North Woods Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup baby carrot, 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

Directions

1. 1

   Heat a large saucepan coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.

2. 2

   Add carrots, onion, garlic, and kielbasa and saute 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

3. 3

   Reduce heat to medium and cook 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Add broth, seasoning and beans.

5. 5

   Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes.

6. 6

   Place two cups of soup in a blender, process until smooth.

7. 7

   Return the pureed mixture to pan and simmer an additional 5 minutes.

8. 8

   Remove soup from heat.

9. 9

   Add the spinach, stirring until spinach wilts.

10. 10

    Enjoy.