Fall Harvest Rice

Description
Makes 8 servings.

Ingredients

 * 1 pound well-seasoned lean bulk pork sausage
 * 3 cups cooked rice
 * 1 tart red cooking apple, cored and chopped
 * 1/2 cup chopped onion
 * 1/2 cup chopped celery
 * 1/2 cup raisins
 * 1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar
 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
 * 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
 * 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
 * 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

 * 1) Cook sausage in skillet, stirring to crumble. Drain well. Combine sausage, rice, apple, onion, celery, raisins, sugar, salt, allspice, cinnamon and pepper; spoon into buttered 2-quart baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees 25 minutes, or until thoroughly heated.