Wild Rice And Sausage Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pound sausage
1 1/2 cups chopped celery
3 cups chicken broth
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can sliced water chestnuts, drained
2 can sliced mushrooms
1 pkg long grain and wild rice mix
1 pkg sliced almonds
dash dried thyme
parsley, optional

Preparation

Combine sausage and celery in a large skillet.
Cook over medium heat until sausage is browned and celery is tender.
Stir to crumble meat.
Drain.
Stir in chicken broth, mushroom soup, chicken soup, water chestnuts, mushrooms, rice and thyme.
Mix well.
Spoon into a lightly greased 3- quart casserole and sprinkle with almonds.
Bake, uncovered at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours. Garnish with parsley if desired.