This easy Sausage Rice Skillet Dinner is one of those perfect weeknight dinner recipes. I love finding recipes that my kids can help to make or, in this case, almost make on their own. I loved that Kylie could jump right into the kitchen with me to make this.
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This summer, she has stepped up a lot with helping around the house, so when she asked to help cook a family dinner, who was I to say no?? Since she wanted to take the lead, I wanted to ensure it was pretty easy. Plus, we got to talk about a lot of kitchen basics to help her learn as well. We agreed on an easy sausage rice skillet dinner. I mean, how much more manageable than only four ingredients can we get??
Sausage Rice Skillet Dinner Ingredients:
- Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice Long Grain– Any microwave rice pouch or microwave-ready rice will work. It takes out the guesswork for teens on making rice on the stovetop.
- Red Pepper
- Olive Oil
- Yellow Onion
- Sausage Ropes
How TO Make Easy Sausage Rice Skillet:
Start out by prepping your vegetables and deseed the red pepper.
Chop your sausage into slices, a bit thinner than an inch.
Put a smidge of olive oil in your pan and turn it on medium-low heat.
Place your sausage, onion, and peppers in the pan and let them start to saute.
Be sure to stir the sausage and vegetables often.
Tear a two-inch slit in your Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice Long Grain and microwave it for 90 seconds standing up.
Repeat this process with the second bag.
Dump the cooked rice into the pan and continue to let the rice cook together with the sausage.
Stir often and serve when the sausage is warmed up.
Serve and enjoy your family dinner!!!
Busy Weeknight Dinners Using Sausage:
- One-Pot Sausage Pasta Dinner
- Roasted Sausage Potato Sheet Pan
- Crockpot Sausage Potato Soup
- Cheesy Italian Sausage Pasta Bake
- Easy Sausage Rice Skillet Dinner
Dessert Recipes to Check Out
- 2 Ingredient Desserts
- Cake Mix Cookies
- Peanut Butter Desserts
- Ice Cream Floats
- Potluck Desserts
- Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake
Easy Sausage Rice Skillet Dinner
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 Pouches Uncle Ben's Ready Rice Long Grain
- 1 Red Pepper
- ½ Yellow Onion
- 27 Ounces Rope Sausage
- Olive oil
Instructions
- Start out by prepping your vegetables and be sure to deseed the red pepper.
- Chop your sausage into slices, a bit thinner than an inch.
- Put a smidge of olive oil in your pan and turn it on medium-low heat.
- Be sure to stir the sausage and vegetables often.
- Tear a 2-inch slit in your Uncle Ben's Ready Rice Long Grain and microwave it for 90 seconds standing up.
- Repeat this process with the second bag.
- Pour the rice into the pan and continue to let the rice cook together with the sausage.
- Stir often and serve when the sausage is warmed up.
- Serve and enjoy your family dinner!!!
Michelle says
Sausage and rice is a favorite around here! I love that she’s excited to help. My kids are 6 & 9 and are starting to be interested in cooking. Before it was just baking. Good luck with the tween years! Thanks for the tasty recipe!
Michelle
Sandra Garth says
This is a meal we could eat everyday! Cooking with your kids is a great bonding experience and I hope you get to do it more often
Noel says
Our routine during the week is CRAZINESS, so I’m always looking for easy but yummy recipes for kids. So thank you!
ERLENE says
Sausage and rice is something we eat often at our house. Simple recipes like this are great for quick meals.
Christina says
This looks delicious! And I love how simple it is to make. Can’t wait to try it out with my own kids. Adding it to my quick and yummy dinner recipes post this week.
Patti says
Could you freeze after cooking for 1 person meals??