Since yesterday was a bit on the insanely busy side, I decided to once again drag out the crock pot. This time though, I put everything in at night, hit the on button, and went to bed. This morning I woke up to wonderful smells and 8 bowls of soup to eat-for-lunch/freeze-for-later.
Kielbasa Bean Soup
58 ounces fat free chicken broth; 4 14.5 ounce cans
16 ounces low fat smoked sausage or reduced fat kielbasa, cut in half lengthwise and then sliced
15 ounce can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
15 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
4 medium carrots, chopped
3 celery stalks, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 teaspoon thyme
14 1/2 ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained
Mix all ingredients, except tomatoes in a 5 to 6 quart crock pot. Cover and cook on low heat setting at least 6 hours or until beans are tender. Stir in tomatoes; cover and cook on high setting until heated through, about 15 minutes more. Makes about 1 heaping cup per serving.
This is a Weight Watchers recipe and is worth about 3 points.

Kielbasa Bean Soup
58 ounces fat free chicken broth; 4 14.5 ounce cans
16 ounces low fat smoked sausage or reduced fat kielbasa, cut in half lengthwise and then sliced
15 ounce can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
15 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
4 medium carrots, chopped
3 celery stalks, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 teaspoon thyme
14 1/2 ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained
Mix all ingredients, except tomatoes in a 5 to 6 quart crock pot. Cover and cook on low heat setting at least 6 hours or until beans are tender. Stir in tomatoes; cover and cook on high setting until heated through, about 15 minutes more. Makes about 1 heaping cup per serving.
This is a Weight Watchers recipe and is worth about 3 points.