Sausage-Spinach Rice Bowl

This was very quick, easy and tasty. However, I did not use pre-cooked, packaged rice. I made my own while the sausage was cooking. I had a few cremini mushrooms in the fridge from another recipe so I sliced those and threw them in with the sausage. I also used frozen spinach, thawed and liquid removed. Other than that, it was very tasty and would make again. A great use of leftover cooked rice and any leftovers in the f ridge for that matter.

This was such an easy, quick and tasty recipe. I'll be making regularly for a quick lunch or dinner. Yummy!

This is an easy weeknight meal.  Nothing special about it, but it was tasty, easy and quick to make. 

Although I made a few changes (brown basmati rice, hot chicken sausage, chopped tomatoes) I feel like that's the strength of the dish.  You can make changes based on your preference to make it perfect for you.  I only added the chicken sausage because my store was out of turkey, but as i prefer turkey I'll be adding that back next time.  And there will be a next time.  Loved having a dish that felt homemade but was as easy as picking up fast food, or making something from a frozen box.  I added a bit of salt, because I tend to like salty foods, and I like chopped tomatoes on my rice, bean & sausage dish so I knew I wanted to explore it here.  I will probably also add a few chopped green onions to give it some crunch.

It was more filling than I thought it would be, and great to have leftovers the next day!  

I added chopped tomato as a topping that added a nice touch and another vegetable (es, I know a tomato is not really a vegetable...you get my drift).  Reduced the amount of garlic cloves from 5 to 3. Quick recipe.

We love this.  I usually double; too good not to have leftovers.  Any kind of sausage works. Yummy.  Great way to get in your greens.

So I love this recipe because it is easy and tasty but wouldn't make it for guests.  My 3 year old loves it, my husband loves it and I love it!   I use hot chicken Italian sausage (for me) or regular if for the rest of the family.  If I use regular, I add some red pepper flakes when serving.  So I give 4 stars because people get mad when you use 5 stars and alter the receipe.  

So, I cook up regular rice in 1/2 chicken stock and 1/2 water.  I don't add garlic (I love it but it doesn't love me!) and the cheese is a must.  I am being a bit of a snob here but please dont use the cheese in a green bottle, yuck!  Use the fresh grated stuff - it doesn't have to be the freshest thing, pre-grated is ok but make just not the fake stuff from a jar.  The deli usually has some pre-grated or pre-shredded which is still good and not over the top expensive.  It DOES make a difference.    

Excellent.  Easy.  Very versatile.

I added mushrooms.  I'll be tweaking this more in the future.

Used regular sausage as I don't like "hot" anything, made the brown rice. Good flavor and easy to put together. A definite repeat.

I really enjoyed this! Do not skip the cheese!!

One of the better recipes I've found here. Dead simple, quick and delicious. Oh, I double the sausage.

Great weeknight dinner!

i think this has potential. i have recently developed a distaste for italian turkey sausage. not sure why. just one of those things. so, might try with jimmy dean or even chicken. added baby bellas too. used regular brown rice.

I added half a cup of chopped red onion when cooking the sausage, but other than that I followed the recipe to a tee. An excellent and easy dish!

Good. May add a bit more sausage next time to please hubby.

Simple, great recipe, very flavorful. Make sure you use the spicy Italian sausage (turkey or pork). I usually use left over brown rice I've cooked previously, but also good with the Uncle Ben's pouch variety. Quick and very tasty! I serve with a green salad. You get lots of greens that way :) My husband loves this!!

I thought this was tasty, More of a 3.5 than a 3 star. I did make my own brown rice in the rice cooker a few days before, and I used half the amount of spinach, which turned out to be the perfect amount. I didn't add extra garlic because the sausage I bought was very heavily spiced, so I didn't want the garlic to overwhelm the dish. My daughter liked it, said I'd have to make it again. Very simple to make and quick if you do your rice ahead of time.

Fast and easy, I added red peppers, great use ingredients I has leftover in my fridge, in fact I used the nifty pantry tool to find this dish

Easy, delicious recipe. It actually looks quite attractive, and you can add something like red bell peppers to add to the color. For the ease of making it and the simplicity of making it attractive for presentation, 5 stars.

Easy, quick and good. I used minute rice, jarred minced garlic and frozen fresh spinach I had on hand. I will definitely make again!

