Crock Pot Kielbasa and Bean Soup

Here's a great crock pot recipe for keilbasa lovers. Serve with hot bread and a salad.

• Ready In: 7 hrs 5 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 4 (14 1/2ounce) cans  low-fat chicken broth
• 6  ounces dry pinto beans, picked through
• 6  ounces  dried split peas, picked through
• 16  ounces kielbasa, split in half and sliced
• 4  carrots, sliced
• 3  stalks celery, sliced
• 1  large onion, chopped
• 2  cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons thyme
• 1 (14 1/2ounce) can diced tomatoes

Directions

1. Place all the ingredients except the tomatoes in a crockpot.
2. Cook on low for 7 hours.
3. Add the diced tomatoes with juice and cook on high for 30 minutes.
4. Added note-as one reviewer found out, if you add the tomatoes to the crockpot at the begining of the recipe, your beans will remain hard and uncooked.