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Home » wine pairing » Chicken Sausage Veggie Bowl with German Riesling #winePW

Chicken Sausage Veggie Bowl with German Riesling #winePW

Published: Dec 8, 2018 · Modified: Nov 25, 2022 by Cooking Chat · This post may contain affiliate links

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Chicken Sausage Veggie Bowl, served over quinoa and topped with a tasty honey mustard sauce for a healthy meal. Delicious served with a German Riesling. Disclosure: the wine was provided as a complimentary sample by Winesellers LTD.

chicken sausage veggie bowl served with white wine.

We have had a nice supply of German Rieslings, and a few other German wines, to sample for this month’s Wine Pairing Weekend. Thanks to Nancy from Pull That Cork for hosting this #winePW focused on German wine.

Today I’m featuring one of the best new recipes I came up with to pair with Riesling– a healthy Chicken Sausage Veggie Bowl. Stay tuned for a roundup of all the pairings I put together.

A Chicken Sausage Veggie Bowl with Riesling

chicken sausage veggie bowl with Riesling.

Knowing I had quite a few opportunities to test out some food pairings for Riesling, I sought some input from some Riesling fans about pairings they like. Sausage and mustard flavors was an idea that caught my attention, and led me to today’s pairing.

Riesling can definitely handle some spice, especially if it has some residual sugar. With that in mind, I used an Andouille chicken sausage for this recipe, which definitely has some garlicky kick. The sausage gets cooked along with cabbage and onions. I have definitely like the pork and cabbage combo with riesling, so figured this would work nicely.

Our Chicken Sausage Veggie Bowl gets topped with a honey mustard sauce. I agree with my friend who suggested mustard would be a good call, and the honey aspect certainly picked up some of the sweet notes in the Riesling we opened.

Dr. Pauly-Bergweiler Riesling

I’m still really just getting acquainted with the various German Riesling terms, so don’t have great expertise for determining which Rieslings to pick for a particular meal.

I did start to get a few basic ideas down. “Trocken” means the Riesling will be bone dry. “Spätlese” means a late harvest Riesling, and it will likely be on the sweeter side.

This article on Riesling suggests that “Kabinett” can refer to hitting the sweet spot, with just a bit of sugar. I thought that description sounded good as a pairing for our Chicken Sausage Veggie Bowl recipe.

We opened the 2016 Dr. Pauly-Bergweiler Wehlender Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett ($26, 8% ABV) to go with our chicken sausage bowl. I got lemon peel and apple on the nose. On the palate, honey and green apple fruit, and flint notes underlying the fruit.

This Riesling has a bit more sweetness than I expected for a Kabinett style, but that actually worked nicely with the spice of the Andouille sausage and the honey mustard sauce. This was a very good pairing! Not a surprise — Riesling is one of the most food-friendly wines around. Stay tuned for more of the tasty pairings we enjoyed to go with our Riesling samples.

Dr. Pauly-Bergweiler’s vineyards are located throughout the Mosel River Valley, including some of the best locations on river valley hillsides. The prime growing areas tended by this winemaker include Wehlener Sonnenuhr, where the Riesling we enoyed is produced. 

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Chicken sausages cooked with cabbage and kale, topped with a honey mustard sauce. Served with quinoa for a healthy, easy meal. Delicious with a German Riesling!

  • Author: Cooking Chat
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 40 mins
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: Main
  • Method: stove top
  • Cuisine: fusion

Ingredients

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For the chicken sausage veggie bowl

  • 3 small chicken sausages (9 ozs total), I used Andouille flavor
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 cups cabbage, chopped
  • 1 cup kale, stemmed and chopped
  • ½ cup chicken broth, low sodium
  • 2 cups cooked quinoa, for serving

For the honey mustard sauce

  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp mustard
  • ½ tsp soy sauce
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • pinch of cayenne

