Cabbage and Smoked Sausage Soup

INGREDIENTS

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 pound smoked sausage, sliced
• 3 cups water
• 1 head cabbage, cored and coarsely chopped
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 3 stalks celery, sliced
• 1/3 cup uncooked long grain white rice
• 1 (15 ounce) can red beans, with liquid
• 8 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 cubes chicken bouillon
• salt to taste
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed dried thyme