Sausage Bean Chowder

1/2 lb Pork sausage

1 cn Kidney beans (16 oz.)

1 1/2 c Canned tomatoes

2 c Water

1 md Onion, chopped

1 Bay leaf

3/4 ts Salt

1/4 ts Garlic salt

1/4 ts Thyme

1/8 ts Pepper

1/2 c Potatoes, diced

1/4 c Green pepper, chopped

Cook sausage in skillet and brown. Pour off fat. In a large kettle, combine beans, tomatoes, water, onion, bay leaf, salt, garlic salt, thyme and pepper. Add sausage. Simmer, covered for 1 hour. Add potatoes and green peppers. Cook covered for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Remove bay leaf and serve.