Wild Rice Casserole

Ingredients

• Uncle Ben's long grain and wild rice (not seasoning)
• 1/2 lb. sausage (half mild and half hot)
• 1/2 c. butter
• 1 small onion, diced
• salt and pepper
• 2 cans cream of mushroom soup
• 1 can Pet milk or 1 soup can milk
• 1 can water chestnuts, sliced thin
• 1/4 to 1/2 c. slivered almonds