Vegan One Dish Chorizo Rice with Peppers and Onions

During my last trip to Kroger, I was lucky enough to find a huge bargain. They marked down their Simple Truth vegan chorizo sausage links to 45 cents. That is not a typo! Of course, I bought some. These pack a whopping 27g of plant-based protein per sausage. I’ve never tried this seitan chorizo before, but for this price, it was worth the experiment. 

I had no idea really how I was going to use this, but inspiration struck after work Tuesday. I would make a one pot dish with rice, peppers, onions, and tomatoes, adding in some Tex Mex flavors as well. I think it turned out well. It even passed the teenager test!

Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients:

• One onion, diced
• One bell pepper, your choice in color, diced
• 1-2 cloves garlic (or use Dorot cubes or jarred minced garlic)
• 1 T olive oil
• 1 package Simple Truth seitan chorizo sausage links, cut into diagonal slices
• 1 cup white rice (I like Basmati or Jasmine)
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 can Rotel 
• 1T Tajin
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• Salt to taste

Directions:

• In a medium saucepan or small Dutch oven, warm the olive oil over medium heat.
• Add the onions and garlic, sauteing until translucent. Add about a tsp of salt with this.
• Add the peppers and cook until starting to lightly brown.
• Add the Tajin and paprika, stirring to combine.
• Add the sliced sausage, cooking until slightly brown.
• Add the rice, Rotel, and vegetable broth.
• Bring mixture to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat to low, and allow to simmer for 20 minutes. 
• Adjust salt as needed, and serve!

Note: You can easily swap the seitan chorizo with seitan Italian sausage or kielbasa. Simply swap out your spices for 1 T Italian seasoning and 1 tsp red pepper flakes!

And there you go. A quick, one dish, easy weeknight dinner! Leftovers are equally great, and can also become a great filling for a tortilla!

Have you ever tried the Simple Truth seitan chorizo sausage? What did you think? Let me know if you try this recipe! Take a picture and tag me on Instagram @annecreates! As always, I hope you all are safe and healthy.