Sausage and Red Rice Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Move an oven rack to the center of the oven.

Place the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat turning occasionally until evenly browned about 10 minutes. Remove the bacon slices to a plate lined paper towels to drain reserving the bacon fat in the skillet. Crumble the bacon once cooled.

Crumble sausage into the reserved bacon fat; cook and stir until the sausage is completely browned and no longer pink 7 to 10 minutes. Drain sausage and set aside in a bowl. Return skillet to medium-high heat.

Heat olive oil in the skillet. Cook and stir onion bell pepper oregano and sage in the hot oil until the onion is soft about 5 minutes.

Combine tomato sauce rice water bacon sausage and the onion mixture in a baking dish with a lid; season with salt and black pepper. Stir until evenly mixed. Cover dish with aluminum foil and the lid.

Bake in preheated oven until the rice is tender about 1 hour. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.