Brown rice stuffing made with Italian chicken sausage, celery, mushrooms, and onions. Serve this as a Thanksgiving side dish or you can even enjoy this as a meal. It's so good and naturally gluten free!
I've had my eye on this dish from my friend Julia's blog for quite a while. She calls it Riso Condito and when I finally got around to making it I was doing the happy dance in my kitchen and had to let her know how good it was! I made minor tweaks to her original recipe but for the most part I followed it pretty close. This reheats well the next day so you could make it the night before and heat it up when it's time to eat.
Use a good quality sweet Italian chicken or turkey sausage for this. If you can't find one, Julia calls for using two links of Italian pork sausage and ground turkey meat to make up the difference. To serve this as a main dish, double the portion. It would be 7 servings, 1 1/2 cups.
Chicken Sausage Brown Rice Stuffing with Celery and Mushrooms
Skinnytaste.com
Servings: 14 • Size: about 3/4 cup • Old Points: 2 pt • Points+: 3 pts
Calories: 106.9 • Fat: 3.2 g • Carbs: 16.4 • Fiber: 1.3 • Protein: 3.6 g • Sugar: 1.0
Sodium: 220 mg (without salt)
Adapted from Julia's Healthy Italian
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups brown rice
- 3 1/2 cups water
- 1 chicken bouillon (I used Knorr)
- 5 links raw sweet Italian chicken or turkey sausage (I used al fresco)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 6 celery stalks, chopped
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 16 oz sliced fresh mushrooms
- salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
Directions:
Cook brown rice in water and chicken bouillon according to package directions.
While the rice is cooking, in a large heavy saute pan cook chicken sausage on medium heat, breaking up the meat into small pieces as it cooks until the sausage is cooked through and is browned. Set aside on a dish.
Add olive oil to the pan and add the onion, sauté one minute, add the celery, salt and pepper to taste; cook about 12 minutes, until celery is soft.
Add the mushrooms to the pan, more salt and pepper if needed and cook, stirring 5 minutes, then cook covered for 2 minutes, or until the mushrooms have released their juice and are cooked through. Add the sausage and the cooked rice to the pan and mix well.
Makes 10 1/2 cups.
























Oh.my.yumminess.
ReplyDeleteThe only problem...how do I not eat the whole pan??? :)
I AGREE lISA I WAS GREAT....AND THE KIDS LOVES IT 2!
DeleteYour recipes are amazing Gina, thanks so much.
ReplyDeleteI'm in Ireland and Italian chicken/turkey sausages aren't freely available Could you use Chorizo and turkey mince instead of the italian sausage?How many grams of each?
Good heavens, nevermind Thanksgiving - this is MY definition of comfort food!
ReplyDeleteI will so have to try this. And try not to eat the entire thing all by myself.
And now, off to clean up this pile of drool on my keyboard ...
I love this recipe. I've made it before but added some chopped chicken with the sausage. Family loved it.
ReplyDeleteIs there something that would be easily substituted for the celery? It's one of three things that hubby refuses to eat. (I pick my battles) :)
ReplyDeleteI love cooking with turkey sausage - the lightness is right for me - even if my Grandmother is admonishing me in my dreams. I am going to give chicken sausage a whirl - could be fun to mix it up and I love this with the rice and vegetables. Comforting without all the calories...
ReplyDeleteThis looks fantastic! I love the thought of making it as an entire meal (not just a side dish) in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving...it will definitely get me in the holiday spirit :)
ReplyDeleteI made this for dinner and we loved it. I used a rice medley (brown/wild/heirloom red) that is from costco. I also used mild italian turkey sausages which is all the grocery store had. It was very delicious as a full meal. Thanks for sharing this:)
ReplyDeleteMmmmmm... a store opened up near me that makes their own sausage (including chicken sausage) I have yet to have a real reason to buy any when I visit but now I must! Yay!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great recipe! I love chicken sausage and rice together! This would make a great side for Thanksgiving, just skip the stuffing, well I don't know if I could do that! :) Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteWill someone please tell me how to print out this recipe, I don't need all the pictures. PLEASE
ReplyDeletei just did a lot of "copying and pasting" with this. i pre-opened my Word Document, then went back and forth with copying and pasting to the document. it got a little tricky since the whole thing (pix and all) wanted to "highlight" but i just worked my way DOWN with each sentence and now it is all on a word doc. i see you asked this question a while ago so you may have already figured it out, but thought i would tell ya anyway. good luck and enjoy! :O)
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DeleteClick "print friendly" under the last picture, then another page will come up and there will be a box that you can click to print without images.
Click "print friendly" under the last picture, then another page will come up and there will be a box that you can click to print without images.
ReplyDeleteI've been looking for a one-pan comfort food meal. I cannot wait to try this! One question, if I want to use loose (crumbled) sausage, how much should I use that translates to 5 links? 1 lb?
