Sausage Bean Chowder - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb pork sausage
1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans
1 1/2 cups canned tomatoes
2 cups water
1 medium onion, chopped
1 bay leaf
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup potato, diced
1/4 cup green pepper, chopped

Preparation

Cook sausage in skillet and brown.
Pour off fat.
In a large kettle, combine beans, tomatoes, water, onion, bay leaf, salt, garlic salt, thyme and pepper.
Add sausage.
Simmer, covered for 1 hour.
Add potatoes and green peppers.
Cook covered for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Remove bay leaf and serve.