Cabbage and Smoked Sausage Soup

Even kids who don't care for vegetable soup may enjoy this one. Very good flavor. Sometimes I use crushed tomatoes with garlic, onion, or basil now that they're available. Turkey smoked sausage is great in this recipe!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 404 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• salt to taste
• 3 cups water
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cubes chicken bouillon
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 pound smoked sausage, sliced
• ⅓ cup uncooked long grain white rice
• 1 head cabbage, cored and coarsely chopped
• ½ teaspoon crushed dried thyme
• 1 (15 ounce) can red beans, with liquid

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat, and cook the onion until lightly browned. Place sausage in the pot, and pour in water. Mix in cabbage, carrots, celery, rice, beans, tomato sauce, and crushed tomatoes. Dissolve bouillon in the mixture. Season with salt, bay leaf, and thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and cook at least 1 hour, until vegetables are tender and rice is cooked.