Baked Bean and Kielbasa Stew

By cecelia26_

Ingredients

• Stew:
• 3 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Butter
• 1 large (1 cup) onion, chopped
• 1 medium (1 cup) green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 cup shredded or matchstick carrots
• 1 (14-ounce) package turkey kielbasa, sliced 1/4 inch, cut in half*
• 1 (28-ounce) can baked beans
• 1 (15.5-ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (14.5-ounce) can petite-diced tomatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• Garnish:
• 8 (3/4-ounce) slices Land O Lakes® Deli American
• Whole grain tortilla chips
• Shoestring potato sticks
• Shredded or matchstick carrots

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from landolakes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Melt butter in large saucepan until sizzling; add onion, bell pepper and carrots. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, 4-6 minutes or until vegetables are crisply tender.
Reduce heat to medium; add kielbasa. Cook, stirring occasionally, 4-6 minutes or until kielbasa begins to brown. Stir in all remaining stew ingredients. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, 8-10 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook 20 minutes to blend flavors.
Spoon stew into individual serving bowls. To create scarecrow faces, cut each slice of cheese with 3-inch pumpkin or round cookie cutter. Cut triangles for eyes using sharp knife. Place cheese cut-outs onto bowls of stew. Immediately place shoestring potato sticks on each side of cheese for hair; place tortilla chip on top part of cheese for hat. Create mouth of scarecrow with shredded carrots.

*Substitute hot dogs, cut into 1/4-inch slices.