Sausage and Broccoli Bowl
A fast and easy lunch or dinner bowl made with ground sausage and broccoli, tossed with Israeli couscous to add a delicate, buttery flavor. We also liven this dish up with our homemade garlic powder!
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup Israeli couscous (dried) Also called Pearl Couscous
- 1 lb ground sausage breakfast or italian
- 2 cups frozen broccoli florets
- 1 small shallot, diced
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
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Warm 1/2 tbsp of olive oil over medium heat in a medium-sized saucepan. Stir Israeli couscous in olive oil to coat. Heat for 1-2 minutes while stirring, until golden brown.
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Add 1 1/2 cups of water to couscous and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat, cover with lid and simmer 10 minutes until all liquid is absorbed. Let rest 5 minutes before fluffing with a fork.
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While couscous is cooking, warm 1/2 tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan. Add diced shallot and ground sausage. Season with garlic powder, salt and pepper. Break up the sausage and turn regularly to ensure even cooking.
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Just before sausage is fully browned, add frozen broccoli florets and cover with a lid. Stir occasionally until broccoli is fully cooked, approximately 3-5 min.
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Add couscous to serving bowls and top with sausage and broccoli mixture. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
We use frozen broccoli and homemade garlic powder from our garden for this recipe. Have you ever tried making homemade garlic powder? It has a lot more flavor than store bought and isn't hard to make!
Suggestions for substituting ingredients in this recipe are included below.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
- Fresh broccoli (or even asparagus) can also be used. Fresh vegetables will cook faster, consider adding in a bit later.
- We barter for half a pig each year and end up with a good amount of ground breakfast and Italian sausage, which is what was used in this recipe. Sausage links will also work if you can't find ground sausage at the store. You can either squeeze the ground sausage out of the casings and then follow the recipe as above, or slice and brown the links.
- If you are substituting plain ground beef, chicken, etc. you may need to add additional seasonings of your choice to compensate for what is added to breakfast or Italian sausage.
- Quinoa or your favorite shaped pasta, cooked according to package directions, can be substituted for the Israeli couscous. We also like rigatoni in this recipe.
- An onion can be used in place of shallot.