Blackfoot Potato Soup With Sausage

Ingredients

• 1 lb Sweet Link sausage
• 1 c celery sliced
• 12 c chopped onion
• 12 tsp dried leaf thyme
• 2 Tbsp flour
• 12 tsp salt
• 1 13 34 oz can chicken broth
• 12 c water
• 4 large Idaho potatoes pared and diced
• 1 c milk
• 1 10 oz pkg cut frozen green beans cooked or 2 c fresh green beans cooked

Directions

1. Slice sausage into 14-inch thick brown over medium heat in Dutch oven or heavy kettle
2. Remove sausage with slotted spoon and reserve
3. Drain away excess fat
4. Add celery onion thyme and salt
5. Cook until onion is tender
6. Stir in flour
7. Cook 1 minute