Breakfast Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups cooked rice (cold, leftover rice is best)
1/2 lb bulk sausage
1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup Velveeta cheese or 1/2 cup Cheese Whiz, melted with a little milk to make a thick-ish sauce

Preparation

In a large, heavy skillet saute sausage, green peppers, onions and mushrooms until sausage is crumbled and cooked through, around 10 minutes.
Pour off all but 1 T of the fat.
Add the rice, garlic powder and black pepper, cooking for another 5 minutes, stirring often.
In a small saucepan or microwaveable dish melt the velvetta or cheese whiz with a little milk to make a\"just pourable\" sauce.
Remove rice skillet from heat, add the cheese sauce and mix well.
The rice mixture should be sticky.
Serve hot.