North Woods Bean Soup

Easy and delicious kielbasa and bean soup from my favorite magazine Cooking Light. Serve it with crusty bread or garlic toast for satisfying meal.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 5

Ingredients

• 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 7/8ounce) cans great northern beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (6 ounce) bag  fresh  baby spinach leaves

Directions

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.