Easy Cheesy Kielbasa and Beans

I few weeks back, while I was searching for a specific cookbook, I came across one that I had forgotten about.  I decided to pull it from my shelf, dust it off and take a peak.  While there are a lot of recipes in this book that looked great for some reason I had not yet tried them.  Until now.
 
So far, we have 2 new FAMILY favorites! Plus several more on my list to try out.

This one that I am going to share with you is delicious, even the Hubster said it was a new family favorite! It is very hearty and fits quite nicely into the comfort foods category.

Ingredients  

Makes about 20 cups

• 1 lb ground chuck
• 1 green bell pepper (diced)
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 1 lb sausage (the recipe calls for thinly sliced kielbasa, but I used cooked Italian sausage)
• 2 (10 oz) cans tomato soup (undiluted)
• 2 (10 oz) cans diced tomatoes (undrained)
• 1 (10 oz) can tomatoes and green chiles (undrained)
• 4 (16 oz) cans pinto beans (undrained)
• 4 (15 oz ) cans pork and beans (undrained)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1. Cook first 3 ingredients in a stockpot over medium-high heat, stirring until meat crumbles and is no longer pink. Remove from pot, and drain.
2. Brown sausage in stockpot; drain and return to pot. Add ground chuck mixture, tomato soup, and next 6 ingredients.
3. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes. Stir in cheese.  Enjoy!

I served this over rice.  The rice went really well with it and also helped to stretch this into 2 meals.  

NOTE: To prepare in a slow cooker, brown ground chuck and sausage as directed. Place ground chuck mixture, sausage, and next 7 ingredients in a 5-quart slow cooker. Cook, covered, at LOW 8 to 10 hours. Stir in cheese just before serving.

Have you all found any new family favorites lately?