Hearty Sausage Soup

A winter favorite in our home, this hearty soup will warm you up on the coldest winter day. Serve with warm cornbread for a filling dinner.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 648 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can tomato soup
• ½ cup barbeque sauce
• 1 ½ pounds bulk mild Italian sausage
• 2 (16 ounce) cans pork and beans
• 1 (16 ounce) garbanzo beans, drained
• ¾ cup instant white rice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook and stir the sausage, onion, and bell pepper in a large skillet over medium-high heat until the sausage is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink. Drain and discard any excess grease.

Step 2

Stir the tomato soup, water, pork and beans, barbeque sauce, and garbanzo beans into the sausage mixture; reduce heat to low and simmer another 15 minutes. Add the instant rice and continue cooking until the rice is tender, about 5 minutes.