Spanish Chicken, Rice & Sausage

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 8 (5 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic
• 2 medium green peppers, seeded and diced
• 1 1/2 lbs low-fat kielbasa
• 4 cups water
• 4 teaspoons low-sodium instant chicken bouillon granules
• 1/8 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 tablespoon hungarian paprika
• 1 teaspoon basil leaves
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 2 cups long-grain rice, uncooked
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen green peas

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 spray 9x13x2-inch glass casserole with non-stick cooking spray.
• 3 cut sausage into small bite-size pieces.
• 4 spray frying pan with non-stick cooking spray and preheat on medium-high heat.
• 5 saute onions, garlic, peppers and sausage.
• 6 add to casserole dish.
• 7 sprinkle mushrooms over sausage layer.
• 8 add rice, chicken bouillon, basil, curry powder, paprika, rice and green peas.
• 9 gently stir to mix ingredients.
• 10 in preheated frying pan sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, saute chicken on high heat until sealed on all sides, about 3-4 minutes.
• 11 remove chicken and place in casserole on top of rice.
• 12 cover casserole and bake 35-40 minutes.
• 13 reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.
• 14 uncover casserole and continue cooking an additional 20-30 minutes until rice and chicken are tender and all water has been absorbed by rice.
• 15 serve hot.
• 16 note: if you like hot& spicy dishes, add 1/2-1 tsp.
• 17 crushed red pepper flakes to rice mixture.