Sausage, Broccoli and Rice Casserole is a colourful, tasty and aromatic main dish that is always welcome at the table. This is a simple recipe mixing three great ingredients – meat, vegetables and rice. The Italian Sausage is seasoned with Fennel and contains pork and is absolutely gorgeous especially when cooked with the smoked bacon. The broccoli adds an additional texture and flavour and amazing colour. Also this recipe is a very good method to get your children to eat vegetables. Adding the rice to the pan and cooking it all in one go makes this dish so easy to cook.

Sausage, Broccoli, and Rice Casserole

Sausage, Broccoli and Rice Casserole s a fast succulent Italian recipe. Need I say more?

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Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Rice, Sausage

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 1

Total Time: 1 5

Servings: people

Calories: 399kcal

Ingredients

6 slices bacon chopped
1 lb Italian sausage 450 g
1 cup long-grain rice 250 ml
2 1/2 cups chicken stock 625 ml
4 cups broccoli florets 1 L
salt to taste
ground pepper to taste

Instructions

Cook the bacon and sausage meat in a large, heavy pot with a cover (Dutch oven) over moderate heat until the bacon is crisp and the meat is browned, about 10 minutes.
Drain off excess fat.
Stir in the rice and add the stock, salt, and pepper.
Bake covered in a preheated 375F (190C) oven for 30 minutes.
Stir in the broccoli and bake covered until the rice is tender and the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition

Sausage, Broccoli and Rice Casserole