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One Pot Sausage and Rice Casserole

This is a super tasty and easy to make one-pot meal the whole family will love. Perfect for those busy nights when you don’t feel like doing a lot of dishes, this casserole is made in only one pot and is made with sausage, bell peppers, mushrooms, and rice cooked in a tomato sauce, then topped with cheese. 
4.15 from 14 votes
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 6 bowls

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons Simple Truth Extra Virgin olive oil
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 1 green bell pepper diced
  • 1 garlic clove finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Simple Truth paprika
  • 1 8 oz. package Simple Truth mushrooms (white or Baby Bella mushrooms), washed and sliced
  • 1 pound 16 oz. uncooked Italian sausage from the Pick ‘n Save meat department (can use links, cut into slices or ground sausage)
  • 2 cups Kroger dry long grain white rice
  • 4 2/3 cups tomato juice or vegetable juice
  • 1 cup Roundy’s cheddar cheese shredded
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper

Instructions

  • In a large pot with a lid, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Saute onion and bell pepper for 2 minutes.
    cooking onions and bell peppers for one pot sausage and rice casserole
  • Add in garlic clove and paprika and cook for 30 seconds.
  • Stir in mushrooms and Italian sausage and cook for 5 minutes, until almost no more pink is visible in the sausage and the sausage is almost cooked through (it will finish cooking with the rice and sauce).
    Mushrooms and sausage in one pot sausage and rice casserole
  • Stir in the dry rice, tomato juice, salt and freshly ground pepper to taste (I usually add in about ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper).
  • Cover the pot and bring to a boil, stir, then return the lid to the pot and reduce heat to low.
  • Cook for 35-45 minutes, until the rice has absorbed most of the liquid and is cooked through. Remove lid stir, and sprinkle cheese on top. Serve warm and enjoy.
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Notes

Nutrition information disclaimer: the nutrition information presented on this site should be considered an estimate as the calculations will change based on the exact products you use in your own kitchen.  

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 650kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 693mg | Potassium: 797mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1277IU | Vitamin C: 54mg | Calcium: 192mg | Iron: 3mg