Busters Recipes

Tuscan Sausage and Bean Soup

1-1/4 cups dry Great Northern beans
1-3/4 cups beef broth
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning, crushed
12 ounces fresh Italian sausage links, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1 medium yellow summer squash or zucchini, sliced (2 cups)
1 14-1/2-ounce can Italian-style tomatoes, cut up
1/3 cup dry red wine or water
1/2 of a 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
Grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

Rinse beans. In a large saucepan or Dutch oven combine beans and 4 cups cold
water. Boil, uncovered, for 10 minutes; drain.  Meanwhile, in a medium
skillet cook Italian sausage until brown. Drain well on paper towels. In a
3-1/2- or 4-quart crockery cooker combine the drained beans, 4 cups fresh
water, beef broth, onion, garlic, Italian seasoning, cooked and drained
Italian sausage, squash or zucchini, undrained tomatoes, and red wine or
water. Cook, covered, on low heat setting for 11 to 12 hours or until beans
are tender.  ust before serving, stir spinach into soup. If desired,
sprinkle each serving with Parmesan cheese. Makes 4 or 5 servings.

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