Chadron Sausage & Rice Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 lb jimmy dean regular pork sausage
• 1 large onion, diced
• 3 sweet mini bell peppers, diced 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)

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350*F.

2. 2

   Over medium heat, cook sausage with onion, peppers, celery and corn until cooked through in a large frying pan.

3. 3

   Add remaining ingredients, mix well.

4. 4

   Pour into 9x12" baking dish (I sprayed mined with non-stick cooking spray).

5. 5

   Bake 45 minutes to an hour or until rice is done.