Instructions: Saute the onion, carrots and garlic in the oil. Add cider, wine, saurkraut, pepper, bay leaf & thyme. Heat to boiling, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Mix with remaining ingredients in 3 quart casserole dish, cover it and bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

This stuff is actually better when it is reheated. I make 1/2 the receipe at a time and it is pleanty for a meal. Also, I use the Mendolia"s Italian sausage w/provalone cheese in it, it is really wonderful sausage. If you can"t find the loose stuff, just split the skins on the links and make them into loose sausage.

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