I started to make dinner before I sat down to write this post, and one of the things I am currently cooking as I simultaneously write this is smoked cheddar sausage.
I should arguably clarify that I am personally not cooking the sausage; my air fryer is.
Blaine and I love smoked sausage, and we enjoy it once a week. Normally, I mix the sausage in with some rice and cheese of some sort, and while this is delicious, I’ve been thinking about trying something new with smoked sausage. I found a recipe for an Easy Smoked Sausage Skillet from allrecipes.com, and because it looks rather tasty, I wanted to share it with all of you.
“Ingredients:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 (14 ounce) package Hillshire Farm® Smoked Sausage, diagonally cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1 large red bell pepper, sliced thin
- 1 small yellow onion, sliced thin
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen broccoli, thawed
- ½ cup chicken broth or water
- ½ cup tomato sauce
- 2 cups instant rice
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
“Directions
- Heat olive oil and crushed garlic in a large skillet. Stir in smoked sausage slices and cook until browned on all sides.
- Add pepper, onion, broccoli, chicken broth, and tomato sauce. Simmer until vegetables are tender and the liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes.
- In the meantime, cook rice according to package instructions.
- Stir cooked rice into the skillet, sprinkle with cheese, and serve,” the recipe states.
This recipe is, in essence, a fancier version of what I make, but what is great about smoked sausage is its versatility. You could throw some in soup, in a pasta dish, in rice, or on a bun; it pairs well with just about anything, and it doesn’t require a tremendous amount of effort to prepare if you’re using a store-bought version.
Smoked sausage has the potential to be successfully incorporated into just about any recipe, and in this context, it’s the star of the show.
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