Spinach, Bean & Pasta Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• canola oil (for cooking) or olive oil (for cooking)
• 1 hot sausage or 1 mild italian sausage or 1 chorizo sausage
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 cups water
• 1c pasta (fusilli or other small pasta)
• 14 ounces tomato sauce or 14 ounces diced tomatoes
• 3 cups chicken stock or 3 cups vegetable stock
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano or 1 teaspoon basil
• salt
• pepper
• 3 cups spinach (torn or coarsely chopped)
• 2 cups beans (rinsed and drained) or 2 cups kidney beans (rinsed and drained)
• parmesan cheese, freshly grated for serving

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan set over medium heat, heat a drizzle of oil and saute the sausage, breaking it up with a spoon, until it's no longer pink.
• 2 add the onion and garlic and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until soft.
• 3 add the water, pasta, tomato sauce, stock, oregano, and salt and pepper.
• 4 bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for about 15 minutes, until the pasta is tender.
• 5 add the spinach and beans and cook the soup for another 3 to 5 minutes.
• 6 if it seems too thick, thin it with a little extra stock, tomato juice, or water.
• 7 ladle into bowls and top each serving with parmesan while it's still hot.