If your rice cooker shuts off automatically like mine, you may need to turn it on again. Put the cover on. Put everything in your rice cooker and turn it on. Cook on medium heat until it starts to boil, reduce heat to low, cover, stirring occasionally. When the water starts to boil, remove cover and stir, then replace the cover. We took the following action: Initial Cleaning – After washing the rice down the drain (thank you, insink disposal), soap and water took up a thorough attack, cleaning the rice cooker well, inside and out. Cook until all sausage is browned (5-7 minutes). Remove sausage from the pan and place on paper towels to remove excess fat. Add the rice mix, 2 cups water, diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, kidney beans and seasonings. Add sausage to a skillet and place over medium heat. Stir twice more, at an interval. Naturally, we weren’t about to lose such a nice rice cooker. Cook for 25 minutes, until rice is easily fluffed with a fork.