Creole Sausage & Bean Bake

• 2 lbs pork sausage links, cut into thirds
• 1 cup water, divided
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 (1 lb) cans kidney beans, drained (8 cups)
• 2 (16 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 bay leaves, crumbled
• 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (or to taste)

1. In a large skillet, add sausage and 1/2 cup water.
2. Cover and cook on low heat for 5 minutes.
3. Drain sausage.
4. Continue cooking sausage, uncovered, until browned.
5. Add onions, green peppers and garlic.
6. Cook until vegetables are tender but not brown.
7. Stir in beans, tomato sauce, 1/2 cup water, sugar, crumbled bay leaves and hot pepper sauce.
8. Bring sausage/bean mixture to a boil.
9. Pour sausage/bean mixture into a large ovenproof casserole dish.
10. Bake, uncovered, at 350u0b0F for 45 minutes.
11. Can be served over rice.

pork sausage links, water, onion, green pepper, garlic, kidney beans, tomato sauce, sugar, bay leaves, hot pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/creole-sausage-bean-bake-24893 (may not work)