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Red Bean and Smoked Sausage Soup on a plate
Melissa Hart

Red Bean and Smoked Sausage Soup

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 6 hours 50 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 lbs fully cooked smoked sausage sliced 1/2 inch thick
  • 1 cup diced yellow onion
  • 1 cup diced green bell pepper
  • 1 cup diced celery
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 45 oz canned red kidney beans drained and rinsed
  • 15 oz canned diced tomatoes
  • 7 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp hot pepper sauce

Method
 

  1. Brown the sausage in a skillet over medium-high heat for 6 minutes, then drain the fat.
  2. Place the sausage, onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic, kidney beans, tomatoes, broth, paprika, thyme and salt in a 6-quart crockpot.
  3. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours until the vegetables are tender.
  4. Mash 1 cup of beans against the crock and stir them into the broth, checking that the sausage reaches 165°F.
  5. Stir in the hot sauce and cool leftovers in shallow containers before freezing.