Happy weekend everyone. I hope you are all having great weather and enjoying Spring. We are still having lots of rain and cloudy days. I’m kind of done with it to be honest. I have to admit I am a little envious of the flip-flop weather in many parts of the country. But this is what we sign up for in the Pacific Northwest so how can I complain?
I have used this sausage many times, you would have no idea it is lower in fat than regular Italian sausage. It’s great in pasta too.
This was my first time using Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice. How handy is this? Pop it in the microwave standing up and in 90 seconds it was ready. I loved the fact that it has an edge that remains cool during cooking. No burning your fingers when removing from the microwave. There are several flavors but I used a mixture of white and brown Ready Rice for this recipe.
Before adding my sausage to the skillet I grilled them in my grill pan until they were almost done but still pink in the middle. This allowed me to cut them into cubes and finish the cooking process in my skillet.
Full of veggies and an Asian inspired sauce, this dish was as flavorful as you can get. Use fresh veggies already packaged and sliced in the salad section. The frozen stir-fry veggies are just too mushy..in my opinion.
Since the dish is spicy, you can tone it down by adding less chili garlic sauce and substituting with more water. We loved it as is!
Use chopsticks while enjoying this meal…it’s fun.
Jennifer @ Mom Spotted says
That looks delicious! I wish I had some now!
Cathy says
Thanks! I wish I could bring you a bowl.
Lea Ann (Cooking On The Ranch) says
I have to tell you, your photography is beautiful for this dish Cathy. Makes me want to reach in for a bowl. And this sounds delicious and easy. Pinned.
Cathy says
Thanks Lea Ann.
Rachel (S[d]OC) says
Clever idea of using Italian sausage in an Asian-inspired dish. Now that’s what I call fusion!
Gayle says
I’m making this for supper tonight…right after The Masters. Using Johnsonville Hot Italian sausages. I’ve never seen the Pork and Chicken Italian Sausage in my stores. Would like to try them. Thanks for the recipe. My Paprika app is loaded with your recipes.
Cathy says
Since you are using spicy sausage be careful with the garlic chili paste. Your dish might be too spucy to enjoy. Start with a smaller amount and add if necessary.
katie says
love this Cathy–its like a fusion of Italian and Asian together!
Gretchen Cole says
Made this for supper last night. I couldn’t find the Johnsonville Pork and Chicken Italian Sausage so I just used the mild Italian sausage and it was great! I also couldn’t find the chili garlic sauce so I used a chili sauce (the ginger people’s sweet ginger chili which I got at Whole Foods) and added some garlic (4 cloves (hey! they were small!) which I grated/
shredded on a micro-plane) when the onions were almost cooked. This is a great recipe!!
Victoria Walker says
Honey!!!!!! This is muthaPh******g DELICIOUS!!!! Excuse my language but OMG!