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Sausage Stir Fry

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I love stir fry though I don’t have a wok, or a hibachi in my kitchen. Typically, I improvise. Maybe it’s the Americanized version, or maybe it’s just my own personal style coming through, but this dish is one of my one-dish wonders (kind of), it’s pretty fast, and super easy. It’s really a no-fail dish.

Here’s what you’ll need:

16 oz of sausage. I use Jimmy Dean’s Spicy Pork Sausage because it is my all time favorite.
1 red or green (or both) bell pepper, seeded and sliced.
1 medium onion, sliced.
8 oz of broccoli, fresh or frozen, though in this case frozen works better
1 small can of water chestnuts, drained

Brown the sausage in a heavy skillet, or wok if you have one! Once it’s browned, remove it from the pan and add your peppers and onions. Saute them for about 3 minutes, add the broccoli and water chestnuts, turn your heat down, and cover for about 5 minutes. Throw in a dash or two of some garlic salt, and a tablespoon (or two) of soy sauce. Once your broccoli is cooked through, add the sausage back to the pan, stirring occasionally, until it’s all warmed through.




Serve over white rice, or brown rice or a mixture of both- or don’t serve it with rice at all. I don’t usually eat it with rice, because I can do without the calories of rice, and I love rice, so I tend to eat more than I should. It’s one of my favorite quick meals to throw together! What’s your favorite? And what do you think of mine?

About ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~

Jenn Zeller is the creative mind and boss lady behind The South Dakota Cowgirl. She is an aspiring horsewoman, photographer, brilliant social media strategist and lover of all things western.

After a brief career in the investment world to support her horse habit (and satisfy her mother, who told her she had to have a “real” job after graduating college), she finally took the leap and stepped away from a regular income; trading the business suit once and for all for cowgirl boots, a hat, and jeans. She has not looked back.

When Jenn first moved to The DX Ranch on the South Dakota plains, she never imagined she’d find herself behind a camera lens capturing an authentic perspective of ranching, and sharing it with others. Jenn has always been called to artistry, and uses music, writing, images, home improvement, and her first true love of horses to express her ranching passion.

Horses are the constant thread and much of her work centers around using her unique style of writing to share her horsemanship journey with others in publications such as CavvySavvy, the AQHA Ranching Blog, the West River Eagle, the family ranch website, and her own website.

Using photography to illustrate her stories has created other opportunities -- Jenn’s brand “The South Dakota Cowgirl” has grown to the level of social media “Influencer”. This notoriety has led to work with Duluth Trading Company, Budweiser, Wyoming Tourism, Vice, Circle Z Ranch and Art of the Cowgirl, to name a few. She also serves as a brand ambassador for Woodchuck USA, Arenus Equine Health, Triple Crown Feed and Just Strong fitness apparel. Her photography has been featured by Instagram, Apple, TIME Magazine, The Huffington Post, and Oprah Magazine. Jenn’s work has been published internationally, has been seen in several books and has graced the covers of several magazines.

Jenn became a social media influencer by accident when she started to explore Instagram as a way to share her life on the ranch with folks that don’t get to experience it. It’s grown into an incredible platform that she uses to empower women, create an environment for self improvement and share life on the ranch.

When she’s not working, she loves to drink coffee, play with her naughty border collie named Copper, start ranch colts, and run about the country chasing cans. Her mother still thinks she doesn’t have a “real” job.

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  3. BrownEyedCowgirls says

    Looks and sounds yummy.

    We are big ‘Chinese-food’ eaters. I just made Lettuce Wraps and pot-stickers this evening. PF Chang’s don’t have nothin’ on me-LOL.

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