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Smoked Sausage and Beans Recipe

Kielbasa gives this dish a hearty flavor, and you don't have to spend hours in the kitchen preparing it.—Honore Hudson, Glenwood, Illinois

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Smoked Sausage and Beans Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 1 hour

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

2 medium onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound fully cooked smoked sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices
3 to 4 cups chicken broth
1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (15-1/2 ounces) great northern beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
5 to 6 bay leaves
1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Dash hot pepper sauce
Hot cooked rice or pasta

Directions

In a large skillet, saute onions and garlic in oil until tender. Add sausage; cook and stir until lightly browned. Add broth, beans and seasonings. Cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaves. Serve in a bowl over rice or pasta. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (prepared with low-fat smoked turkey sausage and low-sodium broth; calculated without rice) equals 326 calories, 716 mg sodium, 36 mg cholesterol, 42 gm carbohydrate, 21 gm protein, 9 gm fat. Diabetic Exchanges: 2-1/2 starch, 1 meat.

Originally published as Smoked Sausage and Beans in Taste of Home December/January 2000, p41