Olive Garden Italian Sausage Soup

I am always looking for great soup recipes to prepare in the winter months. This one is from the Olive Garden site, and I want to preserve it to make later.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1  lb  sweet Italian sausage, ground
• 1  cup white rice
• 1  cup  chopped tomatoes in puree
• 1⁄2 lb frozen chopped spinach
• 6  cups beef broth
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper, ground
•  pecorino romano cheese, for garnish

Directions

1. Cook ground sausage meat in a soup pot and break the meat up with a fork as it cooks.
2. Add in rice, beef broth, tomatoes and black pepper and bring to a simmer.
3. Cook 12-15 minutes or until rice is tender.
4. Stir in the chopped spinach and let simmer for a few minutes.
5. Ladle soup into soup bowls and garnish with freshly grated Peccorino Romano cheese.