Chicken Sausage With Rice And Peas Recipes

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH SAUSAGE AND SNAP PEAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat a large cast-iron pan over medium heat. Add enough olive oil to lightly coat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with the back of a wooden spoon or spatula, until cooked through and no longer pink, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a plate and set aside.
• Add the mushrooms to the pan. Sear until golden brown on all sides, about 3 minutes. Remove from the pan and add to the sausage. Add the onion and cook, stirring and scraping up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan, about 2 minutes. Add about two-thirds of the minced garlic and cook until the onions and garlic are translucent, about 3 more minutes. Add the celery and zucchini and cook, stirring. until just tender, about 3 more minutes. Add the chicken broth and wine. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until the mixture reduces by half, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the sausage and mushrooms back to the pan and stir in the thyme leaves. Taste and season with salt.
• Meanwhile, prepare the chicken: Season the chicken generously with salt. Stuff the center cavity with the lemon half, whole garlic and thyme bundle. Tie the legs together with kitchen twine and tuck the wings under the body to ensure even cooking. Place the chicken on top of the sausage mixture in the pan. Roast until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F in the deepest part of the thigh, about 45 minutes. Allow to rest for about 10 minutes.
• For the snap peas: Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil. Add salt until it tastes like sea water. Fill a large bowl with ice and water and add a few hearty pinches of salt. Set aside.
• Drop the snap peas into the boiling water and cook until bright green and tender but still slightly crisp, about 1 minute. Immediately transfer the snap peas with a strainer or spider to the ice bath. Strain from the water once cool.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and coat with olive oil. Add the shallots and cook, stirring, until just tender, about 2 minutes. Add the remaining minced garlic and cook, stirring, until translucent, about 2 minutes more. Add the snap peas. Season with salt and cook, stirring, until the snap peas are hot, about 3 minutes. Add the mint and toss to combine.
• Carve the chicken. Transfer the sausage mixture to a serving bowl and serve with the carved chicken on top. Serve the snap peas alongside.

CHICKEN SAUSAGES WITH PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, saute onion and peppers in oil until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in sausages; heat through.

CHICKEN WITH RICE & PEAS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a very large non-stick frying pan and cook the onions for 5 mins or until soft. Meanwhile, coat the chicken thoroughly with the thyme, curry powder and allspice. Add to the pan and briefly brown the chicken, then tip in the tomatoes, chilli, garlic and bouillon. Pour over 450ml water, cover and simmer for 30 mins or until the chicken is tender.
• Meanwhile, tip the rice into a medium-sized pan with the onion, garlic, thyme and bouillon. Pour in 600ml water, cover and cook for 25 mins or until the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is tender. Check toward the end of the cooking time to ensure it isn't starting to catch on the pan. Stir in the beans and heat through. If you're following our Healthy Diet Plan, serve half the rice with half the chicken (saving the leftovers for a second meal later in the week). Otherwise you can serve four portions, scattered with a few extra thyme leaves, if you like.

SZECHUAN CHICKEN, PEPPERS, AND PEAS ON RICE

Steps:

• Place rice in a saucepan and cover with water. Mix with your fingers until water is cloudy; drain. Repeat once more. Add 1 1/2 cup water and 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil; cook for 1 minute. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until water is absorbed, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat and uncover.
• Mix remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, chicken breasts, and cornstarch together in a bowl.
• Set a wok or large skillet over high heat and add oil. Add chicken, sugar snap peas, and red bell pepper. Cook, without stirring, for 1 minute. Stir or toss until chicken is lightly browned, about 4 minutes.
• Whisk soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, garlic, sugar, and chili garlic sauce together in a bowl. Pour into the wok. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Divide rice among 4 plates. Top with chicken and sauce. Garnish with green onions.

SAUSAGE & CHICKPEA SKILLET

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook sausage until no longer pink; drain. Remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, saute the onion, green pepper, celery, carrot and garlic in olive oil for until vegetables are tender, 3-4 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, chickpeas, tomato paste, sugar, Italian seasoning, pepper flakes and sausage. , Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered until heated through, 4-6 minutes.

CHICKEN WITH HOT ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND RICE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir broth with saffron, salt and chili flakes. Set aside to allow flavors to blend. Cut chicken into bite-size pieces, and slice sausages into 1/2-inch rounds. Remove peas from freezer and set on counter.
• In a pressure cooker,over medium-high heat, add chicken, sausages, garlic and onion. Cook, stirring constantly, until chicken is no longer pink from 3-5 minutes. Add peppers and tomatoes. Cook stirring often, until peppers start to soften and tomatoes start to break down, about 3 mintes. Add uncooked rice, then pour broth mixture over top.
• Lock lid of pressure cooker in place. Following directions for your cooker, bring up to full pressure over high heat. Once it as reached maximum pressure, reduce heat to medium-low to maintain even pressure and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow pressure to drop naturally for 5 minutes. Remove lid and stir in peas and sprinkle with parsley, if using. Heat from sauce will cook peas. Serve with thick slices of crusty bread.
• NO PRESSURE COOKER? Follow recipe but use a large wide bottom saucepan. Once you have added uncooked rice and poured broth mixture over top, stir to combine. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat to medum-low. Cover and cook for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid is absorbed.
• Remove pan from heat. Stir in peas and sprinkle with chopped parsley.