One ingredient that pops up a lot when I am craving comfort food is beans. I love beans. This is a recipe I created when I set out to make another recipe but found I was missing some ingredients. It's kind of like barbecued beans with smoked sausage. Really good on cornbread.
Cowboy Beans with Smoked Sausage
Ingredients:
½ onion, sautéed
14-16 oz. pkg. smoked sausage, chopped
1 can butter beans, drained
1 can mild chili beans, w/sauce
2 tbsp brown sugar
¼ cup barbecue sauce
¼ cup ranch dressing
Cornbread, if desired
Directions:
Sauté onion until soft. Add smoked sausage and cook until browned. Add all other ingredients and heat through. Serve over warm cornbread.
Makes 4 servings.
I love this recipe not only because of how yummy it is, but because it takes just a few minutes to throw together. Great for a busy weeknight.
While this is comfort food at its best, you can easily lighten this dish up a bit. You can use turkey or chicken sausage which is lower in fat and calories than the original pork. You can also use light ranch dressing and cut down on the brown sugar.
What are your favorite comfort foods?

Hi Lesa! I love bean of all sorts, so I know I would love this! I am inviting you to pop over to my first ever Link-Up on my blog.... share a favorite meatless meal!
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