Not a big hit with my family. Probably wouldn't make again even though it is an easy dish to throw together.

Tasty easy weeknight meal. I used whole package of sweet turkey and box of minute rice to make enough for family dinner and a couple lunches. Everyone loved it. Will definitely make again.

Quick, easy, one pot dish that even my picky 7 year old daughter liked. Winner! The major make or break in this recipe is the sausage. I used Jennie-O hot Italian sausage and thought it was a little salty. If you don't like it the first time, give it a second try with a different sausage.

We didn't like this at all. It was lacking flavor and I even added more sausage to help. After the first taste from the pan I added salt and pepper. My husband does not like a lot of salt but he even said it was super bland.

Really good, we loved it. My store didn't have hot turkey sausage, so I used sweet and added a little more crushed red pepper. Otherwise, made it exactly as stated. Will definitely make again.

Well, it's probably about the sausage that I got but it was completely inedible. Extremely salty (near as I can tell) - though I added no salt. Could not finish one serving and threw the rest out.

My husband and I really enjoyed this dish. I used our butcher's "homemade" sweet Italian sausage and it was still outstanding. We added red pepper flakes to taste to our own bowls. This will go into our regular rotation.

Yummy! Used one small jalapeño diced finely instead of the red pepper flakes. Added an extra half bag of spinach too.

Everyone loved it. I also used regular brown rice & added some chopped green and red pepper - just to add a little more texture. Because no one in my family eats anything spicy, I used sweet turkey sausage. It was all delicious! Don't skip on the parmesan cheese - very tasty!

Good. Whole Foods doesn't carry turkey sausage around me so I used their atomic chicken, which was not ideal. Turkey has a more meaty flavor and Italian sausage a bit more depth of flavor. It's worth seeking out hot Italian turkey sausage if you can. Also, adding some browned mushrooms would no doubt help to give it some more depth. All that aside, it was a tasty and easy recipe for weeknight.

This was a quick, easy dinner that everyone loved! I doubled the recipe, omitted the red pepper, and added only one extra piece of garlic. Definitely will make again

I really enjoyed it this dish. I didn't have any cheese on hand, so I omitted and it was just fine. I also added some sauteed onions and oyster sauce and it was delish! I used quinoa instead of rice.

Where's the nutrition information?

THis was delicious, and amazingly fast! I had it on the table in less than 20 minutes. I made it exactly as written only doubled it. My teen boys gobbled it down. I used the pre-cooked brown basmati rice that comes in a vacuum-sealed bag, which I had never used before and was pleasantly surprised at the quality and nice brown rice chewiness. I think it would be good with baby Bella mushrooms, too.

Fantastic, simple, and quick! I will be making this again....soon!

This is one of the go-to recipes in my family. We almost always have the ingredients on hand, and it comes together in a snap. When I make it, it's the only think I'll make, so not a side for us. (I usually will double it) We used to be able to enjoy leftovers, but now that the kids are growing, there isn't usually a bit left. Also, I don't buy the boil-in-a-bag rice. I just cook our usual rice in some broth. Really tasty.

This was very good, but, admittedly, I changed a lot. I used Trader Joe's Harvest Grains blend instead of brown rice. I used Trader Joe's Turkey Kielbasa and added fresh bell peppers and parsely to the mix. Also added more red pepper and red pepper flakes for a bit of a kick. DELICIOUS and super filling easy meal.

I add shrimp to mine. I also season the mushrooms with dale's or Worcestershire sauce. Add a little more Parmesan. It does take some tweaking, but can still be well under 300 for a serving and is very filling.

I used regular brown rice since I don't like the boil-in-bag kind quite as much. I added a bit more red pepper than called for but otherwise followed the recipe. This came together easily and was tasty. I served it alongside CL's Butter-Roasted Carrots.

Great time saver, ready in 15 min., very nice flavors Substituted chard for spinach, added some onion and used only 1 Bratwurst ( Niman Ranch ) instead of 2 Italian sausage. for a side I made a green salad with Avocado and roasted lemon Dressing. Yummy.

Good basic dinner for two in ten minutes flat. That warrants a save. Added mushrooms to eke it out instead of making a side dish.

super easy to make and delicious! served with the garlicky asparagus-yum!

I felt there wasn't much flavor.

My store didn't have the hot sausage so I used sweet Italian sausage instead. The dish turned out great - the family loved it!