Cabbage and Smoked Sausage Soup

Ingredients

• tablespoon vegetable oil
• onion, chopped
• (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• cup swater
• head cabbage, cored and coarsely chopped
• pound smoked sausage, slice d
• carrots, slice d
• stalk scelery, slice d
• (15 ounce) can red beans, with liquid
• (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/3 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
• cubeschicken bouillon
• bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed dried thyme
• salt to taste

Instructions

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.