Roasted Sausages & Vegetables On Rice

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup long-grain rice
• 1/4 lb shallot, cut into 1/4 inch-thick wedges
• 1 lb yukon gold potato, cut in half lengthwise,then into thin slices
• 1 pint grape tomatoes
• 1/2 lb zucchini, cut in half lengthwise,then into 1/2-inch slices
• 1/2 lb yellow squash, cut in half lengthwise,then into 1/2-inch slices
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
• 12 ounces precooked flavored chicken sausage or 12 ounces low-fat turkey sausage

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 475 degrees.
• 2 coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
• 3 cook the rice according to package instructions.
• 4 combine shallots, potatoes, tomatoes, zucchini and squash in a large bowl.
• 5 toss with olive oil, salt, pepper and fennel seeds.
• 6 cut sausage into 1-inch pieces; toss with vegetables.
• 7 spread evenly on baking sheets; roast for 20 minutes, tossing gently once with a spatula.
• 8 test a shallot (it should be soft without an oniony"bite") and a potato, which should be tender.
• 9 place a portion of rice on each of 4 plates; top with vegetables and sausage.