I may have mentioned my Italian heritage a few times before? Well, sausage and peppers is one quintessential Italian dish my husband happens to love (even though he is not Italian). I decided to play around with this classic on a new canvas: Rice! I created an Italian Sausage and Pepper Rice Bowl recipe which came out amazing! Plus, it’s easy. I have learned the best way to get real food onto the table is to choose recipes that are quick to make AND taste great!
Remember last month when I shared my yummy Cashew Chicken Rice Bowl Stir Recipe? (My toddler still walks around going “Ka-SHEW Chicken” all the time!). Well, Della Rice challenged me to create ANOTHER Stir, so I had to visit my Italian roots and see how they do rice in Italy.
Della Rice is non-GMO and comes in so many varieties including Jasmine, Basmatic, Brown, Light Brown, and a yummy Jasmine with Garlic! Oh boy – that last one said “ITALIAN” to me loud and clear!
The best part is, using Della Jasmine with Garlic rice as the canvas, hubby and I got to choose the toppings we loved best: he went the traditional route with sweet Italian pork sausage, peppers, and onions. But I did something a little unconventional, topping my rice with spicy chicken sausage, peppers, roasted garlic and Kalamata olives! Both of us used the red tomato sauce to bring out more flavor. I also tried a bit of balsamic reduction on my chicken sausage, which was sweet and tasty. (Here’s one of our favorite chicken sausage brands if you want to try swapping out the typical Italian sausage for a chicken version!).
Here’s the recipe – I cooked and served several toppings in the same large pan to save on dishes. If you leave each ingredient in its own section, the pan becomes a serving dish!
Italian Sausage and Pepper Rice Bowl Recipe
Italian Sausage and Pepper Rice Bowl Recipe
Ingredients
Method
- In large saute pan, brown sausage links until partially cooked through. Remove from pan onto cutting board. Drain grease.
- Add onions and peppers to the pan, being sure to keep them separate (you may need a bit of olive oil at this point). Sauté over medium heat.
- While vegetables are cooking, slice sausages into half inch segments. Make room for them in the pan, and add back in to finish cooking.
- When everything is mostly cooked through, pour the can of tomato sauce into the middle of pan. Then add a half cup of water.
- Simmer until everything is thoroughly cooked and flavors meld.
- Put garlic and olives into a serving bowl.
- To serve: Scoop a generous cup of rice into a plate or bowl. Select your toppings from the saute pan, plus add garlic pieces and olives if desired.
I hope you enjoy this rice bowl stir recipe as much as we did in our family! Mangia bene!
This post is brought to you by Della Rice, and I was compensated for creating and sharing this recipe. All opinions are my own.
brett
Wednesday 25th of March 2015
YUM. We just discovered an awesome brand of sausage- also avail at Shop Rite- Lambergs" or something. Gluten free. SO good. and not super greasy. I'm going to try this with that sausage. #omnom
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Jackie
Sunday 22nd of March 2015
That looks delicious!
Jackie
Sunday 22nd of March 2015
That looks delicious!