WINTER WHITE BEAN AND SAUSAGE SOUP

Ingredients

• 1 tsp. minced garlic
• 1/2 tsp. extra light virgin olive oil
• 4 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 3 cups cooked white beans - or one 15 oz. can Great Northern or Cannellini beans, rinsed
• 1 lb. Italian sausage, cooked and rinsed
• 1 tsp. dried basil or 4 minced leaves fresh basil
• 2 cups diced tomatoes
• 1 10 oz. pkg. frozen spinach
• 1 tsp. Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Sautee garlic in olive oil.
2. Add sauteed garlic to 4 cups of chicken broth.
3. Add white beans to chicken broth and bring to boil for 5 minutes. Option: for creamy soup use hand blender and puree beans into broth.
4. Add remaining ingredients and simmer.
5. Serve topped with Parmesan cheese.

Note: You can make the soup slimmer by using Italian turkey sausage. You can decrease the sodium by using dried and cooked beans instead of canned and rinsed.

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