Tuscan Sausage And Bean Soup

Total Time: 5 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/4 cups dried great northern beans
• 4 cups cold water
• 8 ounces italian sausages, cut in 3/4 inch slices
• 2 1/4 cups water
• 2 (14 ounce) cans beef broth
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 medium summer squash, sliced (or zucchini)
• 1/3 cup dry red wine
• 5 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and drained
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 rinse beans. in a large saucepan, combine beans and 4 cups cold water. bring to a boil.
• 2 reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. cover and let stand for 1 hour. drain and rinse beans.
• 3 meanwhile, in a skillet, cook sausage. drain on paper towels.
• 4 in a slow cooker, combine the beans, 2 ¼ cups water, broth, onion, garlic, italian seasoning, sausage, squash and wine.
• 5 cover and cook on low for 9-10 hours or high for 5-6 hours or until beans are tender.
• 6 stir in spinach and tomatoes. cover and cook 10-15 minutes until heated through. serve topped with parmesan.