Italian Sausage Soup

My boyfriend loves hearty stews and soups, and he raved about this dish. The spicy sausage won him over, and we both loved all the veggies. You only have to wash one pot at the end of the night!

Ingredients

• 1 pound Italian sausage (I like Bob Evans)
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 2 (14 ounce) cans low sodium beef broth
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can Italian-style stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 1 cup sliced carrots
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can great Northern beans, undrained
• 1 large zucchini, cubed
• 2 cups spinach - packed, rinsed and torn
• 1/4 t pepper
• 1/4 t salt

Directions

1. Chop carrots and zucchini, set aside.
2. In a stockpot or Dutch oven, brown sausage with garlic. Stir in broth, tomatoes and carrots, and season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 15 minutes.
3. Stir in beans with liquid and zucchini. Cover, and simmer another 15 minutes, or until zucchini is tender.
4. Remove from heat, and add spinach. Replace lid allowing the heat from the soup to cook the spinach leaves. Soup is ready to serve after 5 minutes.

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