This delicious three bean casserole has the tasty addition of pork sausage meat.

Of course you can change most things in a recipe to suit your taste and this recipe is no different.

If you would like to up the lean protein, you can change the pork sausage to lean turkey sausage.

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:
1 pound bulk pork sausage (or turkey sausage)
2 medium stalks celery, sliced
1 medium onion, chopped
1 large clove garlic, crushed
42 ounces canned baked beans in tomato sauce
15-16 ounces canned lima beans, drained
15-16 ounces canned kidney beans, drained
8 ounces canned tomato sauce
1 tablespoon dry mustard
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1/4 teaspoon red pepper sauce

Directions:
Heat the oven to 400ºF.

If you have sausage meat that is in casings, remove the casings from the meat. Cook the sausage, celery, onion and garlic in a 10 inch skillet over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sausage is no longer pink. Drain of the fat.

Mix the sausage mixture with the remaining ingredients in an ungreased 3 quart casserole. Bake at 400ºF, uncovered, for about 45 minutes, stirring once, until everything is hot and bubbly.

Makes 8 servings.

• Use turkey sausage in this recipe instead of pork if you want a leaner protein.
• If you don't like lima beans, simply replace them with another canned bean. White kidney beans, chick peas or pinto beans would work well in this recipe.
• Change the amount of hot pepper sauce to suit your taste. If you like it spicy, add more. A bit of pepper sauce adds a lot of flavor without making it too hot.