Southwestern Sausage Potato Chowder

1 lb bulk pork sausage or spicy turkey sausage
1 lb unpeeled red potatoes, chopped
1 large onion
1 med red sweet pepper, chopped
1 med green pepper, chopped
1 jalapeno, chopped (more)
2 t ground cumin
2 cloves minced garlic
1/4 t ground black pepper
42 oz chicken broth

Shredded pepper jack cheese-optional
canned shoestring potatoes-optional

cook sausage until no longer pink; drain

in 4 qt slow cooker, combine cooked sausage and rest of ingredients (not cheese and shoestrings)
Stir in chicken broth.

Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours or high 4-5 hours

Serve topped with cheese and/or shoestring potatoes