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 This is a quick fix in the crockpot. Really simple, delicious and very affordable. Give it a try!

Ingredients:

• 14 ounces Kielbasa sausage, cut in quarter-inch slices (I used the Hillshire Farm brand)
• 1 (14 1/2 oz.) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 medium green pepper, diced
• 2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
•  1 tablespoon chicken bouillon granules
• 2 tablespoons steak sauce
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1 cup uncooked instant rice
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley

Directions:

1.  Combine sausage, tomatoes, onion, green pepper, celery, bouillon, steak sauce, bay leaves, sugar and hot pepper sauce in crockpot.
2. Cover and cook on low for about 6 hours, stirring occasionally.
3. Remove bay leaves; stir in rice and 1/2 cup of water. Cook an additional 25 minutes. ( I just served sausage mixture over rice)
4. Stir in parsley.