Fran's Crock Pot Smoky Cabbage Soup

 

Here’s a great recipe my wife cooked up tonight.  It’s very filling and teaming with great flavors and textures. The secret ingredient that gives it that unique smoky taste is the addition of a little diced Polish Sausage.  It’s so good!  Here’s the easy recipe.

INGREDIENTS:

1 Onion, chopped

2 Celery stalks, chopped

1 Garlic clove, minced

2 cups of Cabbage, shredded

2 Potatoes, diced

1-16oz. can of Chopped Tomatoes

1 box of Beef Broth

1 can of Kidney Beans, rinsed

½ pkg. (7 oz.) of Keilbasa, diced, sautéed and drained to remove fat
2 Bay Leaves

Salt, pepper, paprika and chili powder to taste

This is so simple.  Combine all the items listed above, prepared as directed, in a crock pot and cook on low heat for 5-6 hours.  That’s it!  It’s delicious and makes about 8 one cup servings.  The greatest part is with all this food and flavor it works out to just about 2.5 ppt. per cup.  Enjoy!