Quick Kielbasa-bean Soup

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 32 ounces of chunk style hash browns (use half the bag. use the plain ones)
• 1 (15 ounce) can of sliced carrots, drained
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery (sliced in half moon shapes)
• 1 (15 ounce) can peas, drained
• 10 button mushrooms, sliced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans swanson vegetable broth
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 8 ounces kielbasa, cut in half. slice one half into thin circles and put away the other for another time
• 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans bean with bacon soup, undiluted

Recipe

• 1 cook mushrooms, onion and celery until just tender but still a slight bit crisp.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 in dutch oven or large pot, combine the broth with the soups until soup is dissolved and add all the other ingredients except potatoes.
• 4 last, add the potatoes which have been thawed mostly. sitr in gently.
• 5 simmer for about 10-15 minutes on lower heat (enough to gently bubble the soup).
• 6 serve with garlic bread or texas toast or rye krisp crackers.