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Pasta Fagioli Soup
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
YIELD: 5 servings.
My husband enjoys my version of this dish so much that he doesn’t order it at restaurants anymore. With fresh spinach, pasta and seasoned sausage, this fast-to-fix soup is a meal on its own. —Brenda Thomas, Springfield, Missouri
Ingredients
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1/2 pound Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed, crumbled
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1 small onion, chopped
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1-1/2 teaspoons canola oil
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1 garlic clove, minced
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2 cups water
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1 can (15-1/2 ounces) great northern beans, rinsed and drained
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1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
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1 can (14-1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken broth
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3/4 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
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1/4 teaspoon pepper
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1 cup fresh spinach leaves, cut as desired
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5 teaspoons shredded Parmesan cheese
Directions
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1.
In a large saucepan, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain, remove from pan and set aside. In the same pan, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; saute 1 minute longer.
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2.
Add the water, beans, tomatoes, broth, macaroni and pepper; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, until macaroni is tender, 8-10 minutes.
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3.
Reduce heat to low; stir in sausage and spinach. Cook until spinach is wilted, 2-3 minutes. Garnish with cheese.
Nutrition Facts
1-1/3 cups: 228 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated fat), 29mg cholesterol, 841mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 6g fiber), 16g protein. Diabetic exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1 lean meat, 1/2 fat.
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