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Tuscan Spinach, Bean And Sausage Soup

Courses: Soup
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Hot Italian-style turkey sausage link
1   Cannellini beans - (19 oz) - drained, rinsed
1   Chicken broth - (14 1/2 oz)
1   Garlic clove - minced
1/2 lb 227g / 8ozFrozen cut-leaf spinach
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlDried marjoram
  Salt
  Freshly-ground black pepper
2 tablespoons 30mlGrated Parmesan cheese

Recipe Instructions

In a small skillet, bring sausage and 1/4-inch of water to a simmer over medium heat. Cook, uncovered, until water evaporates, 5 to 10 minutes. Continue to cook until sausage is browned on all sides, about 4 minutes more.

Transfer to a cutting board; when cool enough to handle, cut sausage into 1/2-inch pieces.

In a medium saucepan, combine sausage, beans, chicken broth, garlic, spinach and marjoram. Cover and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in cheese just before serving.

This recipe yields 5 cups, for 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: 240 calories; 18 grams protein; 5 grams fat, 0.8 of which are saturated; 33 grams carbohydrate; 680 mg sodium; 25 mg cholesterol; 1 gram fiber.

Source:
Lynn Thomas on the http://www.prodigy.net Food BB

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