Instructions

  1. Spray a large skillet with oil spray. Heat the skillet on medium, and add the sausage to brown. Turn the sausage occasional to brown on all sides. Remove when browned, about 5 minutes, and set aside on a plate to cool. Slice the sausage into half inch thick pieces when cooled.
  2. Add olive oil, followed by the the onion and sauté for 5 minutes to soften the onion. Add the cabbage and cook for a few more minutes.
  3. Stir in the kale, followed by the chicken broth. Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook on medium low for 10 minutes.
  4. After the vegetables simmer covered for 10 minutes, stir the sliced sausage back into the skillet, and cook for another 10 minutes.
  5. As the vegetables and sausage cook, make the honey mustard sauce by combining the honey, mustard, soy sauce, garlic powder and cayenne. Stir to combine well and set aside.
  6. To serve, place about half a cup of cooked quinoa in a bowl and top with a scoop or two of the chicken and veggie mixture. Finish the chicken sausage veggie bowl by drizzling some honey mustard sauce over it. Enjoy with a German Riesling!

Notes

  • The 1 cup of kale is measured after removing the thick stem.
  • You could serve this dish with brown rice if you prefer, instead of the quinoa.

Keywords: chicken sausage, power bowls, quinoa, cabbage, kale, healthy eating

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Comments

  1. Liz

    December 08, 2018 at 8:38 am

    This is such a great way to get my dad to eat more veggies! Haha thanks for the recipe!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Cooking Chat

      December 09, 2018 at 7:49 am

      veggies + sausage might do the trick, huh?

      Reply
  2. Julia

    December 08, 2018 at 9:00 am

    I haven’t tried any German wines yet but glad that I now know what the terms mean so I can pick the right one. I bet it goes so well with that chicken sausage veggie bowl.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. Stephanie

    December 08, 2018 at 10:24 am

    What a great combination of flavors in this veggie bowl. Love the addition of honey mustard sauce. I’ll have to check out that Riesling since I don’t think I’ve ever tried a German one.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Cooking Chat

      December 09, 2018 at 7:48 am

      German Rieslings tend to be very good, and food friendly!

      Reply
  4. Elaine Benoit

    December 08, 2018 at 10:50 am

    What an awesome pairing! I love ‘bowls’ of any type and your chicken sausage veggie version looks so delicious! Especially with the Riesling! Yum.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Cooking Chat

      December 08, 2018 at 2:33 pm

      I need to make these bowl meals more often! Much cheaper to make at home that to order out.

      Reply
  5. Tracy

    December 08, 2018 at 11:35 am

    I love a good German Riesling! This pairing sounds perfect – love the sweet with spice. I’m excited to try this recipe!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Cooking Chat

      December 08, 2018 at 2:31 pm

      gotta love sweet + spice!

      Reply
  6. Sally - My Custard Pie

    December 08, 2018 at 12:10 pm

    So true about Riesling being food friendly. Sounds like it went really well with your recipe.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Cooking Chat

      December 08, 2018 at 2:30 pm

      Thanks Sally, it did!

      Reply
  7. Nancy|Pull That Cork

    December 09, 2018 at 2:17 pm

    Oh, I bet this dish was spicy. I love andouille and using chicken andouille is a great idea. This was one of the most enjoyable Wine Pairing Weekends in some time. There was a lot to learn with German wines, but I feel like I made some headway and I certainly enjoyed the selection of wines sent by Winesellers LTD. Cheers!

    Reply
    • Cooking Chat

      December 10, 2018 at 6:51 am

      I agree, Nancy, thanks for hosting an interesting event!

      Reply
  8. Jade Helm / Tasting Pour

    December 09, 2018 at 9:23 pm

    Hearty and healthy dish. That Kabinett was sweeter than I expected too. If I’d just turned the bottle around to see the IRF scale. Oh, well – still tasty.

    Reply
    • Cooking Chat

      December 10, 2018 at 6:51 am

      I didn’t notice that was on the bottle either!

      Reply
  9. Wendy Klik

    December 11, 2018 at 7:30 am

    I was surprised at how dry the wine I paired was. I am not familiar with German wines either but I am having fun exploring them. I may just make your recipe for dinner one night this week and try the same pairing. Thanks.

    Reply
  10. Deanna

    December 11, 2018 at 3:52 pm

    Interesting that you pulled out the mustard to play with. Hadn’t thought of it before but honey mustard sauce to pair Riesling with does make sense. Nice post, and look forward to reading more!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Cooking Chat

      December 13, 2018 at 6:41 am

      I have a wine savvy friend to thank for the mustard suggestion!

      Reply

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