Sausage Paella Recipe

Summary

Cooking Time1 Hr 25 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexHealthyServings8
CuisineCourse
MethodDish
SpecialityMain Ingredient
Interest GroupHealthy

Ingredients

 Sweet italian sausages6 (Salad oil - 2 tablespoons)
 Green peppers2 Small (Salad oil - 2 tablespoons)
 Onion1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), chopped (Salad oil - 2 tablespoons)
 Garlic1 Clove (5gm), crushed (Salad oil - 2 tablespoons)
 Bay leaf1/2 (Salad oil - 2 tablespoons)
 Paprika2 Teaspoon (Salad oil - 2 tablespoons)
 Salt1 Teaspoon (Salad oil - 2 tablespoons)
 Long-grain white rice - 2 cups
 Tomatoes - 1 can (1 pound, 12 ounce), un-drained
 Chicken broth1 Can (10oz), condensed (Salad oil - 2 tablespoons)
 Water - as needed

Directions

GETTING READY
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

MAKING
2. In a heavy 6-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat and brown sausages; remove and keep aside.
3. In the same Dutch oven containing dripping, add green pepper, onion, garlic and bay leaf; stir and sauté over medium heat for 5 minutes until onion is tender.
4. Stir in paprika, salt and rice; stir and cook for 10 minutes until rice is lightly browned and coated with paprika.
5. Drain tomatoes and reserve liquid into 4-cup measuring cup.
6. Add chicken broth and enough water to tomato liquid to make 4 cups; mix well.
7. Add drained tomatoes to the Dutch oven and bring the contents to just boiling.
8. Remove the Dutch oven from heat.

FINALISING
9. Into a 3-quart casserole, turn over the contents from the Dutch oven and arrange sausages on the top in spoke-fashion.
10. Cover and bake for 1 hour until the rice absorbs all liquid.

SERVING
11. Garnish with parsley, if desired.
12. Serve Sausage Paella in a shallow soup plate.
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