Spanish Rice And Sausage - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/3 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 lb fully cooked smoked sausage, sliced
1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained
1 (6 7/8 ounce) package Spanish rice, and pasta mix (or homemade -- see below)
1/4 cup sliced pimento stuffed olive
1/8 teaspoon pepper
3/4 cup rice
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon minced onion
1 tablespoon dried tomato powder (or add 1 can diced tomatoes when cooking rice in chicken broth)
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
Homemade Spanish Rice
1/2 cup uncooked spaghetti
3/4 cup rice
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon minced onion
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
2 tablespoons butter

Preparation

Saute the green pepper, celery, rice/spaghetti and onion in butter until the veggies are tender.
Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally.