Sweet Onion and Sausage Toss with Basmati Medley

Ingredients

• 1 pkg – (170 g)	UNCLE BEN’S® Basmati Medley
  1 lb (500 g)	Sweet Italian sausage, removed from casing
  1/4 tsp (1 mL)	Each salt and pepper
  1 tbsp (15 mL)	Olive oil
  1	Sweet onion, diced
  1	Red pepper, diced
  2 1/4 cups (550 mL)	Sodium-reduced chicken broth
  1/2 cup (125 mL)	Peas

Directions

• Season sausage meat with salt and pepper. In large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; cook sausage meat, breaking up with a spoon, for 4 to 6 minutes or until no longer pink and starting to brown. Add onion and red pepper; cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until softened.
• Stir in rice and seasoning packet, and broth; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer for about 20 minutes or until broth is absorbed.
• Remove from heat; stir in peas. Let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with fork and serve.

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