Sausage Vegetable Pilaf

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup dried porcini mushrooms or 1/2 cup other dried mushroom, your choice (â½ oz)
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 (6 1/2 ounce) packet seven whole grains and sesame pilaf mix (for breakfast, lunch or dinner) or 1 (6 1/8 ounce) box rice pilaf mix
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb italian turkey sausage link, cut into â¾ inch slices
• 1 large onion, cut in eights
• 3/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/2 lb button mushroom, quartered
• 1/2 cup shredded carrot
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 soak dried mushrooms in warm water is small bowl until softened about 15 minutes prepare pilaf mix according to package directions.
• 2 heat 1 tbsp oil in large nonstick skillet.
• 3 add sausages; sauté 8-10 minutes or until browned.
• 4 remove to paper towel to drain.
• 5 in same skillet, heat remaining oil.
• 6 add onion, rosemary and salt; sauté for 6 minutes until softened.
• 7 add garlic and sauté for 2 minutes.
• 8 drain dried mushrooms through fine mesh sieve lined with paper towel and reserve liquid.
• 9 rinse mushrooms and chop.
• 10 add dried and button mushrooms and carrots to skillet, sauté for 4 minutes until mushrooms are softened.
• 11 return sausage to skillet.
• 12 add reserved mushroom liquid.
• 13 bring to boil, cook about 5 minutes or until most of liquid is evaporated.
• 14 add cooked pilaf to skillet with parsley and pepper.
• 15 toss until well combined and heated through.