Cabbage Soup -- Quick & Easy

INGREDIENTS:

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

DIRECTIONS

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