this quick one pot dinner. Tastes like Jambalaya, minus the cajun flavours, and much faster to make. Everybody loves this!I used kransky sausages but you can use any smoked sausages you want, including chorizo. You can even use raw sausages - see Note 1! Also feel free to use other vegetables - anything that can hold up to 20 minutes on the stove.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 4 - 5 people
Calories: 597 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 5 garlic cloves , finely minced
  • 2 onions (medium), chopped (or 1 large)
  • 1 yellow capsicum , cut into 1.5cm / 1" squares
  • 1 red capsicum , cut into 1.5cm / 1" squares
  • 400 g/ 14oz (~3) kransky or other smoked sausages , sliced 0.5cm thick / 1/4" thick
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 3/4 tsp smoked paprika (sub normal paprika)
  • 1 1/2 cup long grain white rice , uncooked (Note 2 other rices)
  • 2 1/2 cups chicken stock/broth , low sodium (or veg stock)
  • 2 cups frozen peas , thawed
  • 2 tbsp parsley , chopped (optional)

Instructions

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  1. Cook sausage: Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large heavy based pot over medium high heat. Add sausages and cook until golden. Remove with a slotted spoon.
  2. Cook onion and garlic: Add remaining 1 tbsp oil. Add garlic and onion, cook for 2 minutes. Add capsicum and cook for 2 minutes until onion is translucent.
  3. Add rice and liquid: Add rice, chicken stock, paprika, salt, pepper and the sausage. Stir, bring to boil, then reduce heat to low so it's simmering very gently.
  4. Cover and cook: Cover with lid, cook 20 minutes.
  5. Add peas and rest: Remove pot from stove. Working quickly, remove lid, add peas, then quickly put the lid back on. Rest 10 minutes - the residual heat with cook the peas.
  6. Fluff and serve: Add parsley. Use a fork to fluff the rice. Serve immediately!

Notes

  • Smoked sausages - Any smoked sausage will work here. They are well seasoned so they leech a ton of flavour into the oil which then flavours the whole dish.
  • Raw sausages - Even raw sausages will work because they too leave a ton of flavour in the pot! You can't really slice them though because the meat is raw and squishy, so just cut into small chunks. They end up looking like mini meatballs - it's so good!
  • Rice - Best made with long grain rice for this one pot cooking method because it's the least sticky. Other rice types that work:
  • Recipe won’t work as written for: brown rice, paella or risotto rice, wild rice, quinoa or other speciality rices. I’d need to figure out liquid/rice ratios and bake times.
  • No need to rinse rice first unless you’re concerned about rice cleanliness (rice in packets at grocery stores should be fine, I never rinse). If you rinse, reduce stock by 2 tbsp (roughly the amount of water that will cling to the rice after rinsing).
  • Nutrition per serving, assuming 5 servings.
  • Basmati rice – same fluffy texture but you get the basmati aroma (which is lovely!)
  • Medium and short grain white rice – works perfectly but the rice is a bit stickier (that’s the way it is) so don’t expect the same rice texture you see in the video (it will clump a little more).
  • Jasmine rice – reduce water by 1/4 cup (water to rice ratio is lower, see here for cooking plain jasmine rice).

Nutrition Information

Calories 597cal (30%) Carbohydrates 64g (21%) Protein 20g (40%) Fat 28g (43%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Polyunsaturated Fat 3g Monounsaturated Fat 14g Cholesterol 57mg (19%) Sodium 1073mg (45%) Potassium 653mg (19%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 6g (12%) Vitamin A 1521IU (30%) Vitamin C 104mg (116%) Calcium 64mg (6%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4- 5 people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 597

% Daily Value*

Calories 597cal 30%
Carbohydrates 64g 21%
Protein 20g 40%
Fat 28g 43%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g 18%
Monounsaturated Fat 14g 70%
Cholesterol 57mg 19%
Sodium 1073mg 45%
Potassium 653mg 14%
Fiber 5g 20%
Sugar 6g 12%
Vitamin A 1521IU 30%
Vitamin C 104mg 116%
Calcium 64mg 6%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.