Creole Brown Rice, Vegetarian Style

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion
• chopped
• 12 cup celery
• sliced
• 12 cup green pepper
• diced
• 1 garlic clove
• minced (I use two or three as we love garlic)
• 1 (16 ounce) packagegimme lean brand mock sausage (or you can use your favorite brand of mock sausage)
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen peas (thaw slightly)
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 12 teaspoons creole seasoning
• 14 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 34 cup crushed tomatoes (I buy a 28 oz can and use 3/4 c from it)
• 1 (11 ounce) cangreen giant canned corn niblets
• drained (this is the same as a 15.1/4 oz of regular Green Giant corn)
• 1 cup okra
• cooked (just until tender)
• 3 cups brown rice
• steamed

Instructions

1. Saute onions, celery, green pepper, garlic for about 3 minutes.
2. Crumble in the mock sausage and break up like you would hamburger.
3. Stir well and cook for about 2 minutes.
4. Add Peas, corn and cooked okra.
5. Stir well.
6. Add all seasonings.
7. Add the crushed tomatoes and the diced tomatoes (with liquid).
8. Cook for about 3 minutes on med.
9. low heat.
10. Stir in the rice gently and let heat through.
11. Serve with a salad and garlic bread sticks.