Sausage Rice Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. uncooked rice
2 lb. bulk sausage
3/4 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped celery
1 c. chopped green pepper
2 pkg. (envelopes) chicken noodle soup mix
4 1/2 c. boiling water
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. melted butter
1/4 c. chopped, blanched almonds

Preparation

Brown sausage
in
skillet;
drain
well
and
crumble. Pour off drippings, reserving just enough to saute onion, bell pepper and celery, just
until tender.
Add rice, soup mix and salt to boiling
water;
stir until thickened.
Cover and cook 20 minutes on low
heat.
Mix with sausage and sauteed vegetables.
Pour into greased
casserole.
Sprinkle almonds on top and drizzle with melted
butter.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 20 minutes, until brown.