• 1 large or 2 small italian sausage
• 1 onion, chopped,
• 1 large carrot, chopped 1 stalk of celery, chopped
• 1/4 cup long grain rice
• 1/2 cup can lentils
• 4 cup beef broth
• 1 cup diced can tomatoes
• 1 clove garlic, diced
• 1/4 tsp. pepper

1. Brown sausage in a large pot, breaking it into bite size pieces.
2. add the vegetables and cook for five minutes
3. add the remaining ingredients and cook until the rice is done and the vegetables are cooked to your taste

I like mine tender crisp not mushy.