Tonight's Dinner Brought to You by: Whatever is in the fridge.

Anyone else ever wake up and think "What the heck are we going to make for dinner!?"

I had a crisper full of veggies that needed to be used up, some turkey sausage in the freezer, and a crockpot that had been sitting on the shelf for a few weeks too many. So, after about 30 minutes of chopping, I had this thrown together:

Cabbage and Vegetable Stew with Turkey Smoked Sausage 

• About half a head of cabbage (cut into small-ish pieces)
• Some Baby Carrots (whole)
• 3 Potatoes (cubed) Washed - I leave the skin on for flavor! ..and because I'm lazy and hate peeling. 
• 3 green onions (chopped)
• 3 celery stalks (chopped) (Apparently I like the number "3" today...)
• Turkey sausage* (sliced into 1/4" medallions)
• One 14.5 oz can of beef broth*
• 1-2 Teaspoons each Ground Pepper & Salt

*Note: We still eat meat.. just cutting back. That being said, you could easily switch it up and use vegetable broth (or make your own vegetable stock), and sub a non-meat for the turkey sausage (For example, my second choice was black eyed peas with this recipe, instead.)

I cooked it on high for a couple hours, stirred once every hour at least, and added about a cup of water. Then cooked on medium heat for another three hours. (My crockpot cooks HOT so the times may vary. Just stir and watch for any sticking or burning and adjust the temp as needed.) 

Warning ~ It smells pretty amazing, so you will be hungry the entire time it's cooking!! It tastes equally amazing!