Sausage Casserole

This is in response to a request for a recipe using brown and serve sausages. We enjoy having this casserole once or twice a year. We're not large casserole fans but this one is tasty. I got the recipe from my sister.

• Ready In: 2 hrs
• Serves: 2-12

Ingredients

•  pork or   beef sausage
•  potato
•  carrot
•  onion
•  rice
•  peas
•  tomato juice

Directions

1. The amounts of the ingredients required will depend on the size of casserole you want to make.
2. Brown sausages.
3. Lightly butter casserole dish.
4. Peel potatoes and carrots and slice.
5. In casserole dish put layer of potatoes, carrots and a bit of chopped onion.
6. I use a fair bit of onion as I am an onion fan.
7. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
8. Sprinkle a few peas on top and a few spoonfuls of uncooked rice.
9. Put some sauages on top.
10. Repeat procedure to desired quantity.
11. Put a little water in fry pan where sausages were browned and heat for a few minutes scraping the drippings from the pan and pour over casserole.
12. Pour tomato juice over the casserole and bake in 350° oven.
13. Bake small casserole for 1 1/2 hours or 2 hours for a larger casserole.
14. Check after an hour of cooking as there should be some liquid remaining.