Turkey Italian Sausage & Greens Soup

• 1 lb ground turkey (Italian sausage style)
• 2 large carrots, shredded (to cook faster)
• 4 cups kale, chopped
• 3 cups chard leaves, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1 large fennel bulb, chopped
• 4 -6 cups broth (I use chicken or vegetable)
• 1 (16 ounce) can garbanzo beans
• 1 (16 ounce) can chopped tomatoes (optional)
• 4 cups fresh spinach

1. -Brown ground meat in large sauce pot (6 quart with a lid).
2. -Turn heat to low and layer the following vegetables on top of meat according to cooking time: carrots, onions, fennel, kale, chard, mushrooms.
3. -Place the lid on the pan and allow vegetables to steam for about 20 minutes; then, fill up the pot with enough broth to completely cover the vegetables, you can add tomatoes at this time.
4. -Cook until the carrots and fennel are tender, then add rinsed and drained garbanzo beans.
5. -Place the fresh spinach in the bottom of your serving bowl and spoon the soup on top. The spinach should stay green and be simply wilted. This gives the soup a fresher taste.

ground turkey, carrots, kale, chard, onion, mushrooms, fennel bulb, broth, garbanzo beans, tomatoes, fresh spinach

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/turkey-italian-sausage-greens-soup-460681 (may not work)