Cabbage and Smoked Sausage Soup

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion , chopped
• 1 can crushed tomatoes , 28 ounce
• 3 cups water
• 1 head cabbage , cored and coarsely chopped
• 1 pound smoked sausage , sliced
• 3 carrots , sliced
• 3 stalks celery , sliced
• 1 can red beans , 15 ounce
• 1 can tomato sauce , 8 ounce
• 0.33 cups uncooked long-grain white rice
• 2 cubess chicken bouillon
• 1 bay leaf
• 0.5 teaspoons crushed dried thyme
• salt to taste

Instructions

1. 1

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