Italian Sausage and Vegetable Rice Casserole
Italian Sausage and Vegetable Rice Casserole a fast and easy any day of the week Dinner recipe, full of veggies, sausage and Parmesan.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 431kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked rice*
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ onion (chopped)
- 3 Italian sausages (casing removed and broken into pieces)
- ½ cup sliced mushrooms
- ¾ cup peas (frozen)
- 3 artichokes chopped (frozen or very well drained jarred in oil)
- 1 tomato ripe (chopped seeds removed)
- 1 cup vegetable broth**
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- 2 tablespoons fresh chopped Italian parsley
- ¼-½ teaspoon salt (more or less to your liking)
- 1-2 dashes pepper or hot pepper flakes (if desired)
- ½ cup grated Parmesan Cheese
*1 cup dry rice (185 grams).
**Use either homemade broth, or low sodium broth, if using regular broth then don't add any salt until cooked (see instructions) then taste and add if necessary.
TOPPING
- 1½ tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350°.
- In a small bowl combine 3 tablespoons bread crumbs and 1 tablespoon melted butter. Sprinkle the mixture on the bottom of a medium sized Baking Dish and set aside.
- In a large saucepan melt the butter, add the chopped onion, sausage pieces and mushrooms, cook for approximately 5 minutes until golden, then add the peas, artichokes and tomato, mix to combine.
- Stir in the broth, oregano, parsley, salt and pepper (hot pepper flakes), cover slightly and cook on medium heat for approximately 15 minutes or until the vegetables are tender but mixture will remain a thick soup like constituency.
- While the mixture is cooking, cook the rice until al dente. Then drain well.
- Add the rice to the cooked veggies and combine, (at this point taste for salt, add if necessary) add the parmesan cheese and combine. Pour into the prepared baking dish and press down lightly. Top with dotted butter and parmesan cheese. Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until golden. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 431kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 977mg | Potassium: 546mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 817IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 195mg | Iron: 2mg