Name: Warm Italian Rice Salad with Sausage and Romaine
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Vegetable oil - 1 teaspoon; Ground mild Italian sausage - 8 ounces; White button mushrooms, sliced - 5 large; Dried Italian seasoning - ½ teaspoon; Knorr® Rice Sides™ - Herb & Butter - 1 (5.4 ounce) package; Frozen peas, thawed - ½ cup; Romaine lettuce, chopped - 1 head; Grape or cherry tomatoes, halved - 5 ounces; Shredded Italian cheese blend - ¼ cup

Ingredients for - Warm Italian Rice Salad with Sausage and Romaine

1. Vegetable oil 1 teaspoon

2. Ground mild Italian sausage 8 ounces

3. White button mushrooms, sliced 5 large

4. Dried Italian seasoning ½ teaspoon

5. Knorr® Rice Sides™ - Herb & Butter 1 (5.4 ounce) package

6. Frozen peas, thawed ½ cup

7. Romaine lettuce, chopped 1 head

8. Grape or cherry tomatoes, halved 5 ounces

9. Shredded Italian cheese blend ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Warm Italian Rice Salad with Sausage and Romaine

1 . Stage

Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium heat; add sausage and cook and stir, crumbling into small pieces, until cooked through and no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove cooked sausage from skillet with a slotted spoon; drain on paper-towel-lined plate. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon rendered fat.

2 . Stage

Place mushrooms in skillet and cook over medium heat until tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer from pan with slotted spoon to plate with sausage.

3 . Stage

Prepare Knorr® Rice Sides™ - Herb & Butter in skillet according to package directions. Stir dried Italian seasoning into the water; omit additional margarine. Three minutes before the rice is finished cooking, add the peas. When rice is done, stir in cooked sausage and mushrooms. Heat through.

4 . Stage

Add romaine lettuce and tomatoes; toss lightly. Scoop into serving bowls; top each serving with desired amount of shredded cheese and serve immediately.