Smoked Sausage Veggie Saute Recipe
A Delicious Smoked Sausage Recipe!
Our Smoked Sausage Veggie Saute recipe is a thrown together smoked sausage recipe that is both healthy and delicious!
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I enjoy the flavor of smoked sausage and kielbasa, but the regular kind can be kind of fatty and greasy... and not so healthy. So lately, I've mostly been buying the turkey variety. But a couple weeks ago, I found a chicken smoked sausage and decided to try it for a change of pace. This recipe, which I paired with my favorite red quinoa, is the result!
Smoked Sausage Veggie Saute
Ingredients:
1 pkg smoked sausage, sliced
1/2 orange bell pepper, chopped
1/2 yellow or white onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 zucchini, quartered & sliced
6 or 7 baby bella mushrooms, quartered
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 to 2 T. olive oil
Splash of white wine
1 can diced tomatoes
1 cup red quinoa
2 to 3 T. chopped fresh cilantro and/or Italian parsley
Directions:
First, get the quinoa rinsed and starting cooking (use about 2.5 to 3 cups of water and simmer on medium high for about 20 minutes or so). Once everything else is prepped, start sautéing the sausage in a little olive oil, until nicely browned on both sides. Remove from pan and add in the veggies. Now sauté them until cooked and starting to brown slightly.
Add the sausage back in and then add the water from the can of tomatoes (but not the tomatoes), as well as a splash of white wine. Season with salt/pepper/other spices, as desired. Reduce the sauce and then turn the pan to warm until the quinoa is ready.
When the quinoa is mostly cooked, add in the drained diced tomatoes. Mix in half of the chopped fresh herbs. (Mix the other half of the herbs into the veggie saut´.
This combination of vegetables, flavorful sausage, herbs and chewy quinoa is excellent. It's got lots of nutritional value, very little fat and is super delicious! We'll make this one again and again...
Variations
- Use another type of sausage, or even cubed chicken/turkey
- Or... make it meatless or with sauteed tofu
- Use any combination of vegetables you prefer or have on hand; having a variety of colors will make it appetizing and nutritious
- Use any seasonings you like... I used salt, pepper, oregano and basil
- Substitute couscous or brown rice for the quinoa, if preferred
- Use chopped fresh tomotoes
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