ReplyDeleteI have two links of sausage and some celery in my fridge I need to use, so I'll have to try this! Sounds - and looks - delicious!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to buy the alfresco and just slit the casing to remove the sausage to crumble.
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing but I don't like mushrooms. Is there another veggie that would work to replace them?
ReplyDeleteI believe it's about 13.4 oz of sausage. I no longer have the label. Package comes with 6 links.
ReplyDeleteI really felt the celery was crucial to this dish, maybe I would do fennel in it's place? It would change the flavor a bit but I could see it being tasty.
You could leave the mushrooms out if you really don't like them, but you'll have to adjust the n.i.
Fennel will give it a great taste. Use in mt stuffing every year since I don't like celery.
DeleteP.S. love your recipes. Just tried another one tonight and the family raved.
It just so happens that I have italian chicken sausages in the fridge and no plan for dinner...BINGO!
ReplyDeletethis is AMAZING!!!! best rice recipe I have ever had!! thanks!
ReplyDeleteoh a BTW- the celery and mushrooms taste really good in this... i don't like celery as well, but all the other flavors from the sausage and onions hide it! and i agree, celery plays a big role in this dish! simply delicious!
ReplyDeleteYUM, I love how healthy this is and feel like it would be a great side dish even to some simple chicken!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great meal for planovers. I don't like Italian sausage that much so I may just use ground turkey breast.
ReplyDeleteGina - so far we are loving your recipes! Just wish I had found them sooner...can't decide which one is next. I'm on WW, my son is not but he has enjoyed everything, just bigger portions.
Gina, making this for dinner tonight...I also love the option of adding this to ziplist. I signed up for it when you posted it on FB but I thought I had search for your recipies on there to get them into my receipie box. Pleasantly surprised to see that when I wanted to save this it went to ziplist...yeah! Makes things so much easier, even shopping!!!
ReplyDeleteI just found your website and I am BEYOND excited!!! I find healthy cooking a challenge and I'm currently calorie counting to lose a little weight. Your website just made it so much easier for me. I'm not a great cook, but your recipes look relatively simple and I'm very pumped to try and cook healthy meals for my family this week where we can feel satisfied!! Thank you SO MUCH!!!
ReplyDeleteI can't help but think this would be amazing stuffed into bell peppers as a main dish! Looks great - I can't wait to try it!!
ReplyDeleteJust finished making and eating this for dinner. One word--awesome...pretty easy to make and very, very easy to eat. A big hit and will defintely be on the regular dinner menu rotation. Got the applesauce in the crockpot and it smells heavenly...thanks Gina!!
ReplyDeleteWould this taste good with turkey or chicken sausage.
ReplyDeleteLooks great Gina. Can you suggest what to add to make up the missing sausageyness if I was to just use ground turkey?
ReplyDeleteI have been cooking light for myself and my husband is not usually as happy with my meals as I am, however, he absolutely loved this dish!!!
ReplyDeleteThis mushroom hater loves my mom's (very similar) stuffing recipe. I just cut everything really small. Thanks for sharing, Gina! Rice stuffing is often overlooked at thanksgiving, but it's my fave :)
ReplyDeleteThis was a huge success at my family dinner last night. I had just come back from a long weekend getaway and found this very easy to make and super delicious.
ReplyDeleteThanks for another addition to my recipe book, Gina!
I knew you would all like this, Julia never steers me wrong with her Mom's Sicilian recipes!!
ReplyDeleteJudy, I am so glad you like ziplist!! Isn't it great!
Simone, I bet it would be great in a stuffed pepper!
Craig, my friend Julia uses 2 pork sausage links and makes up the rest with ground turkey, smart idea!
Just wanted to chime in and say that I made this over the weekend and divided into servings for lunches this week. Delicious!
ReplyDeleteGina - Great recipe! Even my kids who hate brown rice loved it and went back for seconds. Every recipe I have tried from your site has been perfect and loved by family. The only change I made to this recipe was fresh garlic with the mushrooms! Yum!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Gina,
ReplyDeleteJust to be clear, this is 1 and 1/2 cups uncooked brown rice, correct?
Thanks,
Glori Of Food
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Fantastic Dish! I made it last night for my whole family and it was a hit! I did add a Tbsp of Italian Seasoning while cooking the veggies to give it a depth of flavor and I also added a cup of quartered seedless grapes after I removed it from the heat. Delicious!
ReplyDeleteYes, that is uncooked rice.
ReplyDeleteI too loved it and I thought it was a great way to prepare brown rice.
Sounds like a seriously awesome thanksgiving side dish...yum :)
ReplyDeleteOMGGGG!!!!! Just made this and it is ABSOULTELY delicious!!!!! Sooooo good. .Will be making this one again!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteEvery recipe I have tried of yours has been a hit and this is no exception. Thank you so much for enabling my love for cooking be compatible with losing weight. With three weeks on WW and your recipes I have lost 8.4 lbs and I don't feel deprived.
