Autumn Sausage Casserole

From the kitchen of Stacey Blessing Hicklin

Here is a recipe. It is the first time I made it, but it tastes good--and the whole house smells autumny.

Autumn Sausage Cassarole (in a crockpot)
1 pound sausage (I used lean Italian Turkey)
1 large, or 2 small apples, chopped (no need to peel)
1 yellow onion, chopped
1/2 cup chopped carrots
3 cups already cooked long-grain rice (I used brown rice)
1/2 cup raisins1 T dried parsley flakes1 T brown sugar
1/2 tsp Jamaican Jerk
1/2 tsp cinnamon
black pepper
1/2 cup chicken broth

I browned the sausage and sautéed the onions before dumping everything in the crockpot on low. I find that my crockpot cooks too quick and I end up turning it off early. I found this here: With a few changes. Next time I would add a can of black beans and maybe a sweet potato. Eli and Emma are both home from school today and every time they come in from playing outside, they remark on how yummy dinner smells. It smells like autumn.