Wild Rice Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. Jimmy Dean sausage
1 c. chopped celery
1 large chopped onion
1 medium chopped green pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
1 box Uncle Ben's long grain and wild rice
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 (8 oz.) can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 (5 oz.) can sliced water chestnuts
1 or 2 pkg. slivered almonds
pinch of thyme
2 cans chicken broth

Preparation

In a skillet, brown sausage.
Remove sausage with slotted spoon to a large mixing bowl.
In skillet saute celery, onion, pepper and garlic.
Dump into bowl with sausage.
Blend in 1 can broth, 1 can soup, 1 can broth and 1 can soup.
Stir in mushrooms, chestnuts and thyme.
Mix in packet of spices from Uncle Ben's box; blend in rice.
Pour into large casserole dish.
Sprinkle almonds on top. Bake, uncovered, at 350\u00b0 for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.