Sausage and Red Bean Stew

Submitted by GaylaJ

"Hearty, delicious and quick. Yes, this does use several canned products and also gets a head start with prepared soup. But there are times, at least in my home, when speed and convenience must take precedence. This recipe originated from Honeysuckle White so, of course, it calls for Italian turkey sausage. I have made it with turkey sausage and with regular Italian sausage--it is good either way. Also, feel free to substitute beans according to preference or what is on hand. I often use cannellini beans rather than red kidney beans."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 lb Italian turkey sausage link (sweet or hot)
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1⁄4 onion, minced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can minestrone soup (I use 19 ounce can of Progresso brand)

directions

1. Cut sausages into 1-inch slices and place in a 6-quart stockpot. Cook over medium-high heat for 5-10 minutes, or until brown. Season with cayenne pepper to taste.
2. Reduce heat to low, add onions and saute' 5 more minutes or until sausage is cooked through.
3. Drain well, add remaining ingredients and stir.
4. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.

Reviews

[fpuhan]

I like hearty, robust flavors. For this dish I used "bold" chicken sausage (no turkey links available). I also like keeping salt to a minimum, finding that many canned items contain way too much sodium. So I used low-salt, no salt, or no salt added ingredients. The next time I make this (yes, there will be a next time!), I think I'll use fresh tomatoes and dice them myself. I also don't have a 6-qt. stockpot. I thought an 8-qt. would be too large and 4-qt. too small. Instead, I used a tall pot I use for cooking pasta. It worked, but the next time I'll use the 8-qt., as there's more surface area to cook the sausage and onions.

 

[Jim H.]

Made this the other night for she-who-must-be-obeyed. Used petite diced tomatoes cause I don't like the texture! Decided the next time I made it I would use bulk Italian sausage and add some more noodles (request of the Queen). Made it tonight with the bulk sausage and added some ziti that I cooked al dente and added later. Making it tonight for tomorrow so all the flavors can meld.

 

[Bob T.]

Simply outstanding, and for so little labor.

 

[ckmclements]

Outstanding!!! Really really easy to prepare and nicely zippy flavor! I found it was easier to cook the sausage in a skillet, then add it to the stockpot. A couple of changes I will make next time are that I will cut the sausage a bit smaller, and I will use the pettite diced tomatoes rather than the regular ones. I can't wait until tomorrow so I can eat it again after all the flavors have had time to mix and mingle! My husband also asked me to put that cornbread muffins make an excellent accompaniment. GREAT RECIPE!!!!!

 

[Debbie Jones]

This was EXCELLENT! I thought my chili was good, but this was SO much better. I used the Italian Hot Sausage and it was delicious! My very picky boyfriend just loved it!! I used navy beans instead of pinto and it came out wonderful! Thank you very much for this recipe. It's a keeper!