🍁 Daily Chuckwagon RecipeHearty Cabbage & Sausage Soup 🥬🥣

Hearty Cabbage & Sausage Soup 🥬🥣

Ingredients:

• 1 lb smoked sausage or kielbasa, sliced into rounds

• 1 tbsp olive oil or butter

• 1 medium onion, diced

• 3 carrots, peeled & sliced

• 2 celery stalks, diced

• 3 cloves garlic, minced

• 4 cups chicken broth

• 2 cups water

• 1 small head of green cabbage, chopped

• 2 medium potatoes, cubed

• 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes

• 1 tsp smoked paprika

• ½ tsp thyme

• Salt & black pepper, to taste

• Garnish: fresh parsley

Instructions:

1. Heat oil in a large pot. Add sausage slices and cook until browned, then remove and set aside.

2. Add onion, carrots, celery, and garlic to the pot. Cook 5–7 minutes until softened.

3. Stir in broth, water, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, paprika, thyme, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil.

4. Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes, until potatoes and cabbage are tender.

5. Return sausage to the pot and simmer 5 more minutes.

6. Serve hot, garnished with parsley — perfect with cornbread or biscuits.

🥖 A rustic, filling soup that stretches the budget and warms the belly — true chuckwagon

comfort!