Chipotle Sausage and Rice

This is a recipe that I made up as I went LOL. I had gotten a BUNCH of Johnsonville chipotle and monterey jack chicken sausage because I got it for $.99 each. Everyone loved it and I have made it several times since.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups uncooked rice
• 1 package Johnsonville chipotle and monterey jack chicken sausage, sliced
• 1 cup corn
• 1 can black beans, drained
• 2 cans tomato sauce
• 1 can rotel, drained
• 1/4 c onion, diced
• salt
• pepper
• cumin
• chili powder

Directions:

1. Cook rice in separate pot according to directions on package.  This should yield 4 cups of cooked rice.  Do all other steps while the rice is cooking.
2. Use a skillet to cook the sausage and onion about 5-10 mins.
3. Once the sausage is cooked add the corn, beans, rotel, and tomato sauce.
4. Add salt, pepper, cumin, and chili powder, all to taste (can add more or less to change how hot/spicy you would like it)
5. Stir and bring to a simmer.
6. When the rice is done, pour everything in the skillet over the rice and stir.
7. Serve and enjoy.

Enjoy ~

New Progresso Kitchen Favorites

Progresso has come out with a new item called Progresso Kitchen Favorites.  They are found in the packaged dinner section of your local grocery store.  My Harris Teeter had a promo running last week where if you bought 2 you saved $3.  Well, I also had $.75 off of 1 coupons, that would double to $1.50 off.  They were $3.99 each, so $7.98 for 2, but with the promo and coupons I got them both for $1.98, which is great, because with a family of 6 we usually need 2 boxes for something like this!!  I bought 4 boxes total (went on 2 different days).  I bought the Chicken Marsala and the Basil Chicken.

I have to admit, when I took everything out of the box, I was worried that it wouldn't be enough for all of us (especially the pasta), but once it was all cooked it was more then enough!  The directions were very easy to follow.  It comes with the breading, seasoning mix, pasta, and the Marsala wine in the box, I just had to add chicken (and mushrooms, they are optional, but you have to have mushrooms with chicken marsala!).  It only took 20-30 minutes to cook the whole dinner.

I served it with broccoli and cheese on the side. (I know my veggie serving is small...but since I serve myself last I get what is left!).  I got the broccoli for only $.19 too!  It was $2.39 for 1, on sale for BOGO (buy one get one free).  The way Harris Teeter does their BOGO is they charge you half price for each item, so they were $1.19 each, then I had a $.50 off of 1 coupon, that doubled to $1 off, making it just $.19!!  SO I paid a total of $2.17 for the 2 Progresso boxes and the broccoli and cheese!

Dinner was delicious and everyone loved it...even my picky eaters!!!  I can't wait to try the Basil Chicken one now, especially now that I know 2 boxes will be enough for all of us.  Definitely something I will buy again, if I find another great deal on it!