Comfort food should be simple, quick, and ultra-satisfying—and this easy Italian Herb Chicken Sausage rice bowl recipe ticks all the boxes with a Mediterranean twist. Juicy chicken sausage infuses every bite with Calabrian peppers, herbs, and garlic, while sautéed greens and a squeeze of lemon brighten things up. It’s the type of weeknight dinner you can throw together in under 20 minutes, and feels like an Italian nonna and a weeknight meal-prepper teamed up to make dinner happen—fast.
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1 package Italian Herb Chicken Sausage
1 teaspoon avocado oil
2 cups jasmine rice, steamed
1.5 cups Tuscan kale or spinach, stemmed, and chopped
1 teaspoon garlic, finely minced
2 lemons, juiced
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
0.5 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 handful of Italian parsley, finely chopped
Instructions
Prep Time: 5 min | Cook Time: 15 min | Servings: 1
1
Steam rice according to package directions.
2
In a sauté pan, heat 1 tsp avocado oil (or another neutral oil) over medium-high. Add diced chicken sausage and cook until browned and crispy. Remove from pan and set aside.
3
Add chopped kale or spinach to the pan, season with salt and pepper, then stir in minced garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook for 1 minute, being careful not to brown the garlic.
4
Deglaze the pan with chicken broth and simmer until slightly reduced (about 3–4 minutes). Return sausage to the pan along with lemon juice, lemon zest, and butter and stir to combine.
5
Serve over steamed rice. Garnish with extra lemon zest or Parmesan if desired.
