red rice casserole

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Stefanie Johnson
Campbellsville, KY

My mom got this recipe off of a Polska Kielbasa box about 20 years ago and it's still a fav recipe of ours.

(2 ratings)
yield 4 -6
prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr

Ingredients For red rice casserole

  • bacon drippings
  • 1 lb
    polska kielbasa or smoked sausage
  • 1 lg
    green bell pepper
  • 1 md
    onion
  • 1 can
    diced or crushed tomatoes (14-16 oz)
  • 1 c
    uncooked long grain white rice
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • salt and pepper to taste

How To Make red rice casserole

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • 2
    Place bacon drippings into hot cast iron skillet, cut up polska kielbasa into bite size pieces and brown in skillet.
  • 3
    Add chopped green bell pepper, chopped onion, rice, tomato, butter, salt & pepper.
  • 4
    Cover skillet with lid or aluminum foil and place into preheated oven. Cook, undisturbed for 1 hour. *If you do not have a cast iron skillet, you can brown sausage in ordinary skillet and transfer all things to a covered casserole dish. *This is best served with sweet corn muffins on the side!
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