Spanish Rice And Sausage - green pepper

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/3 cup chopped celery
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 lb fully cooked smoked sausage, sliced
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained
• 1 (6 7/8 ounce) package Spanish rice, and pasta mix (or homemade -- see below)
• 1/4 cup sliced pimento stuffed olive
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 3/4 cup rice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon minced onion
• 1 tablespoon dried tomato powder (or add 1 can diced tomatoes when cooking rice in chicken broth)
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• Homemade Spanish Rice
• 1/2 cup uncooked spaghetti
• 3/4 cup rice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon minced onion
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons butter