Italian Sausage with Garlic Broccoli and White Rice
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Cost
- $16.00
- Nutrition
- 610 cal · 34g protein
- budget
🍳 1 pan · Picky-eater safe bet: plain rice
Italian Sausage with Garlic Broccoli and White Rice is a Italian weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 35 minutes, for around $16 in groceries. You'll need 1 pan, and the 9 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain rice works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Garlic bread (10 min)
Cookware you'll need
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Ingredients
- 1¼ lb Italian sausage links
- 2 lb Fresh broccoli
- 1½ cups White rice
- 6 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 count Lemon
- 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Steps
- Cook white rice according to package directions using chicken broth instead of water.
- While rice cooks, slice Italian sausage into 1-inch rounds and cook in a skillet over medium-high heat for 7-9 minutes until browned and 160°F inside. Remove and set aside.
- Cut broccoli into florets. In the same skillet, add olive oil and minced garlic, sauté for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add broccoli florets and cook for 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender-crisp.
- Return sausage to skillet and mix with broccoli. Squeeze fresh lemon juice over top and season with salt and pepper.
- Serve sausage and broccoli mixture over cooked white rice.
- Make ahead: cook the rice and slice the sausage and broccoli up to 2 days ahead and store in the fridge. Leftovers keep 3 days.
- Picky eater tip: serve plain sausage rounds and plain rice, with the broccoli on the side.
On the side: Garlic bread (10 min)
1 package frozen garlic bread
- Bake the garlic bread as the package directs, about 10 minutes, until golden.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 34 g
- Carbohydrates
- 51 g
- Fiber
- 3 g
- Sugar
- 1 g
- Fat
- 32 g
- Saturated fat
- 11 g
- Sodium
- 1,090 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
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