Winter White Bean and Italian Sausage Soup

By janicecraig

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 227.2
Total Fat: 13.0 g
Cholesterol: 28.6 mg
Sodium: 957.8 mg
Total Carbs: 16.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 4.4 g
Protein: 13.4 g

Ingredients

• 1tsp.1 tsp. minced garlic
• 1/2tsp.1/2 tsp. extra light virgin olive oil
• 4cups4 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 3cups3 cups cooked white beans - or one 15 oz. can Great Northern or Cannellini beans, rinsed
• 1lb.1 lb. Italian sausage, cooked and rinsed
• 1tsp.1 tsp. dried basil or 4 minced leaves fresh basil
• 2cups2 cups diced tomatoes
• 110 oz. pkg.1 10 oz. pkg. frozen spinach
• 1tsp.1 tsp. Parmesan cheese

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from recipes.sparkpeople.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Saute 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.