holy moly casseroly!

calling all vegetarians (and meat eaters as well) this is the best tasting thing that I have concocted in a long time. I'm telling you, it will leave you satisfied. Here is what you need:

Ingredients

1 vegetarian sausage link FYI: I use Tofurky Italian Sausage Links, they look like this.

1/2 of a sweet vidalia onion, you don't have to do this, but I love onions and thickens up the sauce

1 cup of frozen brown rice, I get mine from Trader Joe's

1 cup of marinara sauce

3 tbs. crumbled goat cheese (you can use any cheese- mozzarella would be great too)

Salt seasoning to taste (Crazy Jane's is the best)

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Also, heat a heavy bottom sauce pan on medium heat. 

If you decide to use onion, coarsely chop. Spray the pan with cooking spray (or a table spoon of olive oil) and add onions. You will hear the onions start to sizzle, don't worry, let them brown just a little bit. Sprinkle with salt seasoning. When the onions turn translucent (almost see through), add a sausage link to the pan. You can cut it up right in the pan, you can get about 8-10 thicker slices per link. If you need to, spray the pan again to make sure that the sausage is coated for a crispier cook. Add a cup of brown rice to the pan. When you add the rice, the bottom of the pan may start to brown. The starch will do that, keep going it is okay! When the rice is no longer frozen, add 1 cup of mariana. Make sure the sauce covers the ingredients completely. Add two tablespoons of goat cheese and mix in. When the goat cheese is mixed through, add the mixture to a oven-safe dish using a spoon. With the spoon smooth over the top of the casserole. Cover the top with the the last tablespoon of cheese, cover with tin foil, and bake for about 20 minutes. Uncover and enjoy!

Also: you can even add a little crushed red pepper flakes to give it a kick, but the sausage is spicy on its own so sprinkle with care.

                            

                              yum.