mom's cheddar smokey soup

i came home from a ladies retreat last week to find my husband had been living on root beer and sausages (or at least that's what it looked like from what was/wasn't in the fridge).  he had two sausages left and the minute i saw them i started craving this soup.  so we had some for dinner the other night and have some packed away in the post-baby-freezer-stash (and i still want more!).  sooo good.

i'm pretty sure there's no way to categorize this as "healthy", but dang it's easy, cheap, and comforting.  this is a recipe my mom made up a while ago and i've started making a couple times a year.  a glamorous pork n' beans, if you will (which makes it a hit at potluck!).  enjoy at your own risk.  :)


Mom's Cheddar Smokey Soup
prep time: 5 mins  cook time: 30mins
serves 4

2 cheddar smokey sausages, cut into bite-sized pieces
2 cans deep browned beans - kudos if you make your own - i want to try that one of these days...
1 can diced tomatoes
1-2 cloves garlic, minced

add all the ingredients to a big ol pot.  bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes or so, stirring frequently (the beans can burn stick to the bottom pretty quick).  you can serve it over rice if you want to stretch it a bit (or just double the recipe like we do!)

yum!  someday we'll have to make this when we're camping; it really feels like the kind of thing that would be enhanced by a campfire and a starlit evening...