Smoked Sausage and Rice – quick one pot meal

This Sausage and Rice Casserole is a quick one pot dinner recipe that punches way above its weight in terms of effort vs results. Smoked sausage is the trick! It adds a ton of flavour that’s absorbed by the rice. I’ve used kransky, but any type will do – kielbasa, chorizo, etc.

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)