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Southwest Chicken Sausage & Rice Skillet
Southwest Chicken Sausage & Rice Skillet

Southwest Chicken Sausage & Rice Skillet

with Salsa Fresca & Lime Crema

Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamPublished on November 19, 2019

With the temperature outside nose-diving, we’re in search of a hearty one-pan meal that’ll stand up to the coldest of winter days. Enter this Southwest-inspired skillet supper. The bold flavors will transport your taste buds and warm you from the inside out. There’s tender rice, bites of chicken sausage, and sautéed pepper and onion. It’s all topped with gooey melted cheese, fresh salsa, and a dollop of tangy lime crema. Need we say more?

Allergens:
Milk

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.

Total Time30 minutes
Prep Time
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

½ cup

Jasmine Rice

1 unit

Yellow Onion

1 unit

Long Green Pepper

1 unit

Roma Tomato

1 unit

Lime

4 tablespoon

Sour Cream

(Contains: Milk)

9 ounce

Italian Chicken Sausage Mix

1 tablespoon

Southwest Spice Blend

1 unit

Chicken Stock Concentrate

½ cup

Pepper Jack Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

1 teaspoon

Hot Sauce

Not included in your delivery

2 teaspoon

Vegetable Oil

1 teaspoon

Olive Oil

1 tablespoon

Butter

(Contains: Milk)

Salt

Pepper

Nutrition Values

/ per serving
Energy (kJ)3264 kJ
Calories780 kcal
Fat41 g
Saturated Fat18 g
Carbohydrate65 g
Sugar10 g
Dietary Fiber3 g
Protein36 g
Cholesterol180 mg
Sodium1590 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

Zester
Small pot
Small Bowl
Large Pan

Instructions

Cook Rice and Prep
1

Adjust rack to top position and heat broiler to high or oven to 500 degrees. Wash and dry all produce. In a small pot, combine rice, ¾ cup water (1½ 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. Meanwhile, halve, peel, and thinly slice onion. Core, deseed, and dice green pepper. Dice tomato. Zest and quarter lime (quarter both limes for 4).

Make Crema and Salsa
2

In a small bowl, combine sour cream, lime juice to taste, and a pinch of salt. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. In a separate small bowl, combine tomato, a drizzle of olive oil, a pinch of salt, and lime juice and zest to taste.

Cook Sausage and Veggies
3

Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large, preferably ovenproof, pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, 1-2 minutes. Add onion, green pepper, and Southwest Spice. Cook, stirring, until veggies are lightly browned and sausage is cooked through, 5-7 minutes.

Add Rice
4

Add cooked rice, stock concentrate, 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings), and ¼ cup water (⅓ cup for 4) to pan. Stir to thoroughly combine. TIP: If pan isn’t ovenproof, transfer mixture now to a baking dish.

Broil Dish
5

Top sausage mixture with pepper jack. Broil or bake until cheese is bubbly, 2-3 minutes.

Serve
6

Top broiled sausage mixture with salsa and crema. Drizzle with hot sauce if desired. Serve with any remaining lime wedges on the side.

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