Peasant Soup

Ingredients

• 10 ounce angel hair coleslaw 
• 9  baby carrots sliced
• 1  bay leaf 
• 15 ounce kidney beans rinsed drained canned
• 2 rib celery diced
• 72.5 ounce chicken broth divided canned
• 0.3 teaspoon thyme leaves dried
• 0.3 cup parsley fresh chopped
• 0.5 cup cut green beans frozen
• 1 large onion coarsely chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper 
• 2  russet potatoes peeled cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 16 ounce kielbasa sausage cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices*

Equipment

• pot
• slow cooker

Directions

1. Bring first 6 ingredients and 4 cans chicken broth to a boil in a stockpot; reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes.
2. Add remaining broth, coleslaw, and remaining ingredients; simmer 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
3. Remove and discard bay leaf. (Freeze leftover soup up to 1 month.)
4. * 1 pound coarsely chopped cooked ham may be substituted for kielbasa.
5. Note: You may cook first 6 ingredients and 4 cans chicken broth in a 5-quart slow cooker on LOW for 4 hours.
6. Add remaining can of broth, coleslaw and remaining ingredients, cook on high 1 hour.