Italian Chicken Sausage Quinoa Casserole

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By Lee Funke

8/23/2022

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Key Ingredients

  • Quinoa – uncooked red or white quinoa will work just fine!
  • Broth/Water – any kind of broth or water is perfect for this.
  • Chicken Sausage – we used pre-cooked chicken sausage. Choose your favorite flavor!
  • Onion – Adds the perfect amount of flavor.
  • Kale – Spinach would also work!
  • Sun-Dred Tomatoes – make sure to use the kind that is jarred in olive oil for maximum flavor.
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Can you use uncooked sausage?

Can you use precooked quinoa?

How to make this vegetarian/vegan?

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Baking Instructions

Storage

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  • ▢ 1 cup uncooked quinoa
  • ▢ 2 cups chicken broth , or any kind of broth
  • ▢ 2 cups chopped kale , packed
  • ▢ 1/2 cup julienne-cut sun-dried tomatoes , we used the kind in olive oil
  • ▢ 1/4 large red onion , finely diced
  • ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil , I used the olive oil from the sun-dried tomato jar
  • ▢ 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • ▢ 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
  • ▢ 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ▢ 5 fully-cooked chicken sausages , sliced (use your favorite!)

Optional

  • ▢ fresh basil
  • ▢ parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • First, preheat oven to 375ºF. Then, spray a large casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Place quinoa and chicken broth on the bottom of your casserole dish.
  • Then, prep kale by de-stalking and chopping into bite-sized pieces. Pack kale into your 1 cup measuring cup by pressing it down. Add 2 cups into the casserole dish.
  • Use a fork to remove 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes from the jar and add to the casserole dish.
  • Finely dice 1/4 large red onion and add that to the dish as well.
  • Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Then drizzle on about 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Pro tip: you can use olive oil straight from the sun-dried tomato jar!
  • Mix together everything in the casserole dish so that that’s it’s evenly spread out. Use your hands to press the veggies down to submerge it into the broth.
  • Finally, slice 5 fully-cooked chicken sausages into bite-sized pieces and spread evenly on top of casserole.
  • Cover casserole dish with a piece of tin foil and bake at 375ºF for 30 minutes. Remove tin foil after 30 minutes and continue baking for another 20 minutes or until quinoa is fully cooked.
  • Let cool for 5-10 minutes and serve with fresh basil and parmesan cheese.

Tips & Notes

  • This recipe was slightly updated on 3/31/2020. The only thing that changed was the baking instructions!

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Italian Chicken Sausage Quinoa Casserole

Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked quinoa
  • 2 cups chicken broth or any kind of broth
  • 2 cups chopped kale packed
  • 1/2 cup julienne-cut sun-dried tomatoes we used the kind in olive oil
  • 1/4 large red onion finely diced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil I used the olive oil from the sun-dried tomato jar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 5 fully-cooked chicken sausages sliced (use your favorite!)

Optional

  • fresh basil
  • parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • First, preheat oven to 375ºF. Then, spray a large casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Place quinoa and chicken broth on the bottom of your casserole dish.
  • Then, prep kale by de-stalking and chopping into bite-sized pieces. Pack kale into your 1 cup measuring cup by pressing it down. Add 2 cups into the casserole dish.
  • Use a fork to remove 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes from the jar and add to the casserole dish.
  • Finely dice 1/4 large red onion and add that to the dish as well.
  • Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Then drizzle on about 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Pro tip: you can use olive oil straight from the sun-dried tomato jar!
  • Mix together everything in the casserole dish so that that’s it’s evenly spread out. Use your hands to press the veggies down to submerge it into the broth.
  • Finally, slice 5 fully-cooked chicken sausages into bite-sized pieces and spread evenly on top of casserole.
  • Cover casserole dish with a piece of tin foil and bake at 375ºF for 30 minutes. Remove tin foil after 30 minutes and continue baking for another 20 minutes or until quinoa is fully cooked.
  • Let cool for 5-10 minutes and serve with fresh basil and parmesan cheese.

Notes

  • This recipe was slightly updated on 3/31/2020. The only thing that changed was the baking instructions!

Nutrition