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Instant Pot Healthier Spanish Rice with Chicken and Sausage - Dump and Go Dinner

<p>This Instant Pot Spanish rice recipe with chicken and sausage is full of flavor that would have you believe it took all day long to make but is simple and fast with the Instant Pot! Peas, carrots, and peppers round out this dish with for the perfect weeknight dinner.</p>
4 Servings Recipe By

Ingredients

  • 1 1/3 cups Brown Rice, Short-Grain
  • 1/3 cups Peas, Frozen
  • 1 1/8 cups slice Chicken Sausage Links, Pre-Cooked
  • 1 pound quarter Chicken, Boneless Breasts
  • 3/4 cups dice Onion
  • 3 1/3 teaspoons mince Garlic, Cloves
  • 1/3 cups dice Carrot
  • 1 cup dice Bell Pepper, Red
  • 1/3 teaspoons Salt
  • 1/8 teaspoons Black Pepper

Serving Day Ingredients

  • 2 1/3 cups Chicken Broth/Stock, Reduced Fat

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Nutritional Information

  • 1 serving = about 1.5 cups
  • 491 Calories
  • 10g Total Fat
  • 2g Sat Fat
  • 0g Trans Fat
  • 121mg Cholesterol
  • 577mg Sodium
  • 60g Total Carb
  • 6g Fiber
  • 3g Total Sugars (Includes 0g Added Sugars)
  • 43g Protein
  • 9 WW Freestyle

Make It Now Cooking Directions

These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.

  1. **Due to the nature of pressure cooking there is always room for inconsistency. The times given here are based on 4 servings fresh. If you are using more servings you may need to increase your cooking time.**
  2. Add everything but peas to Instant Pot.
  3. Lock lid into place and seal steam nozzle.
  4. Cook on high pressure for 25 minutes.
  5. Quick release pressure.
  6. Stir in frozen peas and shut lid to allow to heat through for a few minutes.

Freeze For Later Cooking Directions

These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).

Why would I want to freeze this?

  1. Package rice among half of the indicated number of pint size freezer bags.
  2. Package frozen peas in other half of indicated number of pint size freezer bags.
  3. Place all the rest of the ingredients into the indicated number of round freezer containers.
  4. Keep bags and round container together, seal, label and freeze.

Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions

These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.

  1. Thaw: Prep from frozen
  2. **Depending on your container size/shape and your serving size, you may need to adjust cooking times given as it is based on 4 servings frozen in indicated container.**
  3. Add contents of rice bag, round container and broth to Instant Pot.
  4. Lock lid into place and seal steam nozzle.
  5. Cook on high pressure for 25 minutes.
  6. Quick release pressure.
  7. Stir in frozen peas and shut lid to allow to heat through for a few minutes.

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