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                            CHILI BEAN TACOS

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Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Hamburger                        Beans
               Mexican

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2       tb           Olive oil
  1       lb           Pork sausage, crumbled
  1                    Onion, chopped
  1                    Garlic clove, crushed
    1/2   ts           Ground cumin
  1       t            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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