Recipe: Delicious Sausage and Rice Casserole

Sausage and Rice Casserole. Sausage and Rice Casserole is a simple recipe perfect for supper, side dishes, potlucks and Thanksgiving (sometimes called Rice Dressing or Rice Stuffing). Anybody that's been here a while knows about my love affair with rice. Easy Sausage and Rice Casserole is simple to make and big on flavor!

Add chopped onion, garlic, celery, and green pepper to sausage and simmer until tender. In bowl combine rice and soups and then add cooked ingredients. In a Dutch-oven over medium heat, brown the sausage with the onion, celery and bell pepper; drain. You can cook Sausage and Rice Casserole using 5 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Sausage and Rice Casserole

1. It's 1 lb of ground sausage.
2. You need 1 cup of uncooked rice.
3. You need 2-3 cups of shredded cheddar cheese.
4. You need 1 can of cream of mushroom.
5. It's 1 can of or 8 oz. fresh mushrooms.

Pour in rice, hot water, and soup mix. Stir until any lumps of soup have melted. In a skillet, brown sausage and drain grease. Stir in rice, onion, garlic and peppers.

Sausage and Rice Casserole step by step

1. Cook rice per directions.
2. Brown sausage with mushrooms.
3. Mix ½ of cheese and cream of mushroom over low heat until cheese is melted.
4. Mix cooked sausage with soup.
5. Stir in cooked rice.
6. Pour into casserole dish and cover with remaining cheese.
7. Cook @350 for 20 minutes.

Stir in tomatoes, chicken broth, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. The pepper portion of this sausage and rice casserole. Dried basil and red pepper flakes are give Italian flavor and a touch of heat. To keep things healthy, I used brown rice, which is higher in fiber and minerals than white rice. Sausage and Rice Casserole, you'll need these ingredients. … Cook your rice according to the directions on your package.