Serves: 2
Total Calories: 254

4 pork sausages links, cut into bite-size pieces
1/2 cup uncooked regular long grain rice
1/4 cup sliced celery
1/4 cup , chopped green bell pepper
1 small onion, chopped (about 1/4 cup)
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 can (13 1/2 ounces) stewed tomatoes
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon , ground red pepper flake
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup diced fully cooked smoked ham
chopped fresh parsley, if desired

1. Cook sausage in 1 1/2-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently, until brown. Remove sausage and reserve. Drain fat from saucepan, reserving 2 tablespoons in saucepan.
2. Cook rice, celery, bell pepper, onion and garlic in fat in saucepan over medium-high heat about 6 minutes, stirring frequently, until rice is light brown.
3. Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, thyme, red pepper, salt and bay leaf. Heat to boiling reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer about 20 minutes, stirring frequently, just until rice is tender. Stir in sausage and ham. Cover and simmer just until ham is hot. Remove bay leaf. Sprinkle with parsley.

1 Serving: Calories 420 (Calories from Fat 110) Fat 12g (Saturated 4g) Cholesterol 40mg Sodium 2060mg Carbohydrate 62g (Dietary Fiber 4g) Protein 20g % Daily Value: Vitamin A 24% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 8% Iron 22% Diet Exchanges: 3 Starch, 1 Lean Meat, 3 Vegetable, 1 Fat

From "Betty Crocker's Cooking for Two." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 2
Total Calories: 254
Calories from Fat: 0

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