Hearty Sausage-Bean Chili

Ingredients

• 1 pound turkey breakfast sausage
• 3/4 pound ground round
• 1 1/2 cups frozen chopped onion, celery, and pepper blend, thawed
• 2 (15-ounce) cans no-salt-added dark red kidney beans, undrained
• 2 (14 1/2-ounce) cans no-salt-added stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added pinto beans, undrained
• 1 (15-ounce) can chunky chili tomato sauce

Preparation

1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a large Dutch oven. Place over medium-high heat, and cook until meat is browned, stirring until it crumbles. Drain.
2. Return meat mixture to pan; add kidney beans and remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally.
3. Remove from heat, and serve immediately.
4. Tip: Look for turkey breakfast sausage in the refrigerator section with the other tubes of breakfast sausage or in the freezer section of the grocery store.