Quick cajun skillet
Quick cajun skillet recipe in the casserole category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 cup long grain rice
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, about 1 cup chopped
- 1 large green bell pepper, about 1 1/2 cup chopped
- 8 ounces turkey kielbasa
- 2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon cajun style seasoning blend
- 1, 14 1/2 ounce, can diced seasoned tomatoes
- 1, 8 ounce, can no salt added tomato sauce
- 1, 15 ounce, can red kidney beans
Recipe method:
- Bring 2 cups of unsalted water to a boil in a 2 quart saucepan.
- Add the rice, cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil on medium in an extra deep 12 inch non stick skillet.
- Peel and coarsely chop the onion, adding it to the skillet as you chop.
- Rinse and seed the bell pepper and cut it into bite size pieces.
- Add it to the skillet.
- Raise the heat to medium high.
- Cut the kielbasa link in half lengthwise.
- Cut each half into 1/4 inch slices, adding them to the skillet as you cut.
- Cook, stirring frequently, for 2 minutes or until the onions are tender and begin to brown.
- While the sausage cooks, add the garlic and cajun seasoning.
- Stir in the tomatoes and tomato sauce.
- Reduce the heat to medium low.
- Rinse and drain the beans and add them to the skillet.
- Stir and simmer until the beans are hot.
- Serve at once over a bed of hot steamed rice.
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