Tasty Tuesday: Rice & Sausage

With our fall weather in full swing it's time to heat up the kitchen with some hot meals!
God knows I am not a HUGE fan of standing in front of a gas stove in the dead heat of the summer BUT during the winter I am game!
 Last night I made another family favorite of Red Beans & Rice with sausage and Yellow rice with sausage.
NO this is NOT a made from scratch recipe but I'll be honest I am too in LOVE with this I wouldn't dare trying to screw it up!
I personally use Zatarain's Red Beans and Rice boxes and Mahatma Yellow Rice Pouches.
Here in Arkansas and in Alabama they both can be found at any grocery store.
NOW as for the sausage... I ONLY use Conecuh brand... and the spicier of the two flavors. Downfall here in Arkansas I can only find it at Kroger's verses when we were in Alabama it was also very easy to find.

 

 To get started I follow the back of the rice packages and measure out my water. I personally use about 1/4 to 1/2 cup less water than the Zaterain's calls for inorder to make it thicker.

I then cut the sausage into bite sized pieces.

I typically use one package of sausage when I make it for our family but I use 2 of each of my rice choices. You can add as little or as much sausage as you would like.

The rest is as easy as pie as you just follow the directions on the back. I usually have this meal thrown together in less than a half hour and it's always a huge hit. 

I also usually serve a roll of some sort or cornbread with it.

My personal favorite are the Hawaiian sweet rolls.

Though I am not HUGE on " SOUTHERN " foods I will have to say this is by far my favorite. 

 Have you tried this Southern classic?