Italian Pork Sausage & Kale Fried Rice
with Grape Tomatoes, Chili Flakes & Scallions
Cozy up with this irresistible and inventive Italian-style fried rice that hits the table in a speedy 30 minutes! Savory Italian pork sausage, fresh grape tomatoes, garlic, and kale come together for a colorful, flavor-packed dish that's as delicious as it is easy to make.
Ingredients
4 ounce
Kale
2 clove
Garlic
4 ounce
Grape Tomatoes
1 teaspoon
Chili Flakes
2 unit
Scallions
¾ cup
Jasmine Rice
9 ounce
Italian Pork Sausage
Not included in your delivery
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Olive Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
In a small pot, combine rice, 1¼ cups water (2¼ cups for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes.
Keep covered off heat until ready to use.
While rice cooks, wash and dry produce.
Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Halve tomatoes. Peel and mince or grate garlic.
Remove sausage* from casing if necessary; discard casing. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage, scallion whites, and as many chili flakes as you like. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until sausage is browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes.
Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Wipe out pan.
Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in same pan over medium heat; add tomatoes, garlic, kale, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring, until garlic is fragrant, 30 seconds.
Add 2 TBSP water (4 TBSP for 4 servings); cook, stirring occasionally, until kale wilts and water has evaporated, 1-2 minutes.
Stir sausage and rice into pan with veggies; cook, stirring frequently, until everything is combined, 1-2 minutes (if mixture seems dry, add a drizzle of olive oil). Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Divide fried rice between shallow bowls. Top with scallion greens and serve. TIP: If you like things spicy, sprinkle with as many remaining chili flakes as you like or drizzle with your favorite hot sauce.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the dish's flavor combination, though some found it needed more seasoning or a sauce for extra depth 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Customers appreciated how simple and quick this meal was to prepare, with easy cleanup as a bonus.
- Suggestions: Consider adding a sauce like soy or sweet soy glaze; some enjoyed it with Parmesan cheese or an egg mixed in.
- Portions: Several mentioned generous portions, with enough for leftovers that worked well in frittatas or on-the-go meals.
- Texture: For crispier rice, try cooking it separately first or using day-old rice before combining with other ingredients.
Reviews from our home cooks
This was a FLAVOR BOMB. Absolutely delicious. The only improvement would be adding a few minutes of cooking time at the end to get the crispy fried rice feel. Otherwise, fantastic dish.
In the top 3 and everything you'd want from a meal kit option. Good Portion, Easy Recipe, Great Taste. I hope to see this recipe pop up again!
What a surprise! I was afraid this might be bland as I was putting it together because there are so few ingredients. But it's great. Very tasty. This is a recipe I'll keep. Thanks!
This one actually surprised me! I'm not much of a kale fan but thought I'd give it a try. I did only put 1-2 the bag of kale in, and since I'm a spice girl all of the red pepper flakes. It was really good and I'd order this one again in a heartbeat.
Pleasantly surprised. Added a bell pepper and it needs lemon and more tomatoes but the lack of sauce ended up not being a factor with the tomatoes releasing their juice and the oil from the sausage.
Loved this! I served the rice on the side. Since I get meals for two and there's only me, I used the leftover kale & sausage mix for a frittata, yum!
Loved the kale. I had to clean out the pieces of stem. I guess that's normal for Kale. A little spice. I like that. I thinned some sour cream to put on top. I think that was a good choice.
Really good! I didn't use the red chili pepper flakes. I was nervous it would make it spicy and my daughter eats these meals with me.
Loved every thing in the entire dish. The contrasts in the ingredients & texture makes it tasty & interesting!
Absolutely delicious! My husband and I loved this. It has good portion size and wonderful flavor.
