Ingredients

  • 2 c. rice
  • 1 pkg. Hillshire sausage (beef)
  • 1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
  • 4 (6 oz.) cans water
  • 3 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 4 strips bacon
  • 2 dashes black pepper
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 medium bell pepper

Method

  • Fry bacon; remove from grease and cool.
  • Saute onion and bell pepper in bacon grease.
  • In a casserole dish, mix rice, tomato paste, salt, pepper, brown sugar, sauteed onions and peppers with grease and crumbled bacon.
  • Slice sausage and place on top.
  • Cook, covered, for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 375°.
  • Fluff with a fork and place back in the oven for 15 minutes.