Description

This is a wonderful casserole for a weekight dinner when you want some great comfort food. This dish, which starts in the skillet and finishes in the oven, is an all in one meal that everyone in your family will enjoy. It is cheesy and creamy, but the cre

Ingredients

• 1 T. olive oil
• 1 lb. pre-cooked Italian chicken sausage, similar to Kielbasa, cut into bite-sized pieces (turkey could be used too)
• 1 small yellow onion, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 2 gloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 t. salt, or to taste
• 1/2 t. black pepper, or to taste
• 1/4 t. cayenne pepper
• 1 c. long grain white rice –uncooked
• 1 3/4 c. chicken stock
• 1/2 c. sour cream
• 1 1/2 c. cheddar cheese, shredded

Steps

1. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a large non-stick skillet that is also oven-safe (if you don’t have an oven safe skillet, just transfer everything to an oven-safe baking dish), heat 1/2 tablespoon olive oil. Add in the chicken sausage and saute for about five minutes.
3. Remove sausage from pan and add more oil if needed. Add in onion, red pepper and green pepper and continue cooking until the peppers and onions are tender. Add in garlic and cook for a minute or two longer, or until fragrant. Season everything with salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper.