Sausage Bean Chowder - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. pork sausage
2 (16 oz. each) cans kidney beans
1 (1 lb. 13 oz.) can tomatoes, broken up
1 qt. water
1 large onion, chopped
1 bay leaf
1 1/2 tsp. seasoned salt
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. thyme
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 c. diced potatoes
1/2 green pepper, chopped

Preparation

In a skillet, cook pork sausage until brown; pour off fat. In a large kettle, combine kidney beans, tomatoes, water, onion, bay leaf, seasoned salt, garlic powder, thyme and pepper.
Add sausage.
Simmer, covered, 1 hour.
Add potatoes and green pepper. Cook, covered, 15 to 20 minutes until potatoes are tender. Remove bay leaf.
Yields 8 generous portions.