Beans & Italian Sausage Recipe

• 1/2 pound sweet Italian sausage
• 1/2 pound warm Italian sausage
• 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1 3/4 c. minced onion
• 3/4 c. mushrooms, sliced (3 c.)
• 3 (16 ounce.) cans pork & beans in tomato sauce
• 1/3 c. tomato juice
• 1 teaspoon leaf oregano, crumbled
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 c. uncooked long grain rice

1. Cook sausage in vegetable oil in a large skillet till brown and no pink remains, about 20 min.
2. Remove with a slotted spoon to a Dutch oven or possibly heavy saucepan.
3. Pour off all but 2 Tbsp.
4. of fat from skillet.
5. Saute/fry onion and mushrooms till tender, about 3 min.
6. Add in onion mix to sausage.
7. Add in beans, tomato juice, oregano, salt and pepper to sausage.
8. Bring to boiling; lower heat; simmer 15 min.
9. While beans cook, cook rice following label directions.
10. Serve beans over rice.
11. Makes 8 servings.

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Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/beans-italian-sausage-19651 (may not work)