Cheesy Kielbasa, Rice and Broccoli Skillet – your new favorite dinner! This easy skillet recipe comes together in a flash and is made in a single skillet for easy clean-up. Extra cheesy, and just bursting with flavor, it’s a dinner recipe you’ll find yourself making again and again.
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Cheesy Kielbasa Rice and Broccoli Skillet
If you can believe it, the boys started swim team practices this week. I’m still in shock. Reece’s indoor soccer league just finished last week and he’s got a few more weeks of basketball still to go. Bryce has his last basketball practice and game this week and then he’ll be all done. But man, our schedule!
I consider getting a meal made and on the table a monumental success each and every night it happens. I rely so much on quick skillet dinners that are a complete meal unto themselves. Today I’m sharing a new favorite, Cheesy Kielbasa, Rice and Broccoli Skillet. It’s got the cheese. The rice. The broccoli. And a personal favorite of mine, Polska Kielbasa.
And then once you’ve tried this and you’re hooked on kielbasa, make sure you give my KILEBASA, PEPPERS AND POTATO HASH SKILLET a try – it’s legit.
My family absolutely devoured this easy, cheesy skillet dinner and I know your family will love it too. I’m always a fan of one pot recipes that don’t require a lot of clean up 😉 Feel free to substitute in cauliflower for the broccoli and use whatever cheese you have on hand – it will be delicious no matter what!
Make sure to try out my other Kielbasa recipes:
More Easy Dinner Recipes
- Crockpot Chili
- Homemade Hamburger Helper Recipe
- Slow Cooker Cowboy Beans
- Lazy Day Lasagna
- Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza Pinwheels
Cheesy Kielbasa, Rice and Broccoli Skillet
Ingredients
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
- 14 ounces Polska Kielbasa sliced on a diagonal
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 small bell pepper diced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup white rice uncooked
- 2 cups chicken stock or broth
- 2 cups broccoli florets – bite size pieces raw
- 2 cups shredded cheese divided ) I used a cheddar blend)
Instructions
- Heat olive oil over medium high heat in a large, lidded skillet.
- Brown kielbasa in the skillet, 3-4 minutes on each side. Remove with a slotted spoon.
- Saute onion and bell pepper until onion is translucent. Make sure to work the brown bits off the bottom of the skillet – more flavor 🙂
- Add garlic and cook for an additional minute. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add rice to the skillet and stir to combine. Continue stirring for 1 to 2 more minutes.
- Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 15 minutes.
- Without disturbing the rice, add the broccoli to the top of the rice and cover again. Cook an additional 5 to 7 minutes or until rice is tender.
- Stir in kielbasa and 1 cup of cheese.
- Top with remaining cup of cheese. Cover with lid and let sit for 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese is melted.
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Sarah says
This is a very poor recipe. It was never specified when to add the garlic, salt, and pepper, and the broccoli did not cook enough using this method.
Pati Milheiser says
Can you make this as a casserole in the oven?
nicole says
How would you recommend reheating this (making for a friend that recently had a baby and will deliver to her later this evening?)
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Shoot! I’m too late! I’m sure you figured out that the microwave works just fine 🙂 Nothing special needed!
Sandra says
Am making now. Didn’t use salt as kielbasa has plenty already. Peppered after adding rice, and added garlic with broth. Hoping will be good.
Kelly says
I wish this recipe noted that the rice should be uncooked at first and indicated when the salt, pepper and garlic should be added. Details like that are always much appreciated!
rowanvamp0 says
That was my question to whether the rice should be added cooked or uncooked.
Chris says
OMG! I’m eating this right now and may I say HAPPY MOUTH DANCE! Thank you so much for the invention.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
That is AWESOME! Enjoy Chris!
Stephanie says
I love this recipe! I used to make something very similar with chicken, but it is so much better with sausage. Thanks for sharing!
Grace says
You forgot to mention when to put the garlic in and i forgot it until after the rice was boiling hope it still turns out alright
Gwen says
Could you use brown rice?
Sierra says
This turned out horribly for me and took forever because the rice definitely did not cook using this method. I am a pretty good cook and I followed the directions exactly. I cooked it longer and longer trying to get the rice to cook, so the veggies turned to mush. I had to add at least twice as much broth as last stitch effort to cook the rice and not waste the meal.
*Note to others: The rice needs to be cooked separately.
Amanda says
I cooked my rice in the skillet and it cooked perfectly for me. I wonder if it depends on what rice u use? I use white extra long grain rice and it normally takes 2 cups of water for every cup of rice anyway so I’m not sure why it didn’t work out for ya… i don’t think it would taste as good cooked separately tho because the flavors wouldn’t get in the rice while cooking…
Samantha says
I had the same issue with the rice. Used a quick cook brown rice (because that is what I has ?) and doubled the liquid and it still took forever!!!!!
Michelle @ The Complete Savorist says
This a star of a recipe. I love kielbasa and I love easy one pan meals. I will be trying this recipe out for sure.
Debra @ Bowl Me Over says
YUM! My love for kielbasa started when I moved to the Midwest – love your recipe, pinning for later!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
That’s awesome Debra! Thank you!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
I am totally making this for my dad the next time we see them!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Yay! I hope he loves it Dorothy!
Rach's Recipes says
Made this last night but mixed ricotta, cheddar, and mozzarella – gooey cheesy deliciousness! Seriously amazing for cheese-lovers like me. Thanks for sharing!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
More cheese is ALWAYS a good idea 🙂
Karen @ The Food Charlatan says
Cheese rice and broccoli!! It is just the best combo. and don’t even get me started on kielbasa. I’m addicted to the stuff. I can’t BELIEVE your phone thinks you work at Target. Haha!! Trish!! you crack me up.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Totally the best combo – can’t get enough of it 🙂 And yes, I might as well work there…I’m there like every day lol!