Quick Italian Skillet Dinner
10 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
6
Servings
Dinner in 30 minutes and only one pot to clean! Combine Italian sausage with peppers, onions, diced tomatoes, vegetable juice and rice for a meal that is better than anything you’d make from a box!
Ingredients
- 1 pound Italian sausage
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1 medium onion, chopped
1 can Red Gold® Canned Diced Tomatoes 14.5 oz
2 cups Red Gold® Canned Vegetable Juice 46 oz
- 1 1/2 cups instant rice
- 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
Step one
In large skillet cook sausage until no longer pink, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain off excess fat. Add green bell pepper and onion; cook until crisp.
Step two
Add diced tomatoes and vegetable juice; cook and stir until mixture boils. Remove from heat and stir in rice.
Step three
Cover and let stand 6 to 8 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
Step four
Sprinkle with cheese; cover and let stand until cheese is melted.
Cooking Hint
Yields differ between regular rice and instant rice. One cup of uncooked regular rice equals 3 cups cooked and 1 cup of instant rice equals 2 cups cooked.
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