Fall Harvest Rice

Makes 8 servings.

Ingredients

 * 1 pound well-seasoned lean bulk pork sausage
 * 3 cups cooked rice
 * 1 tart red cooking apple, cored and chopped
 * ½ cup chopped onion
 * ½ cup chopped celery
 * ½ cup raisins
 * 1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar
 * ½ teaspoon salt
 * ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
 * ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
 * ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

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