St. Paul'S Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 stalks celery, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 stick margarine
2 pkg. Lipton onion soup mix
3/4 c. rice
1 lb. bulk pork sausage
1/4 c. slivered almonds

Preparation

Saute celery, bell pepper and onion in margarine.
In another pot cook Lipton onion soup mix, using half the water as directed on the package.
Add 3/4 cup of rice.
While the rice and soup mix is cooking, brown 1 pound of sausage in pan.
Pour off grease and drain on paper towels.
Combine all ingredients in one casserole with the slivered almonds.
Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour at 350\u00b0.