by Bethany on September 23, 2010
You ever have one of those days where you were counting the seconds and you just want to relax such a long day. Well, I had one of those days yesterday so I was looking for some comfort food.
I was looking at recipes The Other White Meat and I had almost all the ingredients for the Sausage and Rice Bake so I was sold on this dish. A quick trip to the grocery store with my friend, Jill, and I managed to grab the one ingredient that I was missing. (Thanks Jill!!)
Sausage and Rice Bake
Ingredients:
1 pounds bulk pork sausage
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup long-grain rice
1 cup chopped celery
1 envelope chicken noodle soup mix (1/2 of a 4.2 oz box)
2 cups boiling water
1 cup finely shredded Cheddar Cheese (I used Mozarella… it’s what I had)
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cook sausage and onion in large skillet until sausage is brown.
- Browning the Sausage
3. Drain off the fat and set the sausage mixture aside.
4. Combine the uncooked rice, celery and dry soup mix in a 2 to 2 1/2 quart casserole.
Adding it all together
5. Pour boiling water over mixture in casserole; stir to combine. Spoon sausage mixture evenly over mixture in casserole.
6. Cover. Bake about 50 minutes or until rice is tender. Uncover; stir to combine. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese. Bake about 5 minutes more or until cheese melts. And Tada!!
May not look pretty but it tastes good!
So the downside to even comfort food is that I still have to clean up the kitchen
What’s your favorite food when you are feeling stressed or unhappy?
by Bethany on September 8, 2010
I’m in college therefore:
1. Pizza seems like a staple of my diet.
2. I’m worried about the Freshman 15… even though I’m no longer a freshman.
Given these two facts, I like to make my own pizza. It’s easy, quick, healthier, and fits into my budget better.
Everything you need!
The List:
Yup that’s it! I love the precooked sausage that I’m using here when I’m short on time. It cuts out the step of browning the sausage and who knows what I can get done in my extra five minutes. Maybe make dessert…
1. Roll out the pizza crust onto your baking sheet. I pour a tiny bit of oil on the cookie sheet. You can make your pizza thin or thick crust. You can even add some cheese in the crust and make it a stuffed crust pizza. It’s your dinner, make it what you want!
2. Add your pizza sauce.
3. Add your cheese of choice. I use mozzarella for this pizza but I like to switch it up sometimes.
4. Add your sausage or ham or bacon. Whatever type you like the best.
5. I preheat the oven to 375 degrees and put the pizza in for about 15 minutes or until the crust looks done.
6. Enjoy!
Yum Pizza!
Now to eat it!
