Bean And Smoked Sausage Chowder

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb polish sausage or 1 lb your favorite mild uncooked sausage
• 2 cups cooked elbow macaroni
• 1 (28 ounce) can bean with bacon condensed soup
• 1 (16 ounce) can navy beans or 1 (16 ounce) can great northern beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can whole new potatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can whole sweet whole kernel corn or 15 ounces frozen corn
• 1 (15 ounce) can chicken or 1 (15 ounce) can beef broth or 2 bullion cubes and 16 oz. water
• enough additional water or stock, to reach the desired chowder like consistency
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 boil one cup of raw elbow macaroni in 4 cups of water until tender, about 8 minutes -- drain and set aside. prepare all other items for soup pot. coarse chop and then saute sausage in bottom of pot until cooked through. add a bit of oil if needed -- open all cans reserving all liquids to add to soup. dice potatoes and combine all ingredients except macaroni into pot and bring to a simmer. cook until heated through -- about 15 minutes. add pre-cooked elbow macaroni. add more water if needed. salt and pepper to taste.
• 2 serves 10 or more as a soup course or 8 as a main dish when you add a crusty artisan bread to compliment. freezes well in individual covered soup ramikens.