Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  12                    Italian sausage -- hot or sweet
  10                    bell peppers *
     1/2  pound         fresh mushrooms
   2      cups          minute rice
   1                    salt and pepper to taste
   1                    garlic powder to taste
   1                    Italian seasonings to taste
   1                    onion powder to taste

Preparation:

* When available I use Red, Gold and Orange peppers along with the Green. Put the sausage in the freezer until ready to prepare. Remove sausage from freezer and separate under running water. Once separated take a sharp knife and just cut through the casing length wise. The casing will now peal away and can be discarded. It's so much better if you do this. Cut the frozen sausage into bite sized pieces. Put the sausage into a large cast iron frying pan and cook over medium heat until brown. Reduce heat to low. Remove the seeds from the peppers and discard. Cut the peppers into bite sized pieces. Place the cut up peppers into a microwave proof container and microwave approximately 20 minutes on High or until they reach your desired doneness. Prepare the Minute Rice per directions. Slice 1/2 pound of fresh mushrooms and microwave on High for 2-1/2 minutes. Add the cooked peppers and mushrooms to the sausage. Add the rice to the whole mixture and mix. This is a very nice looking dish and there are never leftovers at my house