Chicken Cassoulet Soup | Reader's Digest Canada

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb bulk pork sausage
• 5 cups water
• 1/2 lb cooked chicken (cubed)
• 1 can kidney beans ( (16 oz.), rinsed and drained)
• 1 can black beans ((15 oz.), rinsed and drained)
• 1 can garbanzo beans or chickpeas ((15 oz.), rinsed and drained)
• 2 medium carrots (shredded)
• 1 medium onion (chopped)
• 1/4 cup dry vermouth or chicken broth
• 5 tsp chicken bouillon granules
• 4 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1-1/2 tsp minced fresh thyme (or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme)
• 1/4 tsp fennel seed (crushed)
• 1 tsp dried lavender flowers (optional)
• 1/2 lb bacon strips (cooked and crumbled)
• additional fresh thyme (optional)