Halfway through the week, woooohooo! And guess what?! I leave for CHARLESTON tomorrow!!! So excited to head back to SC, have a great time running the Palmetto 200, and hopefully get a couple hours of sleep..?
Anyhoo, for this week’s WIAW I have another new recipe for you! IF you’re new to What I Ate Wednesday, head on over to Peas and Crayons to see what it’s all about and check out the other participating bloggers.
I’ve been having a fun time just throwing together things in the crock pot that I think would make a good soup. It’s pretty simple: choose a protein, choose some veggies, have a base and try to throw in some carbs as well, or serve it with crackers or fruit on the side. As long as you keep things in one style of food (Italian, Asian, Mexican, etc.), it usually turns out pretty well, like this week!
Today’s recipe is Italian Chicken Sausage soup. I has easy, and quick to throw together ingredients as well as looks, tastes and smells delicious!
Italian Chicken Sausage Soup (serves 4)
Ingredients:
4 cups chicken Broth
3/4 cup dried white or brown rice
1/2 cup dried navy beans
6 chopped carrots
6 chopped stalks of celery
1 can diced tomatoes with Italian Seasoning
1 packet of Trader Joe’s chicken sausages, chopped (or sausage of choice)
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in your crock-pot and cook on low for 8 hours. You can cook on high for 4-5 hours, however the beans will not cook as well at a shorter length. Easy to re-heat or store in freezer.
What is your all time favorite type of soup?
What are you eating for lunch today?
I should saw MATZO BALL —but being a misfit Jew Ill saw any any COLD soup 🙂
haha well my mom loves Matzo Ball soup and she’s not Jewish, so maybe she makes up for it?
i’m all about crockpot soups! today is a co-workers birthday so we’re ordering lunch out!
Love going out to lunch!
Looks awesome! I love making soups in the crockpot – it’s so nice to get home and have dinner made for you.
Yes – I should try doing it while I’m at work one day too!
I love soups. SO much! Crockpots are a great way to make ’em easy & tasty! Winner!
Have a fun trip 🙂
Thanks, Annette!
Looks yummy! I love crockpot soups!
Thanks, Lauren!
LOL You’re my kind of cook… Yes, I find that as long as I have a flavorway in mind, I can throw things together and have them come out well. I love bean and meat combinations as well.
And walking in the door to the smell of your own dinner is… wonderful…
Haha, yes – easy is my style of cooking!
Throw-together meals are the best!
Totally agree!
I’m definitely going to try this one out!
T.
I hope you like it!
Looks yummy! I want to try it! My kids love soups. I make a taco soup & white chicken chili often. My fav is butternut squash soup. I make it a lot in the fall.
Ooo taco soup sounds great!
That’s so funny—I actually just had a soup really similar to this for lunch today that I made a few months ago. Mine also used chicken sausage from Trader Joe’s, along with lentils, brown rice, and kale.
sounds good!