CABBAGE AND SMOKED SAUSAGE SOUP

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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!

Provided by Ludy Brinck

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Cabbage Soup Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

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

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 403.8 calories, Carbohydrate 37.4 g, Cholesterol 38.7 mg, Fat 20.6 g, Fiber 9.8 g, Protein 20.3 g, SaturatedFat 6.8 g, Sodium 1618 mg, Sugar 10 g