MY MOM'S SAUSAGE & RICE CASSEROLE

My Mom's Sausage & Rice Casserole image

This is my favorite casserole! It features pork sausage, rice, chicken noodle soup mix and various vegetables. I grew up loving this and now I make it for my husband, who loves it as much as me if not more.

Provided by az_starshine

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Sausage

Time 2h

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 pound pork sausage, sliced
½ onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
½ cup uncooked long grain white rice
1 (4.5 ounce) package chicken noodle soup mix
2 cups hot water
½ cup slivered almonds

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large skillet over medium high heat, combine the sausage, onion, celery and green bell pepper and saute for 5 minutes. Drain any excess fat.
Stir the dry rice in with the sausage and vegetables, then add the water and the soup mix. Transfer this mixture to a lightly greased 2 quart casserole dish and top with the almonds.
Bake, covered, at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 90 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 449 calories, Carbohydrate 30.1 g, Cholesterol 71.9 mg, Fat 29 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 16.8 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Sodium 1795.9 mg, Sugar 3 g