Mediterranean Rice And Sausage - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups uncooked rice
1/2 cup olive oil (I use a little less)
4 cups V8 vegetable juice
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 green bell pepper, cut into strips
1 clove garlic, crushed
3/4 lb bulk Italian sausage
1/2 teaspoon . salt, to taste

Preparation

Brown rice in olive oil.
Put V-8 juice in crockpot.
Add onion, pepper, and garlic.
Carefully add browned rice to crockpot.
Brown sausage and add to crockpot; add salt.
Cook on HIGH for 2 hours, then cook on LOW for 5 hours.