Spicy Garlic Chicken Sausage Bowl

This is a fast, high-protein dinner that leans entirely on store-bought shortcuts: precooked chicken sausage, microwave rice, and jarred minced garlic. Everything cooks in one pan in about ten minutes, and a squeeze of fresh lemon at the end wakes up all the flavors. It's the kind of meal you can make on a weeknight without planning ahead.

Ingredients

• 2 linksCooked chicken sausage links, sliced into rounds
• 1 pouchMicrowave rice pouch, any flavor, 8.5 oz
• 1 tbspJarred minced garlic
• 0.5 tspred pepper flakes
• 1 tbspolive oil
• 0.5 wholelemon, for squeezing
• 0.25 tspsalt
• 0.25 tspblack pepper

Method

1. Microwave the rice pouch according to the package directions. 1:30
2. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and add the sliced chicken sausage.
3. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sausage is browned in spots, about 4 minutes. 4:00
4. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes to the skillet and stir for 30 seconds until fragrant. 0:30
5. Add the cooked rice to the skillet, season with salt and pepper, and toss everything together. Squeeze the lemon over the top before serving.