Zesty Garbanzo Sausage Soup

Even the busiest home cooks will have time to prepare this Cajun-inspired soup. If your family prefers spicier flavors, use medium salsa instead of mild.

—Priscilla Doyle, Lutz, FL

Prep: 20 min. • Cook: 6 ½ hours • Makes: 7 servings

• 2 cans (15 oz. each) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 3 cups water
• 1 jar (16 oz.) mild salsa
• 1 can (14 ½ oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 cup sliced fresh or frozen okra
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 tsp. Cajun seasoning
• 1 lb. smoked kielbasa or Polish sausage, cut into 1-in. pieces

In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 8 ingredients. Cover and cook on low until vegetables are tender, 6-8 hours. Stir in kielbasa. Cover and cook until heated through, about 30 minutes longer.

1 ½ cups: 370 cal., 20g fat (6g sat. fat), 43mg chol., 1514mg sod., 32g carb. (9g sugars, 6g fiber), 14g pro.