Crock Pot Cheesy Sausage Salsa Rice
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This Crock Pot Cheesy Sausage Salsa Rice recipe can be thrown together in 10 minutes flat and is super yummy! Our family loved this delicious meal!
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How to Make Cheesy Sausage Salsa Rice in a Crock Pot
Aunt Lou here.
We have loved this Cheesy Salsa Crock Pot Chicken Rice recipe for years and so have our readers! Many people have told us they have tried it with different types of sausage, so I thought I would give it a try with ground sausage. The results were delicious! We love this as is or on a tortilla! Yum!
When making rice in a crock pot, you need to know your crock pot. If you are using a 4 quart slow cooker that cooks hot, you will want to stir it more than if you have a slow cooker that does not cook hot. My 4 quart crock pot cooks hot, so I used a stirring spatula when I stirred it and ran it along the sides and bottom of the insert so that none of the rice stuck to the insert. While you generally don’t want to remove the lid while cooking in a slow cooker, while making this recipe, it is needed so the rice on the edges doesn’t become mush with the rice in the middle still crunchy. If you stir it, you will have amazingly tender rice for your delicious dinner!
What You Will Need
Ingredients Needed
- 1 lb ground sausage (I used mild. You can use whatever flavor best suites your tastes.)
- 21.5 oz cans Cheddar cheese soup (2-10.75 oz cans)
- 16 oz jar chunky salsa
- 1.25 c water
- 1.25 c uncooked long cooking rice NOT minute rice
- Optional: tortillas
Equipment Needed
- Skillet and strainer or micro cooker
- Can opener
- Spoon or stirring spatula
- Measuring cups
- 4 quart slow cooker
Time Needed
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cooking Time: 4 to 5 hours on low or 2 to 2.5 hours on high, stirring occasionally
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Crock Pot Cheesy Sausage Salsa Rice
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground sausage cooked and drained (I used mild. You can use whatever flavor best suites your tastes.)
- 21.5 oz cans Cheddar cheese soup (2-10.75 oz cans)
- 16 oz jar chunky salsa
- 1.25 cups water
- 1.25 cups uncooked long cooking rice NOT minute rice
Instructions
- Mix together all of your ingredients in your crock pot.
- Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 2-2.5 hours, stirring occasionally. (It is done when the rice is tender.)
Notes
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- As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.ย The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
- All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes shouldย always be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.
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Can you double this recipe?
I haven’t tried doubling this recipe, but I think it could work. I would use a 6 quart slow cooker and watch it very closely to adjust the timing as needed. If you give it a try, let me know how it goes.