WW Recipe of the Day: Spanish Rice with Beans and Sausage
I made this easy Spanish rice, beans and sausage dish recently for dinner. I was looking for a quick and easy one pot meal I could make in minutes using ingredients I had on hand. That's not too much to ask, is it?
One secret for getting dinner on the table in minutes is having already cooked ingredients ready to go in the refrigerator: Rotisserie chicken. Grilled or roasted vegetables. Cooked rice. Fully cooked sausage links.
It's one of the strategies they teach at Weight Watchers: Be prepared. If you've got healthy choices ready and waiting at home, it's easier to avoid the drive-through.
Spanish Rice Beans Sausage
Tonight I had about 3 cups of brown rice that needed to be used. And a can of kidney beans I opened by mistake earlier in the week thinking it was black beans. I also had couple links of fully cooked chicken sausage.
Recipe Notes
I sliced the chicken into thin rounds and tossed them into a large saucepan with the rice and rinsed and drained beans. Then I scrounged around the pantry and added a can of diced tomatoes (fennel and pepper flavored), a can of corn (rinsed and drained), and a few spices (chili powder, cumin and garlic powder). I stirred everything together and let it heat through, about 5 minutes.
To dress it up a bit, I topped each serving with a little jarred salsa and dollop of light sour cream. It worked. It was surprisingly tasty. Even Rod gave his approval and went back for seconds.
This easy Spanish rice beans sausage one pot meal is definitely something I'll make again when I want dinner in a hurry with minimal effort.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this One Pot Dish?
According to my calculations each serving has 352 calories and:
7 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
4 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
9 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
To see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, Click here!
If you've made this WW Friendly Casserole, please give the recipe a star rating below and leave a comment letting me know how you liked it. And stay in touch on Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates.
Easy Spanish Rice Beans Sausage One Pot Meal
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked brown rice
- 1 can (14-½ ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 can (14-½ ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (14-½ ounces) corn, drained
- 2 links of cooked chicken sausage, sliced into ¼-inch rounds
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Jarred salsa, for serving (optional)
- Low-Fat sour cream, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Place the rice, tomatoes, beans, corn, sausage, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder and black pepper in a large saucepan. Stir to combine.
- Cook over medium-low heat, stirring often until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Serve hot.
- Top with salsa and/or sour cream if desired.
Recipe Notes
Source: This Spanish Rice Beans Sausage recipe is adapted from The Weeknight Survival Cookbook: How to Make Healthy Meals in 10 Minutes (affiliate link)
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
If you liked this recipe for easy Spanish rice beans sausage one pot meal, you might also like:
Martha is the founder and main content writer for Simple-Nourished-Living.
A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.
She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
This post contains affiliate links to products I like. When you buy something through one of my Amazon links or other (affiliate links), I receive a small commission that helps support this site. Thank you for your purchase!
Subscribe to Get: Top 10 Reader Favorite Recipes
The Top 10 Most Popular Recipes (PDF) on Simple Nourished Living + Weekly Support Emails with Tips & Easy Healthy Recipes Not Found Anywhere Else!
Fernando Alerts
Nice recipe. thank you