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Rice and Sausage Casserole

By Morgan Bolling

Published on August 19, 2016

Time

1½ hours

Yield

Serves 8 to 10

Rice and Sausage Casserole

Ingredients

2 cups long-grain white rice 8 ounces bulk pork sausage 2 onions, chopped fine1 large celery rib, mincedSalt and pepper 2 tablespoons minced fresh sage 3 garlic cloves, minced3 cups chicken broth ½ cup dry white wine ½ cup heavy cream ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

Before You Begin

Lundberg Organic Long-Grain White Rice is the test kitchen’s favorite long-grain rice. To minimize the loss of liquid through evaporation, transfer the broth mixture to the rice as soon as it comes to a boil.

Instructions

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Spread rice in 13 by 9-inch baking dish.
  2. Cook sausage in large saucepan over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 4 to 6 minutes, breaking up meat with spoon. Add onions, celery, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook until vegetables are softened, 5 to 7 minutes, scraping up any browned bits. Add sage and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  3. Stir in broth, wine, and cream and bring to boil. Once boiling, immediately pour over rice in baking dish. Cover dish tightly with double layer of aluminum foil. Bake until rice is tender, 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes. Fluff rice with fork and stir in parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve.
Rice and Sausage Casserole

Rice and Sausage Casserole

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Time

1½ hours

Yield

Serves 8 to 10

Ingredients

2 cups long-grain white rice
8 ounces bulk pork sausage
2 onions, chopped fine
1 large celery rib, minced
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons minced fresh sage
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups chicken broth
½ cup dry white wine
½ cup heavy cream
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

Ingredients

2 cups long-grain white rice
8 ounces bulk pork sausage
2 onions, chopped fine
1 large celery rib, minced
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons minced fresh sage
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups chicken broth
½ cup dry white wine
½ cup heavy cream
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

Ingredients

2 cups long-grain white rice
8 ounces bulk pork sausage
2 onions, chopped fine
1 large celery rib, minced
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons minced fresh sage
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups chicken broth
½ cup dry white wine
½ cup heavy cream
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

Why This Recipe Works

To make this savory rice dish, we cooked the rice in the oven to approximate the controlled, indirect heat of a rice cooker (with no risk of scorching). Swapping flavorless water for a combination of chicken broth, wine, and cream added complexity. Adding 1/2 pound of bulk sausage gave the dish meaty richness. A hefty dose of fresh parsley at the end brightened up the dish.

Before You Begin

Lundberg Organic Long-Grain White Rice is the test kitchen’s favorite long-grain rice. To minimize the loss of liquid through evaporation, transfer the broth mixture to the rice as soon as it comes to a boil.

Instructions

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Spread rice in 13 by 9-inch baking dish.
  2. Cook sausage in large saucepan over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 4 to 6 minutes, breaking up meat with spoon. Add onions, celery, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook until vegetables are softened, 5 to 7 minutes, scraping up any browned bits. Add sage and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  3. Stir in broth, wine, and cream and bring to boil. Once boiling, immediately pour over rice in baking dish. Cover dish tightly with double layer of aluminum foil. Bake until rice is tender, 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes. Fluff rice with fork and stir in parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve.

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