ReplyDeleteMade this last night...BIG hit with the whole fam. I used shitake mushrooms instead of plain jane...holy cow. YUMMY!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like an awesome stuffing, and gluten-free as well if you get the right broth and sausages.
ReplyDeleteI made it wrong and it was still delicious! I didn't catch that you were supposed to add the bouillon in so I actually made a cup of broth and added most of the broth at the end, it wasn't overly moist at all. I used sundried tomato and basil chicken sausage and I added sage. It was good without the sage, but I just can't make anything with only salt & pepper. Glad I ran past it!
ReplyDeleteThat looks delicious & easy! Can't wait to try!
ReplyDeleteHow many cups of cooked rice does the 1.5 cups dry yield? I'm going to take the easy way and just use a frozen steam bag of brown rice. Thanks for another yummy recipe to add to my collection :)
ReplyDeleteI don't recall, funny because I did measure. I want to guess 3 cups but it may be more.
ReplyDeleteI took the easy way out and cooked up some Uncle Bens Cook in Bag brown rice. It is 2 cups cooked. I still go by the higher points for the verison with more rice rather than figure it all out myself. I just cooked it in some veggie broth I had left over and used it. Second time I have made it. It is better the second day!
ReplyDeleteINSANE!!!!!! I have no other words!!!! This recipe CANNOT be improved on so don't waste any time trying please!!! Enjoy this savory dish as is!!! I had to get off the phone with Gina so I could focus on eating this without distraction! So simple to make and definitely plan for leftovers as it makes a good amount (and I used only half the amount of rice)! Home run!!!
ReplyDeleteJudy, whatever works for you!
ReplyDeletelol, glad you liked it Raquel!!
I made this, super good of course. The next time I am going try it by replacing half of the celery with chopped fennel or in place of. I am not a huge celery fan, but couldn't even taste it.
ReplyDeleteOMG!!! I just made this and it is absolutely delicious, I hope I get to see more recipes with brown rice,i'm going to freeze this in 1-cup portions if not i'll eat it all, thanks Gina
ReplyDeleteThis recipe is AMAZING!!! My family gobbled it up and now keep begging me to make it again & again!!
ReplyDeleteMade this again tonight for about the 3rd time since I saw it! I added some salad olives about 1/4 cup at the end when it was time to mix it all together. Added some good flavor and color. This is such a good meal!! Thanks again Gina
ReplyDeleteThis was really good! I couldn't wait to eat the leftovers. I am going to try it with quicker cooking rice next time.
ReplyDeleteDo you think apples would be a good addition, maybe take out the mushrooms?
ReplyDeleteI tried this for supper. It was delicious!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for such a good and tasty recipe
Excellent recipe, a big it at our house...again! Every time I make something from your website, it goes over well.
ReplyDeleteI just made this last night and it was delicious! Since it's just my roommate and me at home, we had tons of leftovers and I was able to bring the rest to work with me to share with my fellow teachers for lunch today. It ended up tasting even better reheated!
ReplyDeleteThis is my first Skinny taste recipe. A friend instisted I make this, i didnt think it even looked good, but it was Amazing!! Cant wait to try more recipes.
ReplyDeleteI just made this last night (my first Skinny Taste recipe too!)but really needed to doctor this up. I have to have garlic in everything so I added that with the veggies, along with crushed fennel and rosemary. I also added 1 shredded zucchini,, (to up the veggies)and a handful of shredded carrot for color. I also deglazed the pan with a little white wine to punch up the flavor and a tad of lite soy to beef up the mushroom flavor. Then before i added in the rice, I decided I wanted more liquid so I threw in a can of diced tomatoes. I loved the brown rice and also the fact that I didn't eat pasta with my sausage for a change. Sorry......it was just OK.
ReplyDeleteABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! I absolutely hate celery but this was delicious! I used Turkey sausage and it came out wonderful! Definitely a staple to our menu from now on!
ReplyDeleteWould you consider this to be the main dish? If so, or if not, what else would you have to accompany this?
ReplyDeleteAlso, would you need any kind of liquid to not make dry, or is not dry?
DeleteI am so desperate to try this but I'm in Australia and finding the sausage meat will be difficult. Could you recommend any herbs/spices I could just throw in with some ground chicken or turkey. (debbie - email: chajamabi@hotmail.com)
ReplyDeleteJust made this tonight. It was DELICIOUS! Didn't change anything from the recipe. I had no idea healthy could taste so good!
ReplyDeleteThis recipe is just delicious!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI used ground chicken and spiced it up to give it a sausage taste using paprika, garlice powder, fennel seed, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Absolutely wonderful! Thank you Gina!
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