Easy Sausage and Rice

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I LOVE a simple meal. Something that doesn’t take too much time or energy because, well, I am a busy mom and after all, I am cooking disabledly! That’s where 1-2 pot meals come in.

One of my fave things to eat is rice…with anything. This isn’t a unique dish at all. It’s just one that I tossed together with ingredients I had lying around. My struggle meal!

For this dish, you can use pre-chopped onions and leftover rice.

This is great as a full meal but, also tasty as a side dish.

What you need

• Skillet (or dutch oven)
• Saucepan (for the rice)
• Half an onion (white preferred but red is good, too)
• Black pepper
• Adobo
• Tumeric
• Chicken Bouillon (caldo de pollo)
• Seasoning salt
• Water
• Vegetable oil
• Rice
• Smoked Beef Sausage

What to do

1. Chop the onions. You can use pre-chopped or chopped dried onions. If you use dried onions, rehydrate it in water.
2. Season the onions with black pepper, Adobo, and a bit of tumeric. Mix it up to distribute the seasonings and set it aside.
3. Dice up the smoked sausage and set it aside.
4. In the saucepan, add the uncooked rice. The amount is up to you. I generally use two cups (estimated because I don’t measure).
5. Add water to cover 2 inches above the dry rice. (Think: First knuckle)
6. Add more black pepper and about a tablespoon of bouillon
7. Stir, Cover and bring to a boil.
8. Once water is partially absorbed, stir then uncover and let the rice cook until the water is not visible.
9. Remove rice from the heat and cover. Any water left will absorb.
10. Put the skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the oil (2-3 tablespoons but not too much).
11. Once hot, add the seasoned onions and sauté until soft and almost translucent.
12. Add sausage to the skillet. Continue cooking until onions are done and sausage is cooked through.
13. Add cooked rice to the skillet. Amount is your choice.
14. Add additional pepper and seasoning salt to taste.
15. Add 2-4 tablespoons of sofrito. The amount depends on how much rice you added. But you don’t want too much. Just enough for color and “sauciness”
16. Mix well!
17. Serve and enjoy.