Spanish Chicken Rice Sausage


Perfect dish for company, your family or a covered-dish supper. It can be assembled several hours before dinner and popped into the oven about an hour before serving time. An easy one-dish meal you'll serve time and again. For a change, you can substitute shrimp for the chicken or sausage.

Steps


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray 9x13x2-inch glass casserole with non-stick cooking spray.
Cut sausage into small bite-size pieces.
Spray frying pan with non-stick cooking spray and preheat on medium-high heat.
Saute onions , garlic , peppers and sausage.
Add to casserole dish.
Sprinkle mushrooms over sausage layer.
Add rice , chicken bouillon , basil , curry powder , paprika , rice and green peas.
Gently stir to mix ingredients.
In preheated frying pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray , saute chicken on high heat until sealed on all sides , about 3-4 minutes.
Remove chicken and place in casserole on top of rice.
Cover casserole and bake 35-40 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.
Uncover casserole and continue cooking an additional 20-30 minutes until rice and chicken are tender and all water has been absorbed by rice.
Serve hot.
Crushed red pepper flakes to rice mixture.

Ingredients


boneless skinless chicken breasts, onions, garlic, green peppers, low-fat kielbasa, water, low-sodium instant chicken bouillon granules, curry powder, hungarian paprika, basil leaves, sliced mushrooms, long-grain white rice, frozen green peas