Lemon Garlic Italian Sausage with Broccoli and White Rice
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Cost
- $16.00
- Nutrition
- 620 cal · 32g protein
- budget
🍳 1 pan · Picky-eater safe bet: plain rice
Lemon Garlic Italian Sausage with Broccoli and White Rice is a Italian weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 30 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 Florets
- 1½ cups White Rice
- 1 count Fresh Lemon
- 5 cloves Garlic Cloves
- 3 tbsp Olive Oil
- 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Steps
- Bring chicken broth to boil, add white rice, reduce heat and simmer for 15-18 minutes covered
- While rice cooks, slice Italian sausage into rounds and mince garlic
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook sausage 7-9 minutes until browned and 160°F inside, remove and set aside
- Add garlic to the same skillet, cook for 30 seconds until fragrant
- Add broccoli florets, sauté for 5 minutes until tender-crisp, season with salt and pepper
- Return sausage to skillet, squeeze fresh lemon juice over everything, toss to combine for 2 minutes
- Serve sausage and broccoli mixture over fluffy white rice
- Picky eater tip: serve plain rice with sausage rounds on the side, and leave the broccoli and lemon off their plate.
- Make ahead: slice the sausage and mince the garlic up to 2 days ahead and keep them covered in the fridge. Leftovers keep 3 days.
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
- 32 g
- Carbohydrates
- 62 g
- Fiber
- 5 g
- Sugar
- 2 g
- Fat
- 22 g
- Saturated fat
- 6 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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