Savory Sausage Rice Casserole – An Old Fashioned Dinner Recipe
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Savory Sausage Rice Casserole is a simple recipe from the past. With kid-friendly ingredients including pork sausage and white rice, you’ll have an old fashioned dinner recipe the whole family will enjoy.
Savory Sausage Rice Casserole Recipe
It’s casserole season. There’s still a chill in the air, and a hearty, warm casserole fills our bellies and warms our souls.
My sister and I were just talking about how gratifying it is to take the time to make a casserole. Our world right now is always go go go, and that includes the meals we throw on the table. When we take the time to slowly cook a casserole in the oven, it is always worth it.
Old Fashioned Dinner Recipe
When flipping through my Quailtown Cookbook, I marked this Pork Sausage Casserole Recipe for many reasons. First, my kids love any recipe with pork sausage (also known as breakfast sausage). Second, all the ingredients are pantry and refrigerator staples for me (white rice, chicken broth, celery and onion). Last, this is a simple casserole recipe to make.
I am so glad I found this recipe. My kids literally cheered when I put it on the table. It’s comfort food for them. They love any recipe with pork sausage and white rice. It’s the small things in the life of a Mom, and when nobody complains at the dinner table, all is well in the world.
Rice Casserole with Sausage Ingredient List
- Pork Sausage (breakfast sausage)
- Celery, diced
- Onion, diced
- Chicken Broth
- Soy Sauce
- Salt and Black Pepper
- White Rice, (do not use instant)
How to Make Sausage and White Rice Casserole
Step By Step Instructions
- Brown sausage in a large skillet over medium high heat; draining excess grease.
- To the skillet, add diced celery and onion, uncooked rice, soy sauce, salt and pepper and chicken broth; stir.
- Pour mixture into a 2 1/2 quart baking dish or casserole dish that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- Cover tightly with foil; bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 30 minutes. Remove foil and cook for an additional 1 hour.
- Let casserole sit for 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork before serving.
Storage Instructions
Store leftovers in the fridge for up to a week in an airtight container. Reheat in the microwave.
For the full instructions and ingredient amounts for sausage and white rice recipe, scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Recipe FAQs
- I used pork sausage for this casserole. Pork sausage is also called breakfast sausage.
- If there’s a bunch of oil in the pan after browning the pork sausage, drain off the excess. Leave approximately 2 tablespoons of oil with the browned meat.
- Use regular white rice in this sausage casserole. DO NOT use minute rice.
- Do not precook the rice before adding it with the rest of the ingredients. The rice should be raw.
- Substitute the 2 cups of chicken broth with 2 cups of water and 2 chicken bouillon cubes if desired.
- Be sure to cover the casserole tightly with aluminum foil for the first 30 minutes of cooking time.
- Let the sausage and white rice casserole sit for 10 minutes before serving to let all the remaining liquids absorb completely.
- Fluff up the rice with a fork or stir well before serving.
- If you’re short on time, I have cooked this at a higher temperature to speed things up. Cook until the rice is fluffy!
- Try some of our other favorite casseroles including Frisco Melt Tater Tot Casserole and Sausage Potato Casserole.
- Want a casserole featuring pork sausage with egg noodles instead of rice? Try our Easy Sausage and Egg Noodle Casserole.
Recipe Variations
- Use Italian sausage or hot sausage for breakfast sausage.
- Add bell peppers of any color. Sauté with the sausage.
- Garlic can also be added with the sausage for more flavor.
- For less fat, try turkey sausage.
Our Favorite Rice Casserole Recipes
Looking for some more rice casserole recipes? We have some side dish and entrée options for you! Try our favorites:
Cheesy Broccoli Rice Casserole
Crock Pot French Onion Pork Chop and Rice Casserole
Savory Rice Casserole – Old Fashioned Dinner Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground breakfast sausage
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1 cup white rice (not minute rice)
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 2 1/2 quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Brown sausage in a skillet; if there's excess grease drain off, leaving approximately 2 tablespoons.
- In the skillet, add all remaining ingredients and stir.
- Pour into prepared dish; cover tightly with foil.
- Bake for 30 minutes; remove the foil, and bake for an additional hour. Fluff with a fork a couple times to prevent the top from being crunchy.
- Let sit for 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork before serving.
Notes
- I used pork sausage for this casserole. Pork sausage is also called breakfast sausage.
- If there’s a bunch of oil in the pan after browning the pork sausage, drain off the excess. Leave approximately 2 tablespoons of oil with the browned meat.
- Use regular white rice in this sausage casserole. DO NOT use minute rice.
- Do not precook the rice before adding it with the rest of the ingredients. The rice should be raw.
- Substitute 2 cups of water with 2 chicken bouillon cubes if desired.
- Be sure to cover the casserole tightly with aluminum foil for the first 30 minutes of cooking time.
- Let the sausage and white rice casserole sit for 10 minutes before serving to let all the remaining liquids absorb completely.
- Fluff up the rice with a fork or stir well before serving.
- If you’re short on time, I have cooked this at a higher temperature to speed things up. Cook until the rice is fluffy!
- Try some of our other favorite casseroles including Frisco Melt Tater Tot Casserole and Sausage Potato Casserole.
- The nutritional information below is auto-calculated and can vary depending on the products used. It should not be used for specific dietary needs.
Nutrition
OMG I got this recipe from my SIL about 30 years ago!! I saw it on here and it felt like seeing an old friend. One of our favorites!
Darlene –
Don’t you love when a recipe brings back memories? Thanks for sharing!!
I love to see recipes that bring back wonderful memories of family & friends& special occasions.
Turned out great I did have fresh carrots which I diced and add and used beef broth because that’s what I had. The sausage was very lean so I added about 1 tablespoon of butter for fat and used about 1 1/2 tablespoons of soy sauce. We loved it.
So glad you enjoyed it. Your additions sound delicious!
Did it just like you said and it is lovely!!
So glad you enjoyed it!
Can we use minute rice? And adjust this recipe for the minute rice?
Minute rice changes the dynamics of the recipe so we don’t recommend it.
How long would you cook this in a slow cooker?
We haven’t tried it in a slow cooker so we can’t say how long it would take!
Could you use brown rice? Would any liquid adjustments be needed?
We have never used brown rice in this dish so we can’t give any guidance. Sorry!
so it’s not minute white rice….
can I use long grain white rice??
thank you so much for your time and help towards this matter.
aimee
Yes, long grain white rice works in this. Just don’t used minute rice!
awesome…. thank you so much for your help!! I am going to make this tomorrow for dinner. I am also using ground pork sausage….not breakfast….is that okay too??
I made for my kids my oldest said he would eat this all day so he could make my day and i go to work and cook more
Made a double batch, as I have a large family, and it was delicious. Used beef broth and jasmine rice, all I had, and tasted good. Some of my family members put shredded cheddar on top and some did hot sauce. Using the leftovers and adding taco seasoning for taco Tuesday! Great recipe and will definitely make again!
Thanks for sharing…I love the re-purposing of the leftovers for Taco Tuesday! Brilliant!
Do you double all ingredients for a double batch?
We haven’t doubled this recipe before so we can’t say for sure how the ratios would be.
I just wanted to say thank you for this recipe. I searched for it, literally for years, and could not find it until a couple of years ago. This was one of my favorite dishes growing up that my Grandma would make. I remember asking her to make it for my bday one year. Anyway, I made your recipe and it tastes exactly as I remembered. So thank you very much. It brings back some good memories, and is absolutely delicious!