Sausage Vegetable Pilaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 cup dried porcini mushrooms or 1/2 cup other dried mushroom, your choice (1/2 oz)
    3/4 cup water
    1 (6 1/2 ounce) packet seven whole grains and sesame pilaf mix (for breakfast, lunch or dinner) or (6 1/8 ounce) box rice pilaf mix
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1 lb Italian turkey sausage link, cut into 3/4 inch slices
    1 large onion, cut in eights
    3/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    2 cloves garlic, crushed
    1/2 lb button mushroom, quartered
    1/2 cup shredded carrot
    1/2 cup chopped parsley
    1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Preparation
    Soak dried mushrooms in warm water is small bowl until softened about 15 minutes Prepare pilaf mix according to package directions.
    Heat 1 tbsp oil in large nonstick skillet.
    Add sausages; saute 8-10 minutes or until browned.
    Remove to paper towel to drain.
    In same skillet, heat remaining oil.
    Add onion, rosemary and salt; saute for 6 minutes until softened.
    Add garlic and saute for 2 minutes.
    Drain dried mushrooms through fine mesh sieve lined with paper towel and reserve liquid.
    Rinse mushrooms and chop.
    Add dried and button mushrooms and carrots to skillet, saute for 4 minutes until mushrooms are softened.
    Return sausage to skillet.
    Add reserved mushroom liquid.
    Bring to boil, cook about 5 minutes or until most of liquid is evaporated.
    Add cooked pilaf to skillet with parsley and pepper.
    Toss until well combined and heated through.

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