Ingredients

1 pound Fresh Italian Sausage

1/4 cup Water

2 tablespoon Olive Oil

2 Bell Peppers, any color, seeded and cut into strips

1 Medium Yellow Onion

1 clove Garlic Cloves, Minced

1 cans Canellini Beans, or Other White Beans, Rinsed and Drained 15 oz

1 can Red Kitney Beans, Rinsed and Drained 15 oz

1/4 cup Dry Red Wine

1 dash Salt and Ground Pepper to Taste

Preparation

Brown the sausage in an ungreased skillet over medium heat. If the sausage is smoked or fully cooked, cut into pieces and set aside. If using fresh sausage, break up the sausage into small pieces, add the water, cover, and cook until cooked through (8 to 10 minutes). Set aside.

In the same pan, warm the oil over medium heat. Add the peppers and onion and cook, stirring, until tender. Add the garlic during the last minute or so of cooking.

Add the sausage, beans, tomatoes and their juice, and wine to the pepper-onion mixture. Cook over medium heat for a few minutes. Reduce heat to low and cook for 15 minutes more or until heated through. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

This dish can be prepared in the slow cooker as well. Complete step 1 above. For step 2, cook the pepper-onion mixture until just tender. Transfer to the slow cooker and add the sausage, beans, tomatoes and their juice, and wine. Cover and cook on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours, or LOW for 6 to 8 hours. Season with salt and pepper and serve.