Chili Bean Tacos

Title:
Chili Bean Tacos

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Pork,
Hamburger,
Beans,
Mexican




Ingredients:





     2 tb Olive oil


     1 lb Pork sausage, crumbled


     1    Onion, chopped


     1    Garlic clove, crushed


   1/2 ts Ground cumin


     1 ts Hot chili powder


     1    Tomato, peeled, chopped


     3 tb Tomato paste


   1/2    Red bell pepper, seeded,


          -diced


     1 cn Kidney beans, drained (10oz)


          Salt to taste


     8    Taco shells


          Sour cream


          Paprika


          Lettuce leaves


          Radish roses






 Preheat oven to 350'F. (175'C.). Heat oil in a saucepan. Add sausage,


 onion, garlic, cumin and chili powder; fry gently 5 minutes, stirring to


 break up sausage. Add tomato, tomato paste, bell pepper and kidney beans.


 Stir well and cook gently 15 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent


 mixture sticking. Season with salt.


 


 Meanwhile, heat taco shells following package instructions. Fill hot taco


 shells with sausage mixture. Top each taco with sour cream and sprinkle


 with paprika. Serve with lettuce leaves and radish roses.


 


 VARIATION: Substitute lean ground beef for sausage, if desired.


 


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