BK's Carribean Rice Pilaf & Sausage

Name: BK's Carribean Rice Pilaf & Sausage
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 package (14 oz) smoked sausage; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 red bell pepper, chopped; 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped; 5 clove garlic, minced; 1 tsp dried parsley; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes; 3 1/2 cups chicken broth (per rice pkg directions); 2 boxes Zatarains Rice Pilaf; 2 cups frozen peas; 1 (8 oz) can pineapple chunks (optional)

bkawa73 @BKawa

Hartsville, South Carolina

Rice and smoked sausage dish, I threw together with stuff I had on hand. Turned out good enough for the family to want me to save it. (Update to try it with pineapple added.)

bkawa73 @BKawa

Hartsville, South Carolina

Rice and smoked sausage dish, I threw together with stuff I had on hand. Turned out good enough for the family to want me to save it. (Update to try it with pineapple added.)

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Ingredients

1 hour

6 servings

1 package (14 oz)smoked sausage
2 tbspolive oil
1medium onion, chopped
1red bell pepper, chopped
1yellow bell pepper, chopped
5 clovegarlic, minced
1 tspdried parsley
1/2 tspsalt
1/4 tspblack pepper
1/2 tspcrushed red pepper flakes
3 1/2 cupschicken broth (per rice pkg directions)
2 boxesZatarains Rice Pilaf
2 cupsfrozen peas
1 (8 oz)can pineapple chunks (optional)

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Steps

1 hour

1

Add olive oil to small stock pot.
2

Slice smoked sausage (or sausage of choice) and brown lightly in oil.
3

Remove sausage from pan and add onions and bell pepper. Saute 5 minutes.
4

Add minced garlic, salt, pepper, parsley, and crushed red pepper. Saute another 5 minutes.
5

Add broth, deglazing pan with 1st cup. Add rest of broth. (If using pineapple, use juice from can with broth. 3 1/2 cups total)
6

Add rice packages and cook per package directions (bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer 25 minutes).
7

When 10 minutes are remaining on rice, spread peas (and optional pineapple chunks) over top of rice to steam. Recover and finish cooking rice.
8

Remove from heat when rice is done and let rest 5-10 minutes.
9

Add sausage back and stir all to combine.