This Smoked Sausage & Rice One-Skillet Recipe can be made in under 30 minutes for a quick and easy dinner idea. It promises to be a hit around your dinner table!
We don’t always have the luxury of sitting down together, but when we do, this is one of our FAVORITE smoked sausage recipes!
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Smoked Sausage & Rice One-Skillet Recipe
Weeknights can get busy! With after-school and work activities, homework, getting ready for the next day, and normal household chores – the day is over before you know it!
So, you need a quick and easy meal! I’ve got you covered!
This past week I made this delicious Sausage and Rice One Skillet Dinner and it was a hit!
Ready In Under 30 Minutes!
You never know when you make a new dish if it will go over well with the kids, but this one was more than welcomed. They even had seconds!
Made with Hillshire Farm’s Beef Smoked Sausage, broccoli, rice, and cheese in one skillet 
– you can’t go wrong! AND the best part is that it was ready in under 30 minutes – start to finish!
One of my favorite memories is going to the mall with mom when I was little. I loved seeing the Hillshire Farms lady giving out samples by the store entrance. So fun!
But now, you can buy their sausages in the grocery store! I picked up all the ingredients for this meal at Target AND I had a Cartwheel offer for Hillshire Farms Smoked Sausage for 20% OFF! Anytime I can get a deal on a meal – I’m excited!
AND anytime I can make a one-skillet meal and have less to clean up – even better!
Here’s how to make it!
(full recipe is below)
Smoked Sausage – If you have Hillshire Farm at your store, this is my favorite!
Broccoli Florets – Cut broccoli into small bite size pieces. They’ll also cook faster.
Seasonings – This takes the flavor up a notch.
Instant Rice – You want to rice to cook fairly quickly so instant is best.
Shredded Cheddar Cheese – this is optional. But it gives amazing flavor!
How To Make This Recipe:
Step 1
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add butter and olive oil until melted. Add the sliced smoked sausage and cook for about 5 minutes until sausage begins to brown.
Step 2
Add the broccoli and cover. Reduce heat to low and cook about 5 minutes more – stirring occasionally.
Step 3
Add the cooked rice, garlic powder and onion salt to the skillet. Stir well.
Step 4
Enjoy!
FAQ:
What are smoked sausages?
Sausage is a food usually made from ground meat with a skin around it. Sausages may be preserved by curing, drying, or smoking.
What is the difference between smoked sausage and kielbasa?
Smoked sausage can be made from ground pork, turkey, beef or a combination of meats and usually include a variety of seasonings. Polish kielbasa is made from ground pork or turkey.
Is all smoked sausage fully cooked?
Smoked sausages are either cooked first and then smoked, or cooked as they are smoked. If you’re looking for a winning weekend night meal idea – this quick, easy, and delicious skillet meal made with Hillshire Farms Smoked Sausage
is the perfect solution to a Monday through Friday family meal!
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Smoked Sausage & Rice One Skillet Meal
Ingredients
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 tbs butter
- 1 lb Hillshire Farms Smoked Sausage sliced ¼-inch thick
- 2 cups broccolli florets
- 1½ cups cooked brown rice - I use minute rice to save time!
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add butter and olive oil until melted.
- Add the sliced smoked sausage and cook for about 5 minutes until sausage begins to brown.
- Add the broccol and cover. Reduce heat to low and cook about 5 minutes more - stirring occasionally.
- Add the cooked rice, garlic powder and onion salt to the skillet.
- Stir well.
- Add the shredded cheese - stiring well until the cheese is melted.
- Remove from the heat and serve warm.
Nutrition
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Kim
Instead of rice I used a packet of Seeds Of Change Garlic Quinoa & Brown Rice (Sams’s Club). Heat it in the microwave as directed & add to other ingredients. I leave out the garlic powder & onion salt. I add thinly sliced fresh onion. I saute it in the butter & oil.
Kasey
That sounds good!
Barbie Oaks
Family loved it but we all agree there’s something missing. We feel like it needs something to give it an extra little kick. We’re open to suggestions on what we could add.
Kasey
How about a pinch of red pepper flakes? I do that all the time!
Gina Castro
Where would I find the Nutrition facts for this recipe?
Kasey
Hey Gina I’ve got them right at the bottom of the recipe! 😉
Caroline Jackson
Amazing recipe! I substituted the onion salt for onion powder and used 2 cups of rice. Boil in the bag rice and frozen broccoli! Super quick!
Kasey
Oooo! Good ideas!!! THANKS for sharing!
Shannon Young
This is probably one of the easiest meals I’ve ever made. Even on an I don’t feel like cooking but probably should mood. My family isnt a broccoli family so that cut down on time. I can never get rice right so I also took the minute made rice route. Super quick meal. Sausage took maybe a minute to cut up, 6-7 minutes of browning, pop in the rice, and a few extra seasonings(I added basil, oregano, salt and pepper), added the cheese, took off the stove and stirred and served. Maybe 10mins max for dinner. Easy to double or triple if you want leftovers. Gave us four servings with the recipe as it is. Whole family loved it. Definitely will be one of those meals I’ll make again. Cheap, fast, everyone is satisfied. Thank you!
Kasey
OH good!!! I am so happy to hear that this recipe was a hit in your family! THANK YOU for sharing!!
Jenya Fedirko
Perfect camping trip recipe! Easy and yummy!
Brittanie
I like to make this without the cheese and adding a couple of spoonfuls of sweet chili sauce instead. Yum!
Tenisha
This recipe doesn’t mention any type of liquid. Just wondering before I burn my house down, if this requires water or some other type of liquid and at what point do you add it?
Turd Ferguson
No extra liquid. The oil and butter provide all the liquid needed.
Layne
we used beef flavored rice-a-roni for a interesting twist. Mom and I barely got any as the kids fought us for it.
Kristi
Ive made this a few times and it’s really good, especially for a quick meal and stovetop for those hot summer nights so no heating up the house with the oven. I was thinking that next time I make this, instead of using the water, I’m going to try to use chicken stock in the pan with the instant rice (I had to use white rice) and let it boil with the broccoli to make it truly a one pot meal.
Heather
Has anyone attempted to make this using quinoa? Just wondering if it might be good…or just ruin the dish…also super broke and have quinoa on hand. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated! !
Kasey
I think that’s a GREAT idea! I love quinoa! Try it!
Brooks
How many servings does this make?
Kasey
4 servings.
Tiffany
Do you use raw broccoli? & is it cooked to a tenderness for kids in this amount of time?
Rose
My husband says yes. (I can’t stand broccoli, so I ate mine without.) You can always steam or roast the broccoli separately, then add it. I will probably steam the broccoli next time, so I don’t have to eat around it.
Tracy
Got home late tonight and had no idea what to cook. All I had was the smoked sausage. So I quickly came to Pinterest for ideas and ran into this. Unfortunately I didn’t have broccoli and I was too lazy to drive to the store ? But even without the broccoli it was still a hit for hubby and I. Thank you!
Cherie Thiers
this looks amazing – wanted to add that for about $6 you can stop by your local pick up sticks and purchase brown rice already cooked, makes it easier and fast.
Angelica
Love this combo! I’m going to piggy back and modify it without the butter and cheese but totally looking forward to this great recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Rose
I did the same, replacing the butter with margarine and omitting the cheese. We used spicy chicken sausage, as well. This was fantastic, and healthful enough that we don’t feel guilty eating it.