Description
A quick, 20-minute comfort food meal featuring smoky andouille sausage, bell peppers, onions, and rice cooked together in a single skillet for maximum flavor with minimal cleanup.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb Andouille sausage, sliced into half-moons
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 2 bell peppers (1 red, 1 green), diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup long grain white rice (uncooked)
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 tbsp Creole seasoning
- 2 green onions, sliced (for garnish)
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prep ingredients by slicing sausage, dicing onions and peppers, and mincing garlic.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear sausage in a single layer for 2-3 minutes until browned, then stir and cook for 2 more minutes. Remove sausage and set aside, leaving fat in the pan.
- Reduce heat to medium. Add butter to the skillet. Once melted, add onions and bell peppers. Sauté for 5 minutes until softened. Add garlic in the last minute.
- Add uncooked rice to the skillet. Stir to coat in fat and butter, toasting for 2 minutes until nutty.
- Pour in chicken broth and sprinkle with Creole seasoning. Stir well and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low, cover with a tight-fitting lid, and simmer for 18-20 minutes without lifting the lid.
- Remove from heat and let rest, covered, for 5 minutes.
- Fluff rice with a fork, stir the cooked sausage back in, garnish with green onions, and serve immediately.
Notes
Do not skip toasting the rice; it adds nutty flavor and prevents mushiness. Do not crowd the pan when searing sausage to ensure proper browning. Use low-sodium broth as andouille is salty. Let the rice rest after cooking to allow grains to separate. If using brown rice, increase cooking time to 40-45 minutes and add more broth.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Cuisine: Cajun
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 1200
- Fat: 25
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Carbohydrates: 65
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 22
Keywords: one-skillet meal, andouille sausage, quick dinner, comfort food, cajun rice, weeknight dinner, easy recipes