Winter Country Soup

• 1 tablespoon butter, maragarine
• 1 lb smoked sausage, Hillshire Farm, cut into 1/4 inch slices
• 1 cup shallot, onions chopped
• 1 large red bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 8 cups turnip greens (or kale)
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can great northern beans, drained
• 8 cups vegetable broth
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 3/4 cup orzo pasta, uncooked

1. Melt butter in 5 to 6 quart pan or stock pot over medium-high heat. Cook sausage, shallots and red bell pepper, stirring occasionally until sausage is lightly browned, about 3 to 4 minutes.
2. Add turnip greens and cook, stirring gently, until greens wilt, about 3 minutes. Stir in corn, beans, vegetable broth and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil.
3. Stir in orzo pasta. Return soup to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook 30 minutes.

butter, sausage, shallot, red bell pepper, turnip greens, whole kernel corn, great northern beans, vegetable broth, cayenne pepper, orzo pasta

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/winter-country-soup-408286 (may not work)