1 lb. sausage
1 sm. onion, diced
1 tbsp. bell pepper, diced
3 stems celery, diced
1/4 c. grated carrots
3 c. boiling water
1 pkg. dehydrated chicken noodle soup
1/2 c. rice
1 (4 oz.) can mushrooms

Brown and drain sausage. Add next 4 ingredients to sausage. Cook chicken noodle soup and rice in boiling water 15 minutes. Combine soup-rice mixture with sausage. Add mushrooms. Bake in 13 x 9 inch pan for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. You can substitute hamburger or ground turkey for sausage. Serves 6.