Dirty Rice Dressing

• 2 c. cooked rice
• 1 lb. ground meat
• 1 lb. ground sausage
• 1 c. chopped onion
• 1/2 c. chopped bell pepper
• 1/2 c. chopped celery
• 1 clove chopped garlic
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• Tabasco sauce to taste
• pinch of thyme
• pinch of sweet basil
• 1 bunch green onions and tops chopped
• 1 Tbsp. minced parsley
• 1/2 lb. butter, divided

1. In one skillet saute ground meat and sausage in 1/4 lb. butter until brown; set aside.
2. In another skillet saute onions, bell pepper, celery and seasoning in 1/4 lb. butter.
3. Add other ingredients.
4. In large pan mix meat mixture and onion mixture together; mixing well.
5. Use natural gravy from ground meat and sausage to moisten.
6. Can be made the night before and warm in oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

rice, ground meat, ground sausage, onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic, salt, tabasco sauce, thyme, sweet basil, green onions, parsley, butter

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=56820 (may not work)