Sausage, Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili

Adopted from a recipe at Mixingbowl.com.  This makes quite a lot of chili, I tripled this recipe for our four families.

Ingredients:

1 lb. sausage

1 yellow onion, chopped

1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and chopped

1 green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and chopped

2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped

2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled, chopped

3 large garlic cloves, minced

2 tablespoons chili powder

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons ground cumin

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper

1 teaspoon dried basil

1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram

1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes

2 14 ounce cans chicken broth

2 15 ounce cans black beans, rinsed and drained

Directions:

1. In a heavy, large saucepan or Dutch oven, cook sausage until crumbly.  Add onion and reduce heat to medium .  Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes or until onions are tender.

2. Add bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, and sweet potatoes.  Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes.  Stir in garlic; cook about 1 minute.  Add remaining spices, cook and stir for 1 minutes.  Add tomatoes and broth. Simmer, uncovered for about 30 minutes.

3. Stir in beans; continue to cook for 10 minutes.  Remove from heat and serve with chopped cilantro and lime wedges.