Cabbage Soup -- Quick & Easy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef
1 onion, medium chopped
1 minced garlic clove
28 ounces diced tomatoes with juice
3 cups low sodium beef broth
8 ounces tomato sauce
14 ounces great northern beans, sub. kidney
1 small cabbage, chopped, sub. 16 oz. package of slaw mix
1/2 - 1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon chili powder (to taste)
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste

Preparation

In a large pot: Brown ground beef, drain any fat.
Add onions and garlic, saute with ground beef until tender.
Note: At this point you place the ground beef mixture and remaining ingredients in the crock pot. Cook on low for 4-6 hours.
Standard stove top cooking: Add remaining ingredients and simmer.
Simmer for 1-2 hours on stove top until cabbage is tender. Stirring occasionally. Check fro additional seasonings.
Serve with a crusty bread.