Chadron Sausage Rice Casserole Recipes

SAUSAGE AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Dice the onion, and finely grate or dice the garlic. Dice the bell peppers, and slice the sausage.
• Sauté diced onion and garlic in some olive oil in a cast iron skillet.
• Add sliced sausage, diced bell peppers and all seasoning to the skillet, and sauté for another minute, or until they are warm.
• Then, add canned diced tomatoes and boiled rice. Stir to incorporate the ingredients evenly, and leave the dish to cook for about 5 minutes, or until everything has heated through.
• Season to taste with additional salt and pepper, then serve.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE & RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Saute sausage, onion and red pepper until sausage is no longer pink and the onion, celery and red pepper has softened.
• Drain off fat.
• Put sausage mixture in a 2 quart ovenproof casserole.
• Stir in rice, soup mix and water.
• Bake, covered, at 325 F.
• for 1 hour.

BAKED RICE WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the sausage, celery, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil; add dry soup mix. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until the noodles are tender. Stir in canned soup, rice and sausage mixture; mix well. , Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 40 minutes. Toss bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over rice mixture. Bake, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until rice is tender. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

HEARTY SAUSAGE & RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook the sausage in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until it's well browned, stirring often to separate meat. Pour off any fat.
• Add the mushrooms, celery, pepper, onion, thyme, marjoram and seasoning packet from the rice blend to the skillet and cook until the vegetables are tender-crisp.
• Stir the sausage mixture, stock, soup, rice blend and 1/2 cup cheese in a 3-quart shallow baking dish. Cover the baking dish.
• Bake at 375°F for 1 hour or until the sausage is cooked through and the rice is tender. Stir the sausage mixture before serving. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
• Tip: For an extra-special touch, substitute 1 package (8 ounces) baby portobello mushrooms, sliced, for the sliced mushrooms.

CREAMY SAUSAGE & RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Fry sausage; crumble and drain on paper towels.
• Remove all but about 1 tablespoon sausage grease; add onions and mushrooms and sauté till onions are wilted.
• In another pan, melt butter; stir in flour.
• Stir in cream and chicken broth, stirring until thickened.
• Add seasonings to simmering sauce.
• Add the sausage, onions and mushrooms to the sauce.
• Add wild rice mix with package of seasonings to the sauce mixture. (If using plain wild rice mixture, you may want to adjust the dried spices added to the sauce.) Stir well.
• Pour into a greased 1 1/2-2-quart casserole dish.
• Cover and bake for 50 minutes at 350°.
• Remove cover and sprinkle with almonds.
• Return to oven for about 10 minutes to toast almonds.

SAUSAGE RICE & ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix ingredients one at a time in this order. Soup, cottage cheese, oregano, salt, garlic powder, rice, sausage and zucchini.
• Pour into a 9x13 pan and press down into the pant.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Sprinkle grated cheese on and bake for 15 minute longer.

SAUSAGE & RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together in a 9 X 13 pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes.
• Sprinkle with shredded cheese as soon as comes out of oven.
• This is good served with a salad and French bread.