Baked Rice Amongst Sausage, Peppers, & Corn

Arborio rice brings wonderful creaminess to this delicious Baked Rice amongst Sausage, Peppers, & Corn. It reheats beautifully, as well as thence larn inward ahead to guide keep on mitt for those busy nights!

Are you lot familiar amongst Arborio rice? I've late discovered that I am a waaaaaaay bigger fan of Arborio rice than 'regular' white rice. Traditionally used to brand the coveted-creamy risotto, Arborio rice sure enough doesn't ask to live on relegated soley to risotto duty!

It also brings fabulous creaminess to other rice dishes as well as casseroles, similar my new-favorite Baked Rice amongst Sausage, Peppers, & Corn.

I flora the starting signal for this totally delicious from-the-oven Baked Rice amongst Sausage, Peppers, & Corn dish inward a magazine. I was directly inward dearest amongst the baked-rice-casserole concept, but non inward dearest amongst roughly of the training steps as well as halt result. So I laid nearly making my ain version that was a chip easier to prep as well as fifty-fifty tastier on the plate.

I'm happy to nation this semi-original version is at nowadays a household unit of measurement favorite! Probably needless to say, it makes real frequent appearances on our dinner table.

Baked Rice amongst Sausage, Peppers, & Corn reheats beautifully too, which way I tin brand a large pan, or create it inward advance, to guide keep on mitt for busy nights. Just warm roughly upwards for those busy nights, as well as a delicious dinner is on the tabular array inward a thing of minutes.

Now, piece this recipe calls for fresh corn on-the-cob ... which I adore ... for a quicker fix, or when corn on-the-cob is out of season, thawed frozen corn tin sure enough accept its place.

'Regular' white rice tin sure enough live on used every bit well, but I encourage you lot to become for Arborio rice inward this Baked Rice amongst Sausage, Peppers, & Corn dish. It lends a creamy texture that only won't guide house amongst 'regular' white rice. {I've tried.}

Now ... I'm off to the farmer's attain stand upwards downwards the route to take in roughly fresh corn on-the-cob to whip upwards a large ol' pan of this Baked Rice amongst Sausage, Peppers, & Corn! Hopefully, it'll terminal us a dyad of days ... but given my husband's appetite as well as dearest for this dish, I highly doubtfulness it volition larn inward by i night.

Baked Rice amongst Sausage, Peppers, & Corn
Source: Adapted from Marthastewart.com
(Printable recipe)

Ingredients

1 lb. spicy or sugariness Italian sausage, or bratwurst
2 T. extra-virgin olive oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, finely minced
1 large red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 1/2 c. Arborio rice
3 c. chicken broth
2 ears fresh corn, shucked as well as kernels cutting off the cob {or nearly two c. frozen corn, thawed}
1 tsp. Old Bay cajun seasoning
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
3 T. chopped cilantro

Directions

Pierce sausages all over on all sides amongst the tip of a knife. Heat olive stone oil inward a skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausages as well as cook, turning often, until browned, nearly five - vi minutes. Transfer sausages to a 9x13" baking dish coated amongst non-stick cooking spray. {Once sausages guide keep rested a few minutes, cutting inward halves or thirds, if desired.}
To the same skillet, add together onion, garlic, as well as blood-red pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until onion is softened, nearly two - iii minutes. Add rice; stir as well as create for 1 minute, ensuring all grains larn coated amongst olive stone oil from the pan.
Add chicken broth, corn, Old Bay, salt, as well as pepper. Bring to a boil.
Carefully pour hot rice mixture over sausages inward the baking dish. Cover tightly amongst aluminum foil as well as bake at 375 degrees until rice is tender as well as has absorbed the chicken broth, nearly thirty - 35 minutes.
After removing from the oven, allow stand upwards nearly five minutes earlier serving. Sprinkle laissez passer on amongst chopped cilantro.

Enjoy!

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