Black Bean & Sausage Soup

If you are looking for a lower calorie/very yummy soup, I have just the one for you! I have a couple of picky kids when it comes to tomatoes {any kind} and they loved and ate this with NO complaints!!! Enjoy! Let me know your feedback if you try.  Happy Monday! :0)

Black Bean & Sausage Soup
1 medium onion, chopped
1 large carrot, peeled or scrubbed, chopped
1 stalk of celery, sliced
2 large cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1 medium potato, peeled, diced
2 cups beef or chicken broth
1- 28 oz. can, diced tomatoes
4-6 oz. lean kielbasa sausage, cubed
1- 19 oz. can black beans, rinsed


1. Heat pot with low fat cooking spray. Add onion, carrot & celery, cook and stir over medium heat until vegetables begin to soften.


2. Stir in garlic, oregano, potato, broth & tomatoes, heat to boiling. Stir in kielbasa. Cover & simmer gently for at least 1/2 hour to blend flavors.


3. Drain & rinse beans. Add to soup. Heat until hot. Add salt & pepper to taste. Serve with crusty bread.


Servings per recipe: 6
Serving size: 1 serving
Calories 273.9


**I put in crock pot on low and I added all the ingredients except for the potatoes, added the potatoes about 2 hours before we were ready to eat. Don't forget to put on high! I forgot and it took an hour longer!!!**  I did step 1 and then added to the crock pot!

**Recipe found by Marcus at SparksRecipe**