COLLARD GREENS WITH RICE AND SAUSAGE

Collard Greens with Rice and Sausage image

Easy way to fit those leafy greens into your diet with this delicious collard greens, rice, and sausage dish!

Provided by Kelly Anderson

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Sausage

Time 1h25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

Previous Next

Ingredients

2 ½ cups water
1 cup brown rice
1 pound ground hot sage pork sausage
1 onion, diced
1 tablespoon minced garlic
½ cup chopped celery
1 bunch collard greens - rinsed, trimmed and chopped
1 (14.5 ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (14.5 ounce) can white beans, drained
1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Bring water and brown rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed, 45 to 50 minutes.
When rice is almost finished, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove sausage to a large bowl, leaving 1 tablespoon fat in the skillet. Add cooked rice to sausage in the bowl.
Add onion and garlic to the skillet and saute over medium heat until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add celery and cook for 3 minutes. Add collard greens and saute until slightly wilted, 3 to 4 minutes. Add diced tomatoes with their juices, white beans, Cajun seasoning, and red pepper flakes; simmer for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve collard greens over the sausage and rice mixture, or mix it all together.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 434.7 calories, Carbohydrate 48.8 g, Cholesterol 43.3 mg, Fat 17.7 g, Fiber 7.6 g, Protein 20 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 1275 mg, Sugar 4.1 g