Chadron Sausage & Rice Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb jimmy dean regular pork sausage
1 large onion, diced
3 sweet mini bell peppers or 1 bell pepper, diced
1/2 - 1 cup celery, chopped
1 cup fresh corn kernel (can substitute frozen or canned, I cut mine right off the cob)
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of celery soup (can substitute any cream soup you have on hand)
1 (1 1/4 ounce) package jimmy dean peppered gravy mix
1 cup jasmine rice (can substitute long-grain white rice or Basmati rice, use whatever rice you have on hand)
1 cup 1% low-fat milk
1 cup water
nonstick cooking spray (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350*F.
Over medium heat, cook sausage with onion, peppers, celery and corn until cooked through in a large frying pan.
Add remaining ingredients, mix well.
Pour into 9x12\" baking dish (I sprayed mined with non-stick cooking spray).
Bake 45 minutes to an hour or until rice is done.