Stock the slow cooker with this smoky sausage and bean soup, rounded out nicely with a complementary selection of veggies and herbs. It takes just 15 minutes to assemble.
Slow-Cooker Smoked Sausage and Bean Soup
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 8 hr 45 min
- Servings 7
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1 lb small red potatoes, each cut into 8 pieces (about 3 cups)
- 4 medium carrots, sliced (2 cups)
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 medium stalk celery, sliced (1/2 cup)
- 2 cans (15 oz each) navy or cannellini beans, drained, rinsed
- 1 carton (32 oz) Progresso™ chicken broth (4 cups)
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1 lb fully cooked kielbasa sausage, cut in half lengthwise, then into 1/4-inch slices
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In cooker, mix all ingredients except sausage and parsley.
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Step2Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours.
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Step3Stir in sausage and parsley. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 30 minutes longer or until sausage is hot.
Nutrition
440
Calories
19g
Total Fat
20g
Protein
47g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 440
- Calories from Fat
- 170
- Total Fat
- 19g
- 30%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 35%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 40mg
- 13%
- Sodium
- 1220mg
- 51%
- Potassium
- 1150mg
- 33%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 47g
- 16%
- Dietary Fiber
- 14g
- 56%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 20g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 120%
- 120%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 25%
- 25%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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