Savoury Sausage Casserole

Total Time: 9 hrs 20 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 9 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6


• 1 lb bulk lamb sausage


• 1/2 green pepper, chopped


• 1/2 cup chopped celery


• 1 (4 ounce) jar diced pimentos, drained


• 1 cup wild rice


• 2 teaspoons chicken stock powder


• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup


• 1 (2 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained


• 1 medium onion, chopped


• 1/2 teaspoon marjoram leaves


• 1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves


• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 ---to prepare the rice---.


• 2 spray an 8 x 8-inch pan with cooking spray.


• 3 rinse rice with cold water and drain.


• 4 spread in prepared pan.


• 5 cover the rice very generously with boiling water.


• 6 cover pan with foil.


• 7 place pan in a cold oven.


• 8 turn oven on to 450°f.


• 9 when it reaches that temperature, turn the oven off and leave the rice in the oven overnight without opening the door.


• 10 it will be cooked when you get up in the morning.


• 11 ---to finish the casserole---.


• 12 brown sausage in a large skillet.


• 13 add green pepper, celery, and onion and continue cooking until vegetables are soft.


• 14 drain off excess fat.


• 15 add remaining ingredients, mixing well.


• 16 stir in cooked wild rice.


• 17 pour into a sprayed 3-quart casserole dish.


• 18 cover and bake 45 minutes to 1 hour at 325°f or until heated through.