Bean And Sausage Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. smoked sausage, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1 c. sliced carrot
1/2 c. sliced celery
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/2 tsp. dried thyme, crushed
2 cans condensed bean with bacon soup
2 1/2 c. water
1/8 tsp. ground pepper

Preparation

In large Dutch oven, cook sausage until lightly browned. Remove sausage.
Add carrot, celery, onion and thyme; cook until tender.
Stir in soup, gradually stir in water.
Add pepper and sausage.
Simmer 20 minutes.
Stir frequently.
Yields 6 servings.