Hot Dog Soup

Ingredients

4 hot dogs
1 onion
2 carrots
1 stalk celery
6 small red potatoes
1/4 pound green beans
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1/4 teaspoon oregano
3 -1/2 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup frozen whole kernel corn
1/2 cup elbow macaroni, cooked
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Slice hot dogs into bite size chunks. Chop onions, carrots and celery into small pieces. Cut potatoes into small cubes. Cut green beans into approximately 1 inch lengths. Heat the olive oil in soup pot and saute hot dogs until browned. Remove from heat. Add onion, carrots, celery, thyme, and oregano. Cover and cook over medium heat until onion is tender and transparent (just a few minutes) Add the broth, 1 cup water and potatoes. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are just cooked. Add green beans and cook 5 minutes. Add corn and macaroni. Cook another 5 minutes. Stir in parsley, hot dogs, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and heat through. Add salt to taste. Makes 6 servings.