Recipe: Sausage Rice Casserole

Recipes using McCormick Gourmet Malabar Ground Pepper

• 1 1/2 pounds sausage
• 2 envelopes dry chicken noodle soup mix
• 1 small jar pimento, diced
• 1/2 red pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese
• 4 cups boiling water
• 1 cup celery, sliced
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 1 cup uncooked rice
• salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 300° F. Brown sausage in a large pan, and drain off fat. Add and bring to a boil, the water and soup mix. Then add the celery, pimento, onion, pepper, and rice. Put in a greased 9x13 pan and bake at 300° F for 20 minutes. Stir a couple of times. After 20 minutes, put 1/2 cup cheese on top and continue to bake for another 25 -30 minutes, or until the rice is tender.