Sausage Soup

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup cooked chicken (leftover or canned)
• 3 potatoes
• 2 carrots
• 2 stalks celery
• 1 cup minute rice
• 1 lb sausage (such as kielbasa)
• salt and pepper
• 2 teaspoons chicken base (or 2 cubes bullion)

Recipe

• 1 prepare vegetables into soup sized pieces. cover with water, and bring to a boil. boil 20 minutes until tender.
• 2 meanwhile, brown sausage in the bottom of a soup pot. when it starts to get browned, or starts to stick, add 1/2 - 1 cup of water. the juices etc from the sausage is what flavors the soup. add the chicken base, and the drained vegetables when they are done.
• 3 you will need 2 -3 cups of additional liquid, you can use the water from the veggies of fresh. add the liquid, and cooked chicken, bring to a boil.
• 4 when it reaches a boil, add the rice. simmer 5 minutes or so. add salt, pepper, and possibly cajun seasoning blend to your tastes. (you may not need salt if you use bullion.).
• 5 remove from heat, allow to cool 5 minutes before serving.