Italian Sausage Soup

Serves 8

This soup is easy to put together & makes a delicious Sunday Supper

Ingredients:

1 pound Italian sausage  (if in casings, remove casing      & crumble sausage) 1 clove garlic, minced 1  small onion, chopped 3 (14 ounce) cans beef broth 2 (14.5 ounce) can Italian-style stewed tomatoes 1 cup sliced carrots ½ cup uncooked orzo pasta

1 (14.5 ounce) can great Northern beans,     undrained 2 small zucchini, cubed 2 cups spinach - packed, rinsed and torn 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1.	In a stockpot or Dutch oven, brown sausage, onion, and garlic. Stir in broth, tomatoes and carrots, and season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 15 minutes.
2.	Stir in beans with liquid, zucchini and orzo. Cover, and simmer another 15 minutes, or until zucchini is tender.
3.	Remove from heat, and add spinach. Replace lid allowing the heat from the soup to cook the spinach leaves. Soup is ready to serve after 5 minutes.