posted by Terrytx 05-16-101 6:55 AM
* Exported from MasterCook *
Fiery Chipotle Rice and Sausage
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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Tex-Mex Turkey
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 pound sweet turkey Italian sausage (about 5 links)
1 teaspoon olive oil
cooking spray
1 (16 ounce) package frozen pepper stir-fry with yellow, green, and red peppers and onions, thawed (such as Birds Eye)
1 cup uncooked converted rice
3/4 cup thinly sliced celery
1 teaspoon dried thyme
3/4 teaspoon sugar
1 (14.5 ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can beef broth
1 to 2 drained canned chipotle chilies in adobo sauce, minced
Remove the casings from the sausage. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add sausage; cook 7 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble. Remove from pan, and drain.
Add the pepper stir-fry mix and the remaining ingredients to the pan, and bring mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until the rice is tender. Remove from heat, and stir in sausage. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 cup) 323 cal, 9.8g fat, 21.8g pro, 35.3g carb, 75mg chol, 872mg sod.
Source: Cooking Light-3/01
NOTES : Don't be tempted to skip the 10 minutes of standing time in this recipe; it's necessary for the rice to soak up all the flavorful juices.