Prepare a 4-quart Dutch oven by spraying it with cooking spray and heating it over medium-high heat. Cook the sausage in the Dutch oven for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until it is browned. Remove the sausage from the Dutch oven and set it aside for later.
Combine all remaining ingredients, excluding rice and pepper sauce, and bring to a boil. Then, add rice and continue boiling. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
Add the sausage and cook until it's heated through. Serve with pepper sauce.