Best Spanish Chicken Rice Sausage Recipes

Spanish Rice With Chicken and Sausage image

Provided by yooper

Categories Chicken

Time 1h30m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 tablespoon olive oil or 1 tablespoon other cooking oil
3 lbs of meaty chicken pieces
2 cups chopped onions
3 teaspoons fresh garlic
2 green peppers, chopped
1 1/2 lbs kielbasa, cut in 1/2 inch pieces
4 cups water
4 teaspoons chicken bouillon
1/8 teaspoon curry powder
2 cups uncooked long-grain white rice
1 (10 ounce) package frozen green peas
1 (4 1/2 ounce) jar sliced mushrooms

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Grease a 9x13x2-inch pan.
In frying pan, add oil and heat 2 minutes on medium-high temperature.
Add chicken pieces, a few at a time, and brown each piece.
Remove from frying pan and drain on two layers of paper towels.
To the frying pan, add onion, garlic, peppers and sausage in skillet.
Cook over medium-high heat until vegetables are lightly browned.
To remove grease, pour ingredients into a colander and run under hot water for 1 minute; drain well.
Add to casserole dish.
Spread mushrooms evenly over vegetable and sausage layer.
Add water, rice, chicken bouillon, basil, curry powder, paprika, rice and green peas.
Gently stir ingredients to mix well.
Place chicken pieces on top of casserole.
Cover casserole.
Bake 35 to 40 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 300°F, uncover casserole, and continue baking another 20 to 30 minutes until rice is tender.
Remove from oven and serve.

Spanish Chicken, Rice & Sausage image

Provided by BeachGirl

Time 1h30m

Yield 1 9x13 inch casserole, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

8 (5 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 cups chopped onions
1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic
2 medium green peppers, seeded and diced
1 1/2 lbs low-fat kielbasa
4 cups water
4 teaspoons low-sodium instant chicken bouillon granules
1/8 teaspoon curry powder
1 tablespoon Hungarian paprika
1 teaspoon basil leaves
1 (4 1/2 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
2 cups long-grain white rice, uncooked
1 (10 ounce) package frozen green peas

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray 9x13x2-inch glass casserole with non-stick cooking spray.
Cut sausage into small bite-size pieces.
Spray frying pan with non-stick cooking spray and preheat on medium-high heat.
Saute onions, garlic, peppers and sausage.
Add to casserole dish.
Sprinkle mushrooms over sausage layer.
Add rice, chicken bouillon, basil, curry powder, paprika, rice and green peas.
Gently stir to mix ingredients.
In preheated frying pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, saute chicken on high heat until sealed on all sides, about 3-4 minutes.
Remove chicken and place in casserole on top of rice.
Cover casserole and bake 35-40 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.
Uncover casserole and continue cooking an additional 20-30 minutes until rice and chicken are tender and all water has been absorbed by rice.
Serve hot.
NOTE: If you like hot& spicy dishes, add 1/2-1 tsp.
crushed red pepper flakes to rice mixture.