Creole-Style Skillet Dinner

Enjoy this hearty kielbasa sausage, rice and vegetable skillet recipe - perfect for a 30-minute Creole-style dinner!

Prep: 30 min | Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, chopped (3/4 cup)
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/2 pound fully cooked kielbasa sausage, cut lengthwise into fourths, sliced
• 3 large tomatoes, chopped (2 1/2 cups)
• 1 cup Progresso® chicken broth (from 32 ounce carton)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked instant rice
• Red pepper sauce, if desired

Instructions

1. Spray 12 inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat.
2. Add onion, garlic and bell pepper to skillet. Cover; cook for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring once, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
3. Stir in kielbasa, tomatoes, broth, salt and Cajun seasoning. Heat to boiling; stir in rice. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until rice is tender.
4. Fluff with fork before serving.
5. Serve with pepper sauce.

Notes

Boost the fiber to 4 grams per serving by using instant brown rice instead of the white rice. Just increase the cooking time by 5 minutes.

Nutrition

Per serving: Calories 390 (Calories from Fat 150), Total Fat 17g (Saturated Fat 6g, Trans Fat 0g ), Cholesterol 35mg Sodium 1150mg Total Carbohydrate 47g (Dietary Fiber 3g Sugars 7g), Protein 13g

% Daily Value*: Vitamin A25%; Vitamin C30%; Calcium 4% Iron15%

Exchanges: 2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat; Carbohydrate Choices: 3

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Betty Crocker