Smoked Sausage and Rice - easy one pot dinner!

The smoked sausage is the trick here to get great flavour into this quick one pot dinner. Tastes like Jambalaya, minus the cajun flavours, and much faster to make. Everybody loves this!

I used kransky sausages but you can use any smoked sausages you want, including chorizo. You can even use raw sausages - see Note 1! Also feel free to use other vegetables - anything that can hold up to 20 minutes on the stove.

Ingredients

3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

5 garlic cloves , finely minced

2 onions (medium), chopped (or 1 large)

1 yellow capsicum , cut into 1.5cm / 1" squares

1 red capsicum , cut into 1.5cm / 1" squares

400 g/ 14oz (~3) kransky or other smoked sausages , sliced 0.5cm thick / 1/4" thick

3/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

3/4 tsp smoked paprika (sub normal paprika)

1 1/2 cup long grain white rice , uncooked (Note 2 other rices)

2 1/2 cups chicken stock/broth , low sodium (or veg stock)

2 cups frozen peas , thawed

2 tbsp parsley , chopped (optional)

Instructions

Cook sausage: Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large heavy based pot over medium high heat. Add sausages and cook until golden. Remove with a slotted spoon.

Cook onion and garlic: Add remaining 1 tbsp oil. Add garlic and onion, cook for 2 minutes. Add capsicum and cook for 2 minutes until onion is translucent.

Add rice and liquid: Add rice, chicken stock, paprika, salt, pepper and the sausage. Stir, bring to boil, then reduce heat to low so it's simmering very gently.

Cover and cook: Cover with lid, cook 20 minutes.

Add peas and rest: Remove pot from stove. Working quickly, remove lid, add peas, then quickly put the lid back on. Rest 10 minutes - the residual heat with cook the peas.

Fluff and serve: Add parsley. Use a fork to fluff the rice. Serve immediately!

Notes

1. Smoked sausages - Any smoked sausage will work here. They are well seasoned