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!
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This really is one of my favorite smoked sausage recipes! You’re going to love the delicious flavor of this recipe.
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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! You can use spicy sausage or not – totally up to you! It’s going to be a tasty dish no matter what!
This past week I made this delicious Sausage and Rice One Skillet Dinner and it was a hit! Making everyone in just one pan is fast and simple and great for clean-up as well!
Ready In Under 30 Minutes! Simple Weeknight Recipe!
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! Hillshire farms smoked sausage is really delicious!
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 this recipe with sausage
Learn how to cook smoked sausage in no time at all!
(full recipe is below)
Smoked Sausage – If you have Hillshire Farm at your store, this is my favorite! You can also use Italian sausage as well. Chicken sausage can be a simple way to cut down on the fat content. You can easily use different types of sausage.
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. You can also make Instant Pot Rice.
Shredded Cheddar Cheese – this is optional. But it gives amazing flavor!
How To Make This Smoked Sausage 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 broccoli 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.
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So fast, easy and great tasting. I used minced garlic in place of garlic salt and added 1/2 c of chicken broth like someone else mentioned. Will keep this as a go to recipe when needing something fast and filling.
Thank you, Janet! We’re so glad you enjoyed it!
Great blend of flavors and texture. However, WAY too salty. Onion salt, regular salt and the saltiness of the smoked sausage made it almost inedible. But some might disagree??
Sorry to hear this, Ruth, but we appreciate the feedback! You can, of course, always adjust the seasonings to suit your preferences. 🙂
I enjoyed this recipe, but I added a few things and increased others. I had grated carrots, so added about a cup of those with the broccoli. I used 2 cups of cooked brown rice using boil in bag rice…and increased the seasoning amts and cheese to reflect the larger additions. It turned out great!
Thank you for the feedback, Debby! We’re so glad you were able to make it work for you.
Made it done good for first time cooking it
I’ve made this recipe using cauliflower rice and it’s so good!
Yum! We’re so glad you enjoy it, Miranda!
Delicious and simple to make!
I used wild rice.
Thank you, Joyce!
Enjoyed this recipe, thanks so much. It was quick, easy and delicious!
I made this and the original recipe is great. It’s a keeper! although I tweeted to fit my families likes and what I had in the cupboard. I added a coarsest chopped onion when I was browsing the sausage, used frozen broccoli, 90 sec rice packs, and add chicken broth. My kids like sauce. It’s is so fast an easy and tastes good. Thank you for the recipe!!
I made this for dinner tonight and it was amazing! As it was very dry, I added one can of cream of chicken soup and one can of water. Very, very good and filling 😋😋😋
I think it was Hickory Farms that had their own store at the mall with the samples.
I’ve made this before and bookmarked it. I am making it again tomorrow. I made it exactly as written but this time will substitute 1/2 tsp of onion powder as I am out of onion salt. We love this recipe and it is in the rotation. Comfort food at its best. Thanks for this tasty dish.
How would I make this meal in a crockpot? Thanks in advance!
I love this. Just think it’s a little dry
After adding the rice, the seasoning I thought it was extremely dry, then add the cheese just made it worse
Ended up adding water too
I didn’t have any rice & didn’t want to go to the store. I did;however, have a package of the broccoli cheese & rice. Worked great!
My family loved this dish and it was so easy to make. We will certainly be making it again.
Full disclosure, I didn’t have cheddar in the house, so I shredded up some smoked Gruyère instead. It was a tasty switch.
For the smoked sausage skillet, I was wondering if the broccoli called for was fresh broccoli? Thank you! Sounds like something my family would like.
Good recipe everyone like it. I used leftover basmati rice and thru in a roughly chopped onion with the sausage and then added broccoli and added 1 tsp of Better than Bouillon with 1/2 hot water and added with the broccoli then added the rice and heated for 5 mins. Turned out delicious. Will make again.