Sausage Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. sausage (1/2 mild and 1/2 hot)
1 large chopped onion
1/2 large chopped green pepper
1/2 c. chopped celery
4 1/2 c. water
2 envelopes chicken noodle soup mix (Lipton)
1/2 c. rice (raw, regular)
sliced almonds

Preparation

Brown, crumble and drain sausage.
Add onion, green pepper, and celery; set aside.
Bring water to a boil.
Add soup mix and rice to boiling water and boil for 7 minutes.
Add sausage and vegetable mix to soup and rice.
Pour into a buttered casserole dish.
Add sliced almonds on top.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour.