Holiday Rice Dressing
For some people, holiday meals are all about the sides! This sausage rice dressing makes the perfect side dish to add to your holiday spread. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 lb. pork breakfast sausage
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1 cup diced green bell pepper
- 1 cup diced celery
- 2 tbsp. minced garlic
- 8 oz. fresh mushrooms cleaned and largely diced
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp. poultry seasoning
- 5 cups cooked Cajun Country Rice
Instructions
- Preheat a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Add sausage, breaking into crumbles as it cooks.
- As sausage begins to brown, add onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic and mushrooms and continue sautéing until sausage is fully cooked.
- Mix in salt, pepper and poultry seasoning. Add broth and bay leaves, scraping the bottom of the pan to loosen any browned bits of flavor. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Stir in cooked rice, lower heat and let stand until rice absorbs any extra broth.
- Add any additional seasoning to taste and enjoy!
Notes
When cooking the rice ahead of time, it’s best to use slightly less water than
normal, leaving a little bite to it (or slightly al dente). This way, it can absorb the broth
in the final step of this recipe and avoid becoming overcooked or mushy.
normal, leaving a little bite to it (or slightly al dente). This way, it can absorb the broth
in the final step of this recipe and avoid becoming overcooked or mushy.