Easy Smoked Sausage Skillet

This is an easy, throw together, one skillet meal on a week night.

Ingredients:

1/2 package of smoked sausage (diced)*
1/2 c. green pepper (chopped)
1/2 onion (chopped)
1 1/4c chicken broth
1 c. brown rice (or couscous, or quinoa)
1/8 t. cayenne pepper (more or less to suite you)
1/2 t smoked paprika
1 clove garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Brown sausage pieces in a skillet, then add green pepper and onion. Saute until onion is translucent, add garlic and cook a few seconds longer. Add broth, rice (or grains) and spices. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer on low until grains are cooked (look on package for cooking times). Salt and pepper to taste.


*Note on sausage-

I use Aldi's brand. Besides being inexpensive it is also slightly smaller (13 oz vs. 16 oz) than most brands. Eating less meat is a good thing and this is an easy way to cut down a bit. Also, I love Aldi's. Love, love, love it. They have some of the best produce in town, many of their products equal the quality and taste of name brands (I've experimented), and I used to work for a company that made their pancake syrup. They had the toughest standards we had to deal with. AND I love the fact that I can go there and get an entire cart load of groceries for $60.00!