I made this recipe about a month ago and had my doubts about it because of the water chestnuts and the mayo, but it turned out very good. My husband loved it. I made this as a side dish because we wanted grilled chicken that night so no chicken was added, and the celery and mushrooms were increased. I cut the mayo to 1/2 cup and changed the soup to low-fat/low sodium cream of mushroom. The water chestnuts gave it a perfect crunch and it was a great way to use up leftover rice from the day before. I would make this again.

I made this tonight and my husband and 8 yr old daughter, who is very picky, loved it. I did make some changes. I used Italian seasoned bread crumbs and added chopped mushrooms and oregano to the stuffing. I didn't use the salt or sugar in the stuffing, and I didn't need the extra butter or the beef broth because I grilled my chops. I rubbed some garlic, oregano, paprika, black pepper and salt on the chops before I grilled them. I seared the chops on high heat and then slow-grilled them on indirect low heat for about 40 minutes. Here's a tip that was given to me by a friend that makes keeping the stuffing inside the chops much easier. Cut a slit about 1.5 inches through the fat side of your chop. Then open up the inside of the chop using a fan-motion w/ your knife. You'll still have the small opening but will have a nice pocket opened up inside. Fill with the stuffing. Cut some lemon wedges slightly larger than the opening in the chop and squeeze the juice out-I used the juice in a pitcher of iced tea. Pop the lemon wedge into the opening in your chop with the rind facing out. Your stuffing won't fall out and no need for toothpicks!

This was great! My mother-in-law loved it even better than her own breakfast casserole! I couldn't find sage-flavored sausage, so I used original. I followed all the ingredients to a 'T'. I assembled the casserole the night before and then just popped it in the oven in the morning. It was great - I had no left-overs! Definitely rely on this recipe for your holiday company.