Marilyn Martin's Recipe

Italian Sausage Soup

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Italian Sausage Soup

Would be good topped w/ grated parmesan I doubled this.

INGREDIENTS
1 pound Italian sausage - I used half hot sausage, other half reg.
1 clove garlic, minced
2 (14 ounce) cans beef broth
1 (14.5 ounce) can Italian-style stewed tomatoes
1 cup sliced carrots
1 (14.5 ounce) can great Northern beans, undrained
2 small zucchini, cubed (I used 2 med green and 1 med yellow)
2 cups spinach - packed, rinsed and torn (I used bag of baby spin)
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt


DIRECTIONS
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.
Stir in beans with liquid and zucchini. Cover, and simmer another 15 minutes, or until zucchini is tender.
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.