North Woods Bean Soup

• 1 cup baby carrots, halved
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 7 ounces turkey kielbasa, halved lenghtwise and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 4 cups fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 (15 7/8 ounce) cans great northern beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (6 ounce) bag fresh baby spinach leaves

1. Heat a large saucepan coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.
2. Add carrots, onion, garlic, and kielbasa and saute 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Reduce heat to medium and cook 5 minutes.
4. Add broth, seasoning and beans.
5. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
6. Place two cups of soup in a blender, process until smooth.
7. Return the pureed mixture to pan and simmer an additional 5 minutes.
8. Remove soup from heat.
9. Add the spinach, stirring until spinach wilts.
10. Enjoy.

baby carrots, onion, garlic, turkey kielbasa, chicken broth, italian seasoning, black pepper, great northern beans, baby spinach

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/north-woods-bean-soup-143968 (may not work)