Baked Parmesan Rice With Sausage, Peppers And Mushrooms

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 -3 tablespoons oil
• 1 lb italian sausage, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
• 1 medium sweet bell pepper, cut into 1-inch squares
• 1 1/2 cups canned mushroom slices
• 1 small zucchini, halved and sliced
• 2 1/2 cups converted rice (uncle ben's is good!)
• 4 cups good-quality chicken broth
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2-1 teaspoon dried basil (optional but really recommended)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 grease a "huge" oven proof fry pan with a fitted lid, or use a large oven proof pot skillet.
• 2 in the frypan, heat oil on medium-high heat.
• 3 add in the sausages, and saute for 5 minutes, or until browned.
• 4 transfer to a bowl.
• 5 pour some of the fat from the skillet if desired, and discard the rest.
• 6 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 7 to the same skillet/frypan, saute the onions and garlic for about 5 minutes until soft.
• 8 add in the red bell pepper, mushrooms and zucchini; saute, stirring occasionally (about 5-6 minutes).
• 9 stir in the uncooked rice; toss to coat.
• 10 add in the chicken stock; bring to a boil, and stir in the grated parmesan cheese, basil, pepper and browned sausage; mix well with a spoon.
• 11 bake in the same fypan for 25 minutes, or until rice is done to desired texture.
• 12 delicious!