Vegetarian Cajun Gumbo

You thought this was a distant memory.... Add vegetarian sausage (Field Roast is good!) for greater authenticity.

• Ready In: 1 hr 45 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 3  cups white rice, uncooked
• 6  cups  vegetable stock
• 2  cups corn
• 2  cups  collard greens, chopped
• 1  cup okra
• 1  cup green bell pepper, diced
• 3  tablespoons Worcestershire sauce (use vegetarian, regular has anchovies in it)
• 1 (3 1/2ounce) can tomato paste
• 2  large onions, chopped
• 6  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced (wear gloves!)
• 1  tablespoon black pepper
• 2 -3  teaspoons cayenne
• 1  tablespoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup parsley, minced
• 1 -2  teaspoon  hot pepper sauce

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Place rice in a large roasting pan or casserole dish and pour stock over it. Combine remaining ingredients and place over rice in the roasting pan. Cover and cook for one hour.
3. Uncover and stir. Replace cover and cook an additional 30 minutes.
4. Stir and check to see rice if rice is done. If necessary, cook for another 30 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.