Description
This Cajun Sausage and Rice Skillet is a flavorful one-pan meal featuring spicy Andouille sausage, bell peppers, and aromatic Cajun spices simmered together with rice and fire roasted tomatoes. It’s a hearty, comforting dish that comes together quickly and is perfect for a satisfying weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
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Sausage & Vegetables
- 14 oz. Andouille sausage
- 1 Tbsp cooking oil
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 2 green onions, sliced
Spices
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/8 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
Liquids & Grains
- 1 15oz. can fire roasted diced tomatoes (with juices)
- 1 cup long grain white rice
- 1.5 cups chicken broth
Instructions
- Brown the sausage: Slice the sausage into ¼-½ inch thick slices. Heat a deep skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat, add cooking oil and sausage slices. Sauté until the sausage is well browned, allowing browned bits to form on the bottom for extra flavor.
- Sauté the bell pepper: While the sausage cooks, dice the bell pepper. Add the diced bell pepper to the skillet and sauté together with the sausage for about one minute.
- Toast the spices: Add smoked paprika, oregano, thyme, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, and black pepper to the skillet. Sauté the mixture for one more minute to toast the spices and develop their flavors.
- Add tomatoes, rice, and broth: Pour in the fire roasted diced tomatoes with their juices, the long grain white rice, and chicken broth. Stir everything well to combine and to dissolve the browned bits stuck to the skillet bottom.
- Simmer: Cover the skillet with a lid and bring the mixture to a full boil over medium-high heat. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes until the rice is cooked and has absorbed the liquid.
- Rest and serve: Remove the skillet from heat and let it rest, covered, for 5 minutes. Then remove the lid, gently fold the rice and sausage to evenly distribute ingredients, top with sliced green onions, and serve warm.
Notes
- If Andouille sausage is unavailable, substitute with any smoked pork sausage for similar flavor.
- Be sure to let the skillet rest after cooking to allow the rice to finish absorbing liquid and to develop texture.
- Use a deep skillet or Dutch oven to avoid spills when simmering the rice mixture.
- Adjust cayenne pepper quantity to spice preference.
