Kielbasa-bean slow cooker soup
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Point(s)
Total Time
6 hr 35 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
6 hr 15 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Easy
This filling soup couldn’t be easier. Toss the ingredients into a slow cooker in the morning, and you'll be eating this delicious, almost effortless homemade soup for dinner. The kielbasa adds a smokiness to this soup. If you want more depth of flavor (and have the time), sauté the sausage in a skillet for 5 to 6 minutes or until browned. You can use whatever mix of beans that you like for this—creamy Great Northern beans as well as chickpeas, which have more of a bite, would both be excellent substitutions. Rinsing the beans helps reduce the sodium. If you’re watching sodium closely, you could also switch to low-sodium chicken broth and no-salt-added beans.
Ingredients
Canned chicken broth
58 oz, four 14.5 oz cans
Low-fat sausage(s)
16 oz, or reduced-fat kielbasa, cut into bite-size pieces
Canned pinto beans
15 oz, rinsed and drained
Canned black beans
15 oz, rinsed and drained
Uncooked carrot(s)
4 medium, chopped
Uncooked celery
3 rib(s), medium, chopped
Uncooked onion(s)
1 large, chopped
Dried thyme
1 tsp
Canned diced tomatoes
14½ oz, undrained