Quick Chili Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 lb lamb sausage (more if desired, vegetarians may omit the sausage and add another can of beans) (optional)
• 1 large yellow onion, diced
• 1 large green bell pepper, diced
• 1 (15 ounce) can chili beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 2/3-3 1/2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 brown and"crumble" sausage.
• 2 add diced onion& pepper.
• 3 saute until onions are almost clear.
• 4 add tomatoes, beans, tomato sauce, seasonings and water.
• 5 bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer.
• 6 cover and simmer for about 20 minutes.
• 7 total preparation time is about 30 minutes, because of dicing the vegetables and browning meat.
• 8 makes about 2 quarts.
• 9 will feed 4 easily with seconds.
• 10 cornbread goes well with this soup.