EASY WEEKNIGHT RICE AND SAUSAGE SKILLET

Easy Weeknight Rice and Sausage Skillet image

This simple recipe was my mother's. It takes one pan and 40 minutes. You get vegetable, meat, and starch all in one!

Provided by AnneChovy

Time 40m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package bulk pork sausage
1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
2 stalks celery, trimmed and sliced
1 (6.9 ounce) package chicken-flavored rice and vermicelli mix
1 tablespoon butter, or to taste
2 ½ cups water

Steps:

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add onion and celery; cook until vegetables have softened, about 5 minutes. Remove from the pan; set aside and keep warm.
Brown rice and vermicelli mix in the sausage drippings, adding butter if needed. Slowly add water and seasoning package; bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until rice is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Just before rice is finished, add sausage-vegetable mixture. Stir well and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 488.6 calories, Carbohydrate 39.5 g, Cholesterol 72.6 mg, Fat 28 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 20.7 g, SaturatedFat 10.3 g, Sodium 1799.7 mg, Sugar 2.9 g