Great, easy recipe. I used mild salsa instead of tomato sauce.

Sounds pretty good. I would personally use something like grapeseed oil or something like that instead of the shortening. As for the tomato sauce I like to use the liquid from a can of diced tomatoes as part of the 2 cups water. I take out the pieces of diced tomato and measure the liquid with water to make 2 cups. I throw in the diced tomatoes and also some peas. I try to limit my salt so I add 1/2 tsp. salt instead of 1 tsp.