Savory Sausage Casserole

Ingredients
- 1 lb bulk pork sausage
- 1 c uncooked rice
- 2 2 oz each pkg dehydrated chicken noodle soup
- 14 c finely chopped onion
- 1 c sliced celery
- 2 12 c water
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 12 c toasted halved or slivered blanched almonds
Directions
- Break apart the sausage brown it in an ungreased skillet pouring off any excess fat as it accumulates
- Remove from the burner
- Mix together the sausage rice soup onion and celery place in a 2-quart casserole
- Refrigerate
- When ready to bake mix soy sauce with water and add this with the almonds to the casserole
- Mix all gently
- Cover bake at 350 for 1 hour Serves 6