Italian Sausage Soup

• 12-1 lb sausage (links or bulk I prefer Italian Sweet)
• 1 diced onion
• 3 -5 crushed garlic cloves
• 1 zucchini (thinly sliced)
• 6 -10 baby carrots, thinly sliced
• 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 (16 ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes
• 1 (12 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can white beans (your choice) or 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans (your choice)
• 1 cup chopped fresh spinach or 1 cup frozen spinach
• 14 teaspoon salt

1. Brown Sausage, in 1Tlbs oil, then add onion, garlic (cook for 2-3 mins on Med-High until Onions are tender (stir to make sure it doesn't burn), add pesto when it's almost brown and stir w/ sausage.
2. Thinly slice and chop veggies while above items are cooking.
3. ADD Chicken Broth, tomato sauce, canned tomatoes, veggies & bring to a boil, then reduce to LOW and simmer about One Hour loosely covered with lid.
4. Finally, Add beans & spinach and continue to simmer for 1/2 hour.
5. Serve & Garnish with Parmesan cheese if desired.

sausage, onion, garlic, zucchini, baby carrots, stalks celery, chicken broth, italianstyle diced, tomato sauce, white beans, fresh spinach, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/italian-sausage-soup-521279 (may not work)