3 wanting sausage soup Recipes

chicken stock (may need more), wild rice (i have used the quick cooking and it s good), frozen corn, divided, peanut oil, fully-cooked ham or smoked sausage, cut into cubes (or diced cooked chicken breast), mushrooms, onion , diced quite finely, celery stalks, sliced thinly, carrot, peeled and diced or grated, half-and-half (depending on how creamy you want your soup) note: low-fat or fat-free work very well in this, roux for thickening (equal parts melted butter and flour mixed into a paste), crushed cheese croutons or cheese crackers for topping, optional

dry mixed beans, oil, carrots, diced, green pepper, diced, stalks celery , leafy part included, chopped, onion, diced, bay leaves, chicken broth, chicken bouillon cubes, chicken base, water (or more ), chopped garlic, ham, diced, cajun-style sausage, sliced, salt and pepper