Italian Pasta and Bean Soup with Sausage WW

By Boz318

Ingredients

• 5 5 5 points plus per servingtalian Pasta and Bean Soup with Sausage
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• Weight Watchers Recipe
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• Prep time:  12 min
• Cook time:  15 min
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• Packed with beans, sausage and spaghetti, this soup delivers a big hearty taste. Top with minced pickled peppers for extra flavor.
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• Ingredients
• 31 31 31 oz canned white beans, small variety, drained and rinsed
• 2 2 2 spray(s) cooking spray
• 1 1 1 tsp olive oil
• 1/8 1/8 3 to 4 sage, about 3 to 4 medium leaves, finely chopped
• 2 2 2 clove(s) (medium) garlic clove(s), minced
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 pound(s) cooked chicken sausage(s), Italian-style, cut into bite-size pieces
• 28 28 28 oz canned crushed tomatoes, with puree
• 1 1 to Tbsp canned tomato paste, or to taste
• 2 1/2 2 1/2 1/2 cup(s) water
• 3 3 3 cup(s) canned chicken broth
• 1 1 to tsp table salt, or to taste
• 1/4 1/4 to tsp red pepper flakes, or to taste
• 3 3 3 oz uncooked whole-wheat spaghetti, broken into small pieces
• Instructions
• Puree half of beans in a blender; set aside.
• to to to whole beans, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, water, broth, salt and pepper to pot. Bring soup to a boil; stir in spaghetti. Continue cooking soup according to time specified by pasta manufacturer.
• to 1 1/2 with salt and red pepper flakes. Yields about 1 1/2 cups per serving.

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Servings 9
Adapted from weightwatchers.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
Puree half of beans in a blender; set aside.

Coat bottom of a large soup pot with cooking spray. Add oil; heat over medium heat. Add sage and garlic; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add sausage; cook, stirring frequently, until sausage starts to brown, about 2 to 3 minutes.

Add pureed beans, whole beans, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, water, broth, salt and pepper to pot. Bring soup to a boil; stir in spaghetti. Continue cooking soup according to time specified by pasta manufacturer.

Season to taste with salt and red pepper flakes. Yields about 1 1/2 cups per serving.