New Year's Day Chili

Ingredients

• 1 lb sage pork sausage
• 2 (15 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black-eyed peas (drained and rinsed)
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• hot sauce, to taste

Directions

1. 1

   Brown sausage in skillet.

2. 2

   Drain and set aside.

3. 3

   In sausage drippings, lightly brown onion and green pepper.

4. 4

   Combine sausage, onion and pepper, tomtatoes, black-eyed peas, and seasonings in crock pot.

5. 5

   Cook in crock pot on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4.