Italian Sausage and Vegetable Soup
By: Active Foodie
Published: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 6:52pm

Ingredients




1 tablespoon olive oil
4 spicy Italian sausages
1 onion
3 carrots
1 bay leaf
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper

32 ounces container chicken stock
14 ounces can diced tomatoes
1 can cannellini beans
1 bag fresh spinach

Preparation

1 Heat oil in large pot over medium heat and add sausages, without the casings. 2 Mix sausage until it is broken up into small pieces and cook until sausages is browned and almost cooked through. 3 Add carrots, onions, bay leaf, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes and salt and pepper. Cook 5-6 minutes longer, until onions start to soften. 4 Add chicken stock and diced tomatoes. Bring stock up to a simmer. Once the stock is at a simmer, reduce heat to low and simmer with the top on until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes longer. 5 Turn the heat off and add cannellini beans and spinach and stir in until spinach wilts.