| Your stored up food supply is useless to you if you | | | | certainly enjoy this Italian Sausage with Pinto Bean |
| can not come up with imaginative ways in which to | | | | Soup. It is simple and extremely tasty. Here is the |
| prepare it. With this thought clearly in mind I would like | | | | recipe. |
| to present several useful and tasty methods of | | | | 1 pound Italian sausage |
| employing your food storage supplies to make an | | | | 1 chopped onion |
| actual meal. The first one I will provide you with is | | | | 3 cloves of garlic cloves diced into small pieces |
| Southwestern Chicken Delight. | | | | 4 cans of chicken broth |
| Southwestern Chicken Delight | | | | 2 cans of pinto beans |
| 1/2 pound of cubed boneless chicken breast | | | | 1 can of undrained diced tomatoes |
| 1/4 cup of chopped onions | | | | 1 cup of barley |
| 2 tablespoons of olive oil | | | | 1 sliced carrot |
| 2 cloves of garlic minced to small pieces | | | | 1 stalk of sliced celery |
| 1 can of whole kernel corn | | | | 1 teaspoon of sage |
| 1 can of black beans | | | | 1/2 teaspoon rosemary |
| 1 can of chicken broth | | | | 1/8 teaspoon crushed rosemary |
| 1 can of undrained diced tomatoes | | | | 6 cups of chopped kale |
| 1 teaspoon of cumin | | | | Start by cooking the sausage until no pink shows. Add |
| 1/2 teaspoon of salt | | | | the garlic and the onions and continue cooking. Add the |
| 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder | | | | remaining ingredients except the kale and bring the |
| 1/8 teaspoon of pepper | | | | mixture to a rapid boil. Reduce the heat and simmer |
| Add yogurt to taste | | | | for another 45 minutes. Finally stir in the Kale and once |
| Place the chicken in a large crock-pot along with the | | | | again bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer |
| onions and heat in the olive oil over a medium fire until | | | | another 25 minutes to make the vegetables tender. |
| the chicken is no longer pink. Next add all of the | | | | It only takes a little imagination in order to make good |
| remaining ingredients and bring the mixture to a rapid | | | | use of your food storage supplies. Its better to |
| boil. Reduce the heat and simmer the meal for 20 | | | | practice ahead of time instead of waiting until such |
| minutes. Prior to serving the meal garnish it with yogurt. | | | | time as an emergency actually occurs. |
| If you enjoy eating at the Olive Garden, you will | | | | |