Jimmy Dean Mexican Rice With Sausage

Submitted by AmyZoe

"This is yummy inside of a flour tortilla and has all my favorites--beans, sausage, rice, and corn. The only ingredient I didn't have on hand that I won't leave out next time is the toasted pumpkin seeds (darn those homemade pumpkin seeds for getting eaten so quickly). I used chicken stock and threw my lime juice in at the beginning because I love the lime flavor. I also threw in the fresh cilantro toward the end of cooking time instead of to garnish. I added some cayenne pepper because I prefer more heat. Nice and hearty...and super simple."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Yields: 8 cups
• Serves: 10-12

ingredients

• 16 ounces Jimmy Dean sausage (regular flavor)
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
• 10 ounces frozen whole kernel corn, thawed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
• 10 ounces diced tomatoes and green chilies, with liquid
• 1 1⁄2 cups water or 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 15 ounces cooked black beans, drained and rinsed
• 4 thinly sliced green onions
• 1⁄2 cup pumpkin seeds, toasted
• sour cream
• shredded cheddar cheese
• 1⁄2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 lime, cut in eighths

directions

1. In a 3 or 4 quart saucepan, cook sausage and onion over medium-high heat, stirring frequently until meat is thoroughly cooked and no longer pink.
2. Add rice, corn, cumin, chili powder, tomatoes and green chilies, water or stock, and salt. Stir once to mix.
3. Bring to a boil.
4. Cover and reduce heat to low and simmer 25 minutes without stirring.
5. Gently stir in black beans.
6. Add green onions and garnish with pumpkin seeds, sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, cilantro, and lime.

Reviews

[Maeve R]

Great recipe! I just made it tonight. As every other cook does, I made some changes to suit my tastes. Instead of plain sausage I used beef chorizo. I bought green chile powder (yes, Virginia, there is such a thing) in Hatch NM last fall, so I threw that in, instead of cayenne and chiles. I used Pintos instead of Black beans, because i don't like black beans, (I think it's the color.) It was exceptionally tasty and now I have lunch and supper for a couple of days. Thanks AmyZoe for posting this.

 

[Love to Eat]

Made this tonight, good and easy.......it's in the "rotation". I used hot sausage instead of the cayenne. Also cooked some of the cilantro into the dish for flavor. The pumpkin seeds do add alot to the dish!!