Ingredients

1½cupsbrown rice

3½cupswater

1chicken bouillon

5sweet Italian chicken,14 oz, raw, or turkey sausage

2tbspolive oil

6celery stalks,chopped

1large onion,chopped

16ozfresh mushrooms,sliced

salt and fresh cracked pepper,to taste

Preparation

Cook brown rice in water and chicken bouillon according to package directions.

While the rice is cooking, in a large heavy saute pan, cook chicken sausage on medium heat, breaking up the meat into small pieces as it cooks until the sausage is cooked through and is browned. Set aside on a dish.

Add olive oil to the pan and add the onion then sauté for one minute. Add the celery, salt, and pepper to taste; cook for about 12 minutes until celery is soft.

Add the mushrooms to the pan, more salt, and pepper if needed, and cook, stirring for 5 minutes.

Cook covered for 2 minutes or until the mushrooms have released their juice and are cooked through.

Add the sausage and the cooked rice to the pan and mix well.