Put the browned sausage (chop up finely or take off the casing before you fry it) and water (10 cups) and carrot, celery, onion powder, and lentils in pot. Boil/simmer for 35 minutes.

Add in 3 more cups water and rice and boil/simmer 15 minutes more.

Add in oregano, basil, couple shakes of seasoning salt, and two 8 oz cans of tomato sauce — and you have my dinner!

Freezes well and reheats in microwave well. I have added in cheese tortellinis 15 min before done and cooked them